Winds reach 40+ mph Saturday

By WDIO

Saturday's wind speeds reached over 40 mph in several locations (WDIO).

Winds picked up speed on Saturday morning and stayed strong through the day. Here are the highest wind reports for Saturday for speeds greater than 30 mph. These were reported to the National Weather Service-Duluth by 4 pm.

9:20 am – Brainerd Airport – 47 mph – Crow Wing County
8:05 am – Cass Lake – 42 mph – Cass County
12:55 pm – Phillips Airport – 40 mph – Price County
10:45 am – Birchdale – 40 mph – Koochiching County
11:00 am – Waukenabo – 40 mph – Aitkin County
11:30 am – Buck Lake – 40 mph – Itasca County
12:13 pm – Fernberg – 39 mph – Lake County
2:04 pm – Ely – 38 mph – St. Louis County
3:17 pm – Ashland Airport – 38 mph – Ashland County
1:35 pm – Moose Lake – 37 mph – Carlton County
10:20 am – Effie – 36 mph – Itasca County
11:15 am – Walker – 36 mph – Cass County
11:40 am – Port Wing – 36 mph – Bayfield County
2:16 pm – Hayward Airport – 36 mph – Sawyer County
10:33 am – International Falls Airport – 35 mph – Koochiching County
10:35 am – Nisswa – 35 mph – Crow Wing County
10:40 am – Chisholm-Hibbing Airport – 35 mph – St. Louis County
11:50 am – Stony River – 35 mph – Lake County
12:05 pm – Cook – 35 mph – St. Louis County
12:05 pm – Motley – 35 mph – Cass County
12:26 pm – Duluth International Airport – 35 mph – St. Louis County
12:35 pm – Tamarack – 35 mph – Aitkin County
1:31 – Smith Rapids – 35 mph – Price County
9:25 am – Cohasset – 34 mph – Itasca County
12:07 pm – Hill City – 34 mph – Aitkin County
12:45 pm – Gowan – 34 mph – St. Louis County
11:13 am – Bigfork Airport – 33 mph – Itasca County
11:56 am – Grand Rapids Airport – 33 mph – Itasca County
12:00 pm – Grand Marais – 33 mph – Cook County
1:55 pm – Duluth Sky Harbor Airport – 33 mph – St. Louis County
9:15 am – Ash Lake – 32 mph – St. Louis County
10:20 am – Solon Springs Airport – 32 mph – Douglas County
11:13 am – Orr – 32 mph – St. Louis County
11:20 am – Cotton – 32 mph – St. Louis County
11:50 am – Farm Island – 32 mph – Aitkin County
12:08 pm – Littlefork – 32 mph – Koochiching County
12:40 pm – Mitchell Bridge – 32 mph – St. Louis County
12:45 pm – Saginaw – 32 mph – St. Louis County
3:00 pm – Cable – 32 mph – Bayfield County
11:00 am – Emily – 31 mph – Crow Wing County
11:15 am – Aitkin Airport – 31 mph – Aitkin County
1:05 pm – Namakagon – 31 mph – Bayfield County
1:42 pm – Tofte – 31 mph – Cook County
9:55 am – Hinckley Airport – 30 mph – Pine County
10:00 am – Devil’s Island – 30 mph – Ashland County
11:13 am – Longville Airport – 30 mph – Cass County
12:25 pm – McGrath – 30 mph – Aitkin County
1:00 pm – Margie – 30 mph – Koochiching County
1:35 pm – Siren Airport – 30 mph – Burnett County
2:05 pm – Blatnik Bridge – 30 mph – Douglas County
2:31 pm – Washburn – 30 mph – Bayfield County

Winds are expected to be even stronger on Sunday. The latest forecast from the Storm Track Weather Team can always be found on WDIO.com/weather.