Highest wind gusts from Monday's severe storms in Minnesota, Iowa, the Dakotas originally appeared on Bring Me The News.
A line of severe thunderstorms that swept across the Dakotas, southern Minnesota and northern Iowa packed a serious punch, bringing damaging winds and torrential rain.
Northern Iowa was the worst hit, with a possible derecho (it's not yet verified) bringing hurricane-force winds, with the highest gust so far recorded at 99 mph.
In Minnesota, winds in excess of 70 mph downed trees and power lines along a line from Mankato to the Twin Cities.
At its height, more than 125,000 Minnesota households were left without power, with 80,000 outages still in effect as of 8 a.m Tuesday.
Here's a look at the highest wind gusts recorded so far from Monday's storm, based on reports received by the National Weather Service:
Minnesota
76 mph – Stewartville
74 mph – Kasson
70 mph – Owatonna
68 mph – Wabasha
65 mph – Shakopee
64 mph – Credit River
63 mph – Carimona
62 mph – Savage, Canton
61 mph – New Prague
60 mph – Hutchinson, Ortonville, Odessa
59 mph – Richfield, Plato
58 mph – Faribault, Rochester, Lyle
Iowa
99 mph – Sioux Center
92 mph – Orange City
87 mph – Spencer
83 mph – Cedar Rapids
80 mph – Algona, Janesville
79 mph – Rock Rapids
78 mph – Waterloo Airport
77 mph – Independence
74 mph – Fairview
72 mph – Lester, Ruthven
71 mph – Wyoming
70 mph – Hazleton
North Dakota
76 mph – Manning
75 mph – South Fairfield
65 mph – Dickinson
61 mph – Ullin
60 mph – Billings, Hiradec, Gladstone
58 mph – Bismarck, Hebron
South Dakota
87 mph – Irene
85 mph – Parker
77 mph – Roberts, Centerville
75 mph – Beresford
72 mph – Wagner
68 mph – Tea, Harrisburg
66 mph – Sioux Falls
64 mph – Monroe
60 mph – Big Stone City, Dante, Scotland
This story was originally reported by Bring Me The News on Jul 29, 2025, where it first appeared.
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