Below are the reported maximum wind gust on January 27, 2016. The strong wind was associated with a strong low pressure center moving across southern Canada with corresponding low level jet swinging around the southern flank of the storm.
Not on the graphic above was a 45 mph gust at 10 meters (33 feet) at a test tower in Carrington, ND and 38 mph gust in Fargo at 10 meters at the test tower at that location.
