Wisconsin, 1983Tornado and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, August 16, 1983
August 16, 1983 · NWS AT · 10 events in 9 counties and zones
9 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 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
- $250,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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, Pierce
- When
- August 16, 4:05 PM CST
- Where
- Pierce County
- Coordinates
- 44.600, -92.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Eau Claire
- When
- August 16, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Eau Claire County
- Coordinates
- 44.700, -91.280
Tornado, Clark
- When
- August 16, 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Clark County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 27 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 44.650, -90.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Juneau
- When
- August 16, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Juneau County
- Coordinates
- 43.800, -90.080
Thunderstorm Wind, Richland
- When
- August 16, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Richland County
- Coordinates
- 43.370, -90.430
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- August 16, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Coordinates
- 42.930, -88.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Rock
- When
- August 16, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Rock County
- Coordinates
- 42.830, -89.070
Thunderstorm Wind, Rock
- When
- August 16, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Rock County
- Coordinates
- 42.780, -89.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Walworth
- When
- August 16, 10:10 PM CST
- Where
- Walworth County
- Coordinates
- 42.600, -88.430
Thunderstorm Wind, Milwaukee
- When
- August 16, 10:10 PM CST
- Where
- Milwaukee County
- Coordinates
- 43.080, -88.070
- 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.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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: 10162374, 10162375, 10162376, 10162377, 10162378, 10162379, 10162380, 10162381, 10162382, 10162383.