Winds have been gusting across Agweek Country since Monday, and damages both small and large have been reported across the region.
The wind has knocked out power in places, knocked over semi trucks across North Dakota and blew garbage around communities.
In Two Harbors, Minn., Pierre the Voyageur - the statue that has greeted residents and visitors to the North Shore for more than a half-century - lost his right arm and canoe paddle to a gust of wind sometime early Tuesday afternoon.
The high wind gust reported to the National Weather Service in Bismarck, N.D., was 74 mph east of Moffit, N.D., while many other places across central and western North Dakota reported gusts into the 50s and 60s. The highest gust as reported to the weather service in Grand Forks was 66 mph in Gwinner, N.D., with many gusts into the 50s and 60s in eastern North Dakota and into Minnesota. Winds in the 50s and 60s were reported in South Dakota, while Montana had slightly milder wind in excess of 40 mph.
We want to know: Have your farms and ranches had any problems with the wind? Visit https://www.facebook.com/Agweekmagazine or https://twitter.com/agweekmagazine and let us know what it's like at your place. If you don't use social media, send an email to jschlecht@agweek.com . We welcome photos or information, and we may use them for a story on our website later today.
