Power Outage in Winona, MN

Trees and power lines were damaged just west of Winona.

Outbuildings were damaged along with trees and power lines blown down southwest of Lewiston. Parts of the downed trees landed on a house.

A power outage was caused by downed tree branches north of Wilson.

Power poles were snapped southwest of Wilson.

Power outages were reported east of Pickwick from downed power lines.

Trees and power poles were snapped off in Winona.

Heavy rains from Tropical Depression Cristobal caused a mudslide to occur near Elba and Whitewater State Park. Other mudslides near Winona brought down power poles. High water covered roads near Lewiston.

Heavy rains from Tropical Depression Cristobal caused a mudslide to occur near Elba and Whitewater State Park. Other mudslides near Winona brought down power poles. High water covered roads near Lewiston.

Trees and power lines were blown down in Goodview. The downed trees blocked some roads. Some trees were started on fire by the downed power lines.

Numerous trees blown down in Winona. Power outages in Winona, Goodview and Minnesota City affected around 1,200 customers.

Trees and power lines were blown down in Winona.

COOP and volunteer snow observers reported that around 5 inches of snow fell across Dodge County. In addition to the snow, a period of sleet and freezing rain occurred that coated exposed surfaces with a glaze of ice. With the glaze of ice, some power lines were brought down across the western sections of the county, in Lewiston and near Stockton by the strong winds.

Power lines were blown down in St. Charles and a newly constructed baseball dugout was destroyed.

Trees were blown down with at least one landing on a house near Dakota. The tree also took down a power lines.

Power lines and some trees were blown down hear Huff Street and U.S. Highway 61 in the city of Winona.

Several trees and power lines were blown down between Pickwick and Homer. One home was damaged when a tree fell on it and one lane of U.S. Highway 61 was closed for a short time due to debris that was blown onto the road.

Lightning struck a power pole causing a line to fall onto 3 buildings. All three buildings then caught on fire.

Power lines and trees were blown in St. Charles. The strong winds also damaged a building of a local agricultural business.

Power lines and trees were blown down in St. Charles.

The Winona County emergency manager reported a large grain bin blown over along with power lines down.

Power line down in the western part of the city of Winona.

Heavy rains from Tropical Depression Cristobal fell across southeast Minnesota on June 9th. Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches were common with locally higher amounts of 4 to 5 inches. This heavy rain created some flash flooding with mudslides across portions of Fillmore and Winona Counties. Mudslides occurred near Whalan (Fillmore County) that impacted State Highway 16. Mudslides also occurred near Elba and Whitewater State Park (Winona County) and near Winona (Winona County) that brought down some power lines. The highest reported rainfall totals were 5.34 inches near Whalan and 4.79 near Winona.

A line of thunderstorms moved across southeast Minnesota during the early morning of September 11th. A tornado was spawned out of the storms in Winona (Winona County) and moved through a cemetery causing extensive damage to trees and gravestones. Trees and power lines were also blown down in other parts of the city.

A line of thunderstorms moved across southeast Minnesota during the afternoon of September 17th. These storms mainly produced wind gusts in the 40 to 50 mph range, which was enough to cause some damage. Trees and power lines were blown down in Dodge Center (Dodge County), damaged a building roof in Goodview (Winona County) and blew down numerous trees in the city of Winona (Winona County). The storms also dropped about 2 inches of rain in less than hour in Winona that caused some street flooding to occur.

A line of thunderstorms developed ahead of an advancing cold front during the afternoon of August 29th. Some of these storms across southeast Minnesota contained high winds that blew down trees at a campground near Elba (Winona County), damaged trees in the city of Winona (Winona County) and bent a power pole in Rushford (Fillmore County).

Scattered thunderstorms developed across southeast Minnesota during the late afternoon of July 6th. These storms formed along a warm front that was lifting northeast through the region. Some of these storms contained strong winds that blew down trees and power lines from Homer to Pickwick (Winona County). A house in Homer sustained damage when a tree landed on it.

A cold front pushed east into Wisconsin during the afternoon and evening hours of April 10th. Severe thunderstorms developed along the cold front and produced large hail and damaging winds over portions of southeast Minnesota. Trained spotters and law enforcement reported hail up to three inches in diameter along with barns, trees and power lines blown down in the counties of Fillmore and Houston. In Houston County, two swaths of straight-line wind damage occurred. The damage paths were just north of Caledonia, crossing State Highways 76 and 44. Radar estimates on wind speed were upward of 70 mph. An estimated fifty to sixty trees and a wind mill were knocked downed.

An approaching cold front triggered a line of severe thunderstorms during the late afternoon of September 21. Storm spotters, law enforcement officials, amateur radio operators and the public reported wind gusts around 60 mph. As a result, trees and power lines were knocked down.

Law enforcement officials estimated wind gusts of up to 80 mph, which knocked down trees and power lines. Penny to nickel size hail was also reported, which stripped the leaves off of soybeans in a field near Amherst (Fillmore County).

Spotters and law enforcement officials estimated wind gusts as high as 75 mph, which knocked down power lines and trees.