Twin Cities area wind speeds peak at 55 miles per hour Thursday morning
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(National Weather Service-Twin Cities)
CRYSTAL, Minn. (FOX 9) - 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.