Wisconsin, 1978Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, May 27, 1978
May 27, 1978 · NWS ATA · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
5 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- May 27, 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County
- Coordinates
- 44.380, -91.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Clark
- When
- May 27, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clark County
- Coordinates
- 44.950, -90.320
Thunderstorm Wind, Eau Claire
- When
- May 27, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Eau Claire County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.820, -91.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Marathon
- When
- May 27, 4:05 PM CST
- Where
- Marathon County
- Coordinates
- 44.920, -90.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Winnebago
- When
- May 27, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Winnebago County
- Coordinates
- 44.170, -88.830
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, May 27, 1978$250,000 · 1.5 in hail · 8 events
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, May 27, 1978$25,000 · F1 · 11 events
- Tornado and Hail in Colorado, May 27, 1978F1 · 3 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 27, 1978F0 · 15 events
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, May 27, 1978$30 · F0 · 4 events
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, May 27, 19782 events
- Tornado in Wyoming, May 27, 19781 event
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 27, 197853 kt wind · 1 event
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10148288, 10148289, 10148290, 10148291, 10148292.