Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Duluth, MN
Issued by NWS Duluth, MN
490 NOUS43 KDLH 182327 PNSDLH MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-191127- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Duluth MN 627 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026 ...STRONGEST WIND REPORTS MAY 16-17 2026... Below is a list of the strongest measured wind speeds or gusts for Saturday, May 16 and Sunday, May 17, 2026. These reports were collected from automated stations across the area and are sorted by state and county then from highest to lowest. A limited manual quality control was performed to remove obviously inconsistent values. If two stations are located very near one another, the name of the location may appear twice. Generally those are from different stations, however on occasion two reports from the same station may appear. Location Speed Time/Date Lat/Lon -------- ----- --------- ------- ...MINNESOTA... ...Aitkin County... T.h.210 - Tamarack - Mp 186. 43 MPH 1235 PM 05/16 46.64N/93.08W U.s.169 - Waukenabo - Mp 272 36 MPH 0120 PM 05/16 46.78N/93.61W T.h.65 - Jacobson - Mp 145 35 MPH 0125 PM 05/16 46.98N/93.27W Rice Lake NWR RAWS 34 MPH 1252 PM 05/16 46.54N/93.29W Hill City RAWS 33 MPH 0307 PM 05/16 46.96N/93.60W McGregor Airport 32 MPH 0315 PM 05/16 46.62N/93.32W Aitkin Airport 31 MPH 0215 PM 05/16 46.55N/93.68W U.s.169 - Farm Island - Mp 2 31 MPH 0220 PM 05/16 46.43N/93.74W T.h.65 - Mcgrath - Mp 98 28 MPH 0130 PM 05/16 46.34N/93.26W ...Carlton County... I-35 - Atkinson - Mp 231 43 MPH 0128 PM 05/16 46.63N/92.53W I-35 Moose Lake - Mp 216 41 MPH 0130 PM 05/16 46.45N/92.73W Cloquet Airport 37 MPH 0235 PM 05/16 46.70N/92.50W Moose Lake RAWS 35 MPH 0208 PM 05/16 46.42N/92.80W 8 W Cloquet 29 MPH 0118 PM 05/16 46.71N/92.63W Cloquet 27 MPH 0135 PM 05/16 46.71N/92.44W ...Cass County... Longville Airport 36 MPH 1133 AM 05/16 46.98N/94.20W T.h.200 - Longville - Mp 144 34 MPH 0115 PM 05/16 47.05N/94.21W Pine River Airport 33 MPH 1200 PM 05/16 46.72N/94.37W Walker MN AWOS 33 MPH 0135 PM 05/16 47.13N/94.65W T.h.210 - Motley - Mp 101.0 32 MPH 0120 PM 05/16 46.34N/94.64W U.s.2 - Cass Lake - Mp 131 30 MPH 1140 AM 05/16 47.38N/94.59W Cass Lake DNR RAWS 25 MPH 1101 AM 05/16 47.38N/94.61W 8 E Boy River - Chip Port No 25 MPH 0159 PM 05/16 47.18N/93.96W Chippewa Port No. 1 22 MPH 0159 PM 05/16 47.40N/94.36W ...Cook County... Grand Marais 42 MPH 1042 AM 05/16 47.75N/90.44W Bay Of Grand Marais 41 MPH 0504 PM 05/16 47.75N/90.34W T.h.61 Grand Marais Mp 110.8 41 MPH 1015 AM 05/16 47.76N/90.31W T.h.61 Schroeder - Mp 79 36 MPH 0130 PM 05/16 47.54N/90.90W T.h.61 - Grand Portage - Mp 33 MPH 0720 PM 05/16 47.98N/89.69W Grand Marais Airport 31 MPH 1015 AM 05/16 47.83N/90.37W Seagull Lake RAWS 30 MPH 0704 PM 05/15 48.12N/90.84W Grand Portage RAWS 28 MPH 0344 PM 05/16 47.95N/89.78W Grand Marais 28 MPH 0745 PM 05/15 48.14N/90.87W Schroeder 27 MPH 0525 PM 05/16 47.47N/91.02W Grand Portage 26 MPH 0845 AM 05/16 47.97N/89.69W Hog Creek 26 MPH 1218 PM 05/16 47.80N/90.95W Superior Qd No. 4 24 MPH 0656 PM 05/15 48.04N/90.46W Grand Marais 23 MPH 0435 PM 05/17 48.14N/90.87W 16 N Grand Marais - Superior 23 MPH 0956 AM 05/16 48.02N/90.14W GRAND MARAIS 17 MPH 0539 PM 05/16 47.82N/90.11W ...Crow Wing County... Brainerd Airport 43 MPH 0133 PM 05/16 46.40N/94.13W T.h.6 - Emily - Mp 29 41 MPH 0140 PM 05/16 46.69N/93.95W Brainerd RAWS 37 MPH 0206 PM 05/16 46.40N/94.13W T.h.371 - Nisswa - Mp 46.2 37 MPH 0135 PM 05/16 46.52N/94.30W BRAINERD 24 MPH 0840 PM 05/17 46.36N/94.20W Nisswa 21 MPH 0255 PM 05/16 46.49N/94.31W Jenkins 10 MPH 0725 PM 05/17 46.65N/94.32W ...Itasca County... Grand Rapids Airport 41 MPH 1102 AM 05/16 47.22N/93.52W U.s.2 - Cohasset - Mp 174.3 36 MPH 1235 PM 05/16 47.30N/93.70W T.h.1 - Effie - Mp 194 35 MPH 1135 AM 05/16 47.84N/93.49W KEEWATIN 33 MPH 0715 PM 05/15 47.40N/93.08W GRAND RAPIDS 33 MPH 1220 PM 05/16 47.22N/93.52W T.h.65 - Buck Lake - Mp 192. 33 MPH 0710 PM 05/15 47.61N/93.19W Effie RAWS 32 MPH 1107 AM 05/16 47.78N/93.65W T.h.46 - Squaw Lake - Mp 25 32 MPH 0615 PM 05/15 47.60N/94.13W T.h.38 - Marcell - Mp 27.5 31 MPH 1130 AM 05/16 47.59N/93.68W Bigfork Airport 28 MPH 1235 PM 05/16 47.77N/93.65W Cutfoot RAWS 21 MPH 0804 PM 05/15 47.54N/94.05W GRAND RAPIDS 19 MPH 1150 AM 05/16 47.16N/93.59W NASHWAUK 13 MPH 0858 PM 05/17 47.53N/93.19W Northome 11 MPH 0225 PM 05/17 47.73N/94.06W ...Koochiching County... International Falls Airport 41 MPH 0638 PM 05/15 48.57N/93.40W Northome 38 MPH 1030 AM 05/16 47.88N/94.25W T.h.11 - Birchdale - Mp 157 35 MPH 0710 PM 05/15 48.63N/94.07W Littlefork RAWS 30 MPH 0808 PM 05/15 48.39N/93.56W T.h.71 - Margie - Mp 379 30 MPH 1145 AM 05/16 48.13N/93.88W Littlefork 11 MPH 1055 AM 05/16 48.31N/93.43W ...Lake County... Silver Bay 35 MPH 1025 AM 05/16 47.30N/91.25W T.h.1 - Stony River - Mp 310 34 MPH 0250 PM 05/16 47.68N/91.62W Fernberg RAWS 31 MPH 0313 PM 05/16 47.95N/91.50W T.h.61 - Lafayette Tunnel Mp 29 MPH 0130 PM 05/16 47.09N/91.55W Isabella RAWS 28 MPH 0704 PM 05/15 47.62N/91.38W Winton 27 MPH 0240 PM 05/16 47.98N/91.43W Larsmont 18 MPH 0505 PM 05/17 46.99N/91.72W 1 N Knife River 17 MPH 0238 PM 05/16 46.97N/91.78W ...Pine County... Moose Lake Airport 33 MPH 0235 PM 05/16 46.42N/92.80W Hinckley Airport 31 MPH 0235 PM 05/16 46.02N/92.90W I-35 - Hinckley - Mp 181 31 MPH 0400 PM 05/16 45.98N/92.95W St. Croix RAWS 26 MPH 0315 PM 05/16 45.97N/92.62W Hinckley 21 MPH 1030 PM 05/17 45.98N/93.00W ...St. Louis County... I-35 - Garfield Ave - Mp 255 53 MPH 0105 PM 05/16 46.77N/92.12W Duluth Harbor 52 MPH 0106 PM 05/16 46.78N/92.09W DULUTH 50 MPH 0245 PM 05/17 46.78N/92.09W Duluth International Airport 44 MPH 0427 PM 05/17 46.85N/92.20W Duluth Sky Harbor Airport 44 MPH 0515 PM 05/17 46.72N/92.03W Chisholm-Hibbing Airport 44 MPH 1238 PM 05/16 47.38N/92.83W I-35 - Thompson Hill - Mp 24 44 MPH 0315 PM 05/16 46.72N/92.25W Hermantown 40 MPH 0200 PM 05/16 46.86N/92.22W Hibbing RAWS 40 MPH 0207 PM 05/16 47.39N/92.83W U.s.169 - Mitchell Bridge Mp 40 MPH 0645 PM 05/15 47.45N/92.89W Lincoln Elementary School 40 MPH 0132 PM 05/16 47.40N/92.90W U.s.2 - Gowan - Mp 225.1 39 MPH 0120 PM 05/16 46.87N/92.86W 4 NE Duluth 38 MPH 0216 PM 05/17 46.83N/92.04W T.h.53 - Cotton - Mp 41.9 38 MPH 1030 AM 05/16 47.21N/92.49W U.s.53 - Piedmont Ave - Mp 2 38 MPH 0615 PM 05/16 46.77N/92.14W Eveleth-Virginia Airport 37 MPH 1215 PM 05/16 47.42N/92.50W T.h.53 - Rochleau Br. - Mp 6 36 MPH 0720 PM 05/15 47.52N/92.53W T.h.53 - Twig - Mp 20 36 MPH 0200 PM 05/17 46.92N/92.41W Saginaw RAWS 35 MPH 0308 PM 05/16 46.84N/92.46W Saginaw 34 MPH 1232 PM 05/16 46.85N/92.47W Ely Airport 33 MPH 0141 PM 05/16 47.82N/91.82W DULUTH 32 MPH 0447 PM 05/16 46.80N/92.13W U.s.53 - Cook - Mp 97.5 32 MPH 0700 PM 05/15 47.89N/92.77W 3 SW French River 31 MPH 0640 PM 05/17 46.86N/91.93W 6 SE French River 31 MPH 0140 PM 05/17 46.81N/91.83W Kabetogama RAWS 31 MPH 0631 PM 05/15 48.44N/93.05W Ely RAWS 30 MPH 0204 PM 05/16 47.82N/91.81W Duluth 1.8 NE 30 MPH 0230 PM 05/16 46.80N/92.07W DULUTH 30 MPH 1255 PM 05/16 46.75N/92.25W Cook Airport 30 MPH 0115 PM 05/16 47.82N/92.68W Orr 30 MPH 0650 PM 05/16 48.02N/92.87W T.h.53 - Anderson Road - Mp 30 MPH 0310 PM 05/16 46.79N/92.16W T.h.53 - Ash Lake - Mp 129 30 MPH 0655 PM 05/15 48.29N/92.97W Orr RAWS 30 MPH 0708 PM 05/15 48.02N/92.85W French River 29 MPH 0800 PM 05/17 46.91N/91.89W T.h.1 - Ely - Mp 275 29 MPH 0830 AM 05/16 47.85N/92.05W Skibo RAWS 27 MPH 0122 PM 05/16 47.49N/91.99W Duluth 25 MPH 0145 PM 05/17 46.83N/92.04W Duluth 24 MPH 0235 PM 05/16 46.97N/91.90W 1 NE Hibbing 24 MPH 1240 PM 05/16 47.42N/92.93W Eveleth 23 MPH 0245 PM 05/16 47.48N/92.54W Eveleth 23 MPH 0950 AM 05/16 47.29N/92.55W Aurora 22 MPH 0130 PM 05/16 47.52N/92.24W Crane Lake Airport 22 MPH 0714 PM 05/15 48.27N/92.48W Superior Qd No. 2 22 MPH 0639 PM 05/15 47.66N/92.61W Mountain Iron 19 MPH 0405 PM 05/17 47.47N/92.73W Meander RAWS 19 MPH 0904 PM 05/17 48.12N/92.16W Two Harbors 16 MPH 1235 PM 05/16 47.02N/91.86W ...WISCONSIN... ...Ashland County... Ashland Airport 45 MPH 0241 PM 05/16 46.55N/90.92W La Pointe 42 MPH 0400 PM 05/16 46.70N/90.80W La Pointe Airport 32 MPH 0415 PM 05/16 46.78N/90.77W La Pointe 29 MPH 0715 PM 05/15 46.77N/90.78W Odanah 28 MPH 0115 PM 05/16 46.60N/90.66W Glidden RAWS 28 MPH 0430 PM 05/16 46.14N/90.59W Shanagolden 20 MPH 0210 PM 05/16 46.11N/90.81W 1 SW Ashland 18 MPH 0500 PM 05/16 46.58N/90.88W 1 SE Ashland 17 MPH 0258 PM 05/15 46.58N/90.88W GLIDDEN 15 MPH 0109 AM 05/18 46.17N/90.62W ...Bayfield County... Bayfield 39 MPH 0240 PM 05/16 46.84N/91.01W Washburn RAWS 39 MPH 0331 PM 05/16 46.59N/91.26W 1 N Port Wing 37 MPH 0140 PM 05/17 46.79N/91.39W 1 W Bayfield 34 MPH 0310 PM 05/16 46.81N/90.85W Bayfield 33 MPH 0300 PM 05/16 46.80N/90.80W Namakagon 29 MPH 0345 PM 05/16 46.17N/90.98W Cable 29 MPH 0105 PM 05/16 46.17N/90.98W Barnes RAWS 24 MPH 0206 PM 05/16 46.34N/91.54W Cable 24 MPH 0105 PM 05/16 46.24N/91.11W Clam Lake RAWS 23 MPH 0130 PM 05/16 46.20N/90.97W Herbster 19 MPH 0305 PM 05/16 46.88N/91.20W Sand Island RAWS 17 MPH 0421 PM 05/17 47.00N/90.94W ...Burnett County... Grantsburg 32 MPH 1220 PM 05/16 45.88N/92.61W Siren Airport 30 MPH 0255 PM 05/16 45.82N/92.37W Lind RAWS 22 MPH 0506 PM 05/16 45.74N/92.80W Alpha 20 MPH 0325 PM 05/16 45.70N/92.60W Danbury 20 MPH 0115 PM 05/16 45.95N/92.31W ...Douglas County... I-535 - Blatnik Bridge - Mp0 53 MPH 0250 PM 05/16 46.75N/92.10W Superior Airport 37 MPH 0115 PM 05/16 46.68N/92.10W I-535 - Blatnik South Abutme 37 MPH 1250 PM 05/16 46.73N/92.10W Solon Springs Airport 35 MPH 0215 PM 05/16 46.30N/91.82W Maple 35 MPH 0240 PM 05/16 46.63N/91.68W Poplar 29 MPH 0145 PM 05/16 46.58N/91.75W South Range 20 MPH 0105 PM 05/17 46.63N/91.86W 2 ENE Oliver 15 MPH 0500 PM 05/16 46.67N/92.14W ...Iron County... Knight 27 MPH 0400 PM 05/16 46.29N/90.44W ...Price County... Smith Rapids RAWS 32 MPH 0131 PM 05/16 45.93N/90.18W Flambeau 28 MPH 0305 PM 05/16 45.78N/90.64W PARK FALLS 27 MPH 0115 PM 05/16 45.94N/90.41W Phillips Airport 26 MPH 0155 PM 05/16 45.70N/90.40W ...Sawyer County... Hayward Airport 39 MPH 0325 AM 05/18 46.02N/91.45W Hunter 28 MPH 0125 PM 05/16 45.95N/91.09W Hayward RAWS 25 MPH 0403 PM 05/16 46.00N/91.50W Winter 17 MPH 0125 PM 05/16 45.87N/91.07W ...Washburn County... Minong RAWS 34 MPH 0603 PM 05/16 46.14N/91.98W Spooner 31 MPH 0230 PM 05/16 45.83N/91.86W 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