648 NOUS43 KDLH 300639 PNSDLH MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-301839- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Duluth MN 1239 AM CST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...HIGHEST WIND REPORTS DURING THE PAST 36 HOURS... Gusty west and northwest winds accompanied a winter storm which moved through the Upper Midwest Sunday through Monday morning. Below is a list of the strongest wind reports 25 mph or greater we received during the storm. A limited quality control has been performed on these data. Some locations may be listed more than once with different values and/or different times. In those cases, the reports come from different stations/observers located near one another. Location Speed Time/Date Lat/Lon -------- ----- --------- ------- ...Minnesota... ...Aitkin County... McGregor Airport 38 MPH 1235 AM 12/29 46.62N/93.32W T.h.210 - Tamarack - Mp 186. 38 MPH 0110 AM 12/29 46.64N/93.08W U.s.169 - Waukenabo - Mp 272 38 MPH 1110 PM 12/28 46.78N/93.61W U.s.169 - Farm Island - Mp 2 33 MPH 0515 AM 12/29 46.43N/93.74W T.h.65 - Mcgrath - Mp 98 32 MPH 0115 AM 12/29 46.34N/93.26W Hill City RAWS 31 MPH 1107 PM 12/28 46.96N/93.60W T.h.65 - Jacobson - Mp 145 30 MPH 1130 PM 12/28 46.98N/93.27W Aitkin Airport 29 MPH 1255 AM 12/29 46.55N/93.68W Rice Lake NWR RAWS 29 MPH 1152 PM 12/28 46.54N/93.29W ...Carlton County... Cloquet Airport 41 MPH 0135 AM 12/29 46.70N/92.50W I-35 - Atkinson - Mp 231 35 MPH 0944 AM 12/29 46.63N/92.53W I-35 Moose Lake - Mp 216 34 MPH 0345 AM 12/29 46.45N/92.73W Moose Lake RAWS 33 MPH 0408 AM 12/29 46.42N/92.80W ...Cass County... U.s.2 - Cass Lake - Mp 131 35 MPH 1200 AM 12/29 47.38N/94.59W Pine River Airport 32 MPH 1003 PM 12/28 46.72N/94.37W Walker MN AWOS 31 MPH 0815 PM 12/28 47.13N/94.65W T.h.210 - Motley - Mp 101.0 31 MPH 1215 AM 12/29 46.34N/94.64W T.h.200 - Longville - Mp 144 29 MPH 0350 AM 12/29 47.05N/94.21W Cass Lake DNR RAWS 28 MPH 0201 AM 12/29 47.38N/94.61W Longville Airport 25 MPH 0313 AM 12/29 46.98N/94.20W ...Cook County... Bay Of Grand Marais 69 MPH 1226 AM 12/29 47.75N/90.34W T.h.61 - Grand Portage - Mp 56 MPH 0235 AM 12/29 47.98N/89.69W T.h.61 Grand Marais Mp 110.8 50 MPH 1150 PM 12/28 47.76N/90.31W T.h.61 Schroeder - Mp 79 47 MPH 1155 PM 12/28 47.54N/90.90W Schroeder 38 MPH 0230 AM 12/29 47.47N/91.02W Grand Marais 38 MPH 1140 PM 12/28 47.75N/90.44W Grand Marais Airport 38 MPH 0455 AM 12/29 47.83N/90.37W Grand Portage RAWS 33 MPH 0444 AM 12/29 47.95N/89.78W Grand Portage 30 MPH 0700 AM 12/29 47.97N/89.69W GRAND MARAIS 26 MPH 0113 AM 12/29 47.82N/90.11W ...Crow Wing County... Brainerd Airport 43 MPH 0143 AM 12/29 46.40N/94.13W T.h.371 - Nisswa - Mp 46.2 40 MPH 1255 AM 12/29 46.52N/94.30W Brainerd RAWS 35 MPH 1206 AM 12/29 46.40N/94.13W T.h.6 - Emily - Mp 29 33 MPH 0235 AM 12/29 46.69N/93.95W ...Itasca County... Grand Rapids Airport 36 MPH 1100 PM 12/28 47.22N/93.52W U.s.2 - Cohasset - Mp 174.3 34 MPH 1235 AM 12/29 47.30N/93.70W T.h.65 - Buck Lake - Mp 192. 31 MPH 0425 AM 12/29 47.61N/93.19W Effie RAWS 28 MPH 0407 AM 12/29 47.78N/93.65W KEEWATIN 28 MPH 0445 AM 12/29 47.40N/93.08W T.h.38 - Marcell - Mp 27.5 28 MPH 0100 AM 12/29 47.59N/93.68W T.h.1 - Effie - Mp 194 26 MPH 0855 AM 12/29 47.84N/93.49W GRAND RAPIDS 25 MPH 1030 PM 12/28 47.22N/93.52W ...Koochiching County... International Falls Airport 30 MPH 0602 AM 12/29 48.57N/93.40W ...Lake County... Two Harbors Airport 38 MPH 0335 AM 12/29 47.03N/91.75W T.h.61 - Lafayette Tunnel Mp 35 MPH 0140 AM 12/29 47.09N/91.55W T.h.1 - Stony River - Mp 310 34 MPH 0445 AM 12/29 47.68N/91.62W Silver Bay 31 MPH 0640 PM 12/29 47.30N/91.25W ...Pine County... Moose Lake Airport 35 MPH 0355 AM 12/29 46.42N/92.80W I-35 - Hinckley - Mp 181 33 MPH 1230 AM 12/29 45.98N/92.95W St. Croix RAWS 31 MPH 0315 AM 12/29 45.97N/92.62W Hinckley 29 MPH 0930 PM 12/28 45.98N/93.00W ...St. Louis County... Duluth Harbor 55 MPH 0924 AM 12/29 46.78N/92.09W U.s.53 - Piedmont Ave - Mp 2 51 MPH 0410 AM 12/29 46.77N/92.14W Duluth International Airport 46 MPH 0152 AM 12/29 46.85N/92.20W Duluth Sky Harbor Airport 46 MPH 0555 AM 12/29 46.72N/92.03W I-35 - Garfield Ave - Mp 255 45 MPH 0240 AM 12/29 46.77N/92.12W Hermantown 42 MPH 1230 AM 12/29 46.86N/92.22W Duluth 1.8 NE 41 MPH 0215 AM 12/29 46.80N/92.07W 4 NE Duluth 40 MPH 0232 AM 12/29 46.83N/92.04W Chisholm-Hibbing Airport 40 MPH 0954 PM 12/28 47.38N/92.83W I-35 - Thompson Hill - Mp 24 40 MPH 0210 AM 12/29 46.72N/92.25W U.s.169 - Mitchell Bridge Mp 40 MPH 1145 PM 12/28 47.45N/92.89W T.h.53 - Anderson Road - Mp 39 MPH 0340 AM 12/29 46.79N/92.16W U.s.2 - Gowan - Mp 225.1 36 MPH 0125 AM 12/29 46.87N/92.86W DULUTH 34 MPH 1244 AM 12/29 46.80N/92.13W Hibbing RAWS 34 MPH 0507 AM 12/29 47.39N/92.83W T.h.53 - Twig - Mp 20 34 MPH 0345 AM 12/29 46.92N/92.41W French River 33 MPH 0315 AM 12/29 46.91N/91.89W T.h.53 - Cotton - Mp 41.9 33 MPH 1005 PM 12/28 47.21N/92.49W T.h.53 - Rochleau Br. - Mp 6 33 MPH 0425 AM 12/29 47.52N/92.53W U.s.53 - Cook - Mp 97.5 31 MPH 0635 AM 12/29 47.89N/92.77W Ely RAWS 30 MPH 0604 AM 12/29 47.82N/91.81W Eveleth-Virginia Airport 30 MPH 0115 AM 12/29 47.42N/92.50W T.h.1 - Ely - Mp 275 30 MPH 0950 PM 12/28 47.85N/92.05W Saginaw RAWS 30 MPH 0308 AM 12/29 46.84N/92.46W DULUTH 29 MPH 0315 AM 12/29 46.75N/92.25W Duluth 28 MPH 0855 AM 12/29 46.83N/92.04W Ely Airport 28 MPH 0515 AM 12/29 47.82N/91.82W Aurora 26 MPH 1230 AM 12/29 47.52N/92.24W Cook Airport 26 MPH 0155 AM 12/29 47.82N/92.68W ...Wisconsin... ...Ashland County... Ashland Airport 36 MPH 0750 AM 12/29 46.55N/90.92W Glidden RAWS 31 MPH 0730 AM 12/29 46.14N/90.59W La Pointe 33 MPH 0715 AM 12/29 46.70N/90.80W La Pointe Airport 29 MPH 0215 AM 12/29 46.78N/90.77W La Pointe 27 MPH 1030 PM 12/28 46.77N/90.78W ...Bayfield County... 1 N Port Wing 34 MPH 0840 AM 12/29 46.79N/91.39W Bayfield 31 MPH 0805 AM 12/29 46.84N/91.01W 1 W Bayfield 30 MPH 0151 AM 12/29 46.81N/90.85W Barnes RAWS 26 MPH 0806 AM 12/29 46.34N/91.54W ...Burnett County... Grantsburg 33 MPH 0235 AM 12/29 45.88N/92.61W Siren Airport 29 MPH 0315 AM 12/29 45.82N/92.37W Lind RAWS 28 MPH 0306 AM 12/29 45.74N/92.80W ...Douglas County... I-535 - Blatnik Bridge - Mp0 57 MPH 0950 AM 12/29 46.75N/92.10W Superior Airport 43 MPH 0555 AM 12/29 46.68N/92.10W I-535 - Blatnik South Abutme 36 MPH 0455 AM 12/29 46.73N/92.10W Solon Springs Airport 26 MPH 1115 PM 12/28 46.30N/91.82W ...Iron County... Knight 29 MPH 0350 AM 12/29 46.29N/90.44W ...Price County... Smith Rapids RAWS 37 MPH 1231 AM 12/29 45.93N/90.18W ...Sawyer County... Hayward Airport 26 MPH 1021 AM 12/29 46.02N/91.45W ...Washburn County... Minong RAWS 30 MPH 0203 AM 12/29 46.14N/91.98W Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official. $$ klh