PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1120 PM CDT THU OCT 25 2001
...PEAK WINDS GUSTS...

HERE ARE SOME OF THE PEAK WIND GUSTS EXPERIENCED FROM THE STORM
SYSTEM WHICH AFFECTED THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...
                            PEAK
LOCATION       COUNTY       WIND      TIME
--------       ------    ---------    ----
ROCHESTER      OLMSTED     55 MPH    305 PM
DODGE CENTER   DODGE       52 MPH   1002 AM
AUSTIN         MOWER       50 MPH    835 AM
WINONA         WINONA      50 MPH    647 AM

NORTHEAST IOWA...
                            PEAK
LOCATION       COUNTY       WIND      TIME
--------       ------    ---------    ----
OELWEIN        FAYETTE     48 MPH    405 PM / 645 PM
CHARLES CITY   FLOYD       47 MPH    345 PM
DECORAH        WINNESHIEK  40 MPH    645 AM / 1225 PM /
                                        / 605 PM / 645 PM
SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

                               PEAK
LOCATION          COUNTY       WIND      TIME
--------          ------    ---------    ----
LA CROSSE NWS     LA CROSSE   64 MPH   313 PM
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN  CRAWFORD    52 MPH   638 PM
LA CROSSE         LA CROSSE   50 MPH   543 AM
SPARTA            MONROE      47 MPH   345 PM
BOSCOBEL          GRANT       44 MPH   245 PM
MEDFORD           TAYLOR      43 MPH   401 PM
$$

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
950 AM CDT FRI OCT 26 2001
A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA ON 
WEDNESDAY AND LAKE SUPERIOR ON THURSDAY BROUGHT STRONG AND GUSTY 
WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS TO MUCH OF THE NORTHERN PLAIN STATES. SOME 
OF THE PEAK WIND GUSTS FOR SELECTED CITIES INCLUDE...

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 24             THURSDAY OCTOBER 25
SOUTH DAKOTA                      

 CITY    PEAK WIND GUST            CITY     PEAK WIND GUST
BROOKINGS     39 MPH               HURON         41 MPH
HURON         43 MPH               CHAMBERLAIN   41 MPH
MITCHELL      44 MPH               BROOKINGS     43 MPH
CHAMBERLAIN   45 MPH               SIOUX FALLS   45 MPH
SIOUX FALLS   45 MPH               MITCHELL      47 MPH
YANKTON       51 MPH               YANKTON       48 MPH

MINNESOTA
 CITY    PEAK WIND GUST            CITY     PEAK WIND GUST

PIPESTONE     43 MPH               PIPESTONE     45 MPH
WINDOM        45 MPH               MARSHALL      48 MPH
JACKSON       46 MPH               JACKSON       51 MPH
MARSHALL      46 MPH               WINDOM        51 MPH
WORTHINGTON   46 MPH               WORTHINGTON   53 MPH
IOWA
 
 CITY    PEAK WIND GUST            CITY     PEAK WIND GUST

LE MARS       41 MPH               LE MARS       38 MPH
SHELDON       44 MPH               SHELDON       44 MPH
STORM LAKE    46 MPH               ORANGE CITY   45 MPH
ORANGE CITY   47 MPH               STORM LAKE    45 MPH
SIOUX CITY    47 MPH               SIOUX CITY    51 MPH
SPENCER       49 MPH               SPENCER       51 MPH