Twin Cities area wind speeds peak at 55 miles per hour Thursday morning

(National Weather Service-Twin Cities)

Wind speeds peaked at 55 miles per hour in the Twin Cities metro area Thursday morning.

The Crystal airport recorded a peak wind speed of 55 miles per hour Thursday morning, followed closely by a 51-mile-per-hour recording at the St. Cloud Airport.

Other notable peak wind speeds include 48 miles per hour in Alexandria, 45 miles per hour in Glenwood and Willmar and a 44-mile-per-hour gust at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

30 different Minnesota airports recorded gusts over 35 miles per hour in the last 12 hours.