Thunderstorm Wind — Dakota, Minnesota
May 30, 1998 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
7
Property damage
$140.0M
Magnitude
80
Area
Dakota
Event narrative (NOAA)
Brick wall blown in at retail center. 2000 trees blown down. Indoor mall sustained $1 million in damage. 3 homes destroyed. Numerous trees down. Damage estimate for entire county. Estimated windspeed.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.