Wisconsin, 1995

Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, August 11, 1995

August 11, 1995 · 20 events in 12 counties and zones

20 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 20 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
20

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.

The radar

The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 138 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:05 UTC.

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Event by event

20 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marathon

When
August 11, 10:05 AM CST
Where
Marathon County, Wausau
Coordinates
44.898, -89.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Marathon

When
August 11, 10:20 AM CST
Where
Marathon County, Rothschild
Coordinates
44.898, -89.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Langlade

When
August 11, 10:30 AM CST
Where
Langlade County, Antigo
Coordinates
45.262, -89.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Portage

When
August 11, 10:45 AM CST
Where
Portage County, Stevens Point
Coordinates
44.476, -89.501 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Marathon

When
August 11, 10:45 AM CST
Where
Marathon County, Hatley
Coordinates
44.898, -89.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Shawano

When
August 11, 10:59 AM CST
Where
Shawano County, Mattoon
Coordinates
44.789, -88.765 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Shawano

When
August 11, 11:05 AM CST
Where
Shawano County, Caroline
Coordinates
44.789, -88.765 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Waupaca

When
August 11, 11:12 AM CST
Where
Waupaca County, Clintonville
Coordinates
44.470, -88.965 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Shawano

When
August 11, 11:15 AM CST
Where
Shawano County, Shawano
Coordinates
44.789, -88.765 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Menominee

When
August 11, 11:25 AM CST
Where
Menominee County, Keshena
Coordinates
45.004, -88.710 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Oconto

When
August 11, 11:25 AM CST
Where
Oconto County, Mountain
Coordinates
44.999, -88.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Brown

When
August 11, 11:50 AM CST
Where
Brown County, Green Bay
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
44.474, -87.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Brown

When
August 11, 12:05 PM CST
Where
Brown County, Green Bay
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
44.474, -87.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Marinette

When
August 11, 12:07 PM CST
Where
Marinette County, Crivitz
Coordinates
45.351, -88.002 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Winnebago

When
August 11, 12:07 PM CST
Where
Winnebago County, Oshkosh
Property damage
$20,000
Coordinates
44.069, -88.645 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Door

When
August 11, 12:24 PM CST
Where
Door County, Sturgeon Bay
Coordinates
44.838, -87.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Kewaunee

When
August 11, 12:28 PM CST
Where
Kewaunee County, Algoma
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
44.483, -87.514 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Door

When
August 11, 12:50 PM CST
Where
Door County, Gills Rock
Coordinates
44.838, -87.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A squall line moved rapidly across the northeast quarter of Wisconsin during the late morning and early afternoon hours. Trees and large limbs were downed in the Rothschild (Marathon County), Clintonville (Waupaca County), Keshena (Menominee County), and Crivitz (Marinette County) areas. Some of these trees were 125 feet tall and three-feet in diameter. In addition, three large tree limbs went through the roof of a house in Rothschild. Trees, power lines and telephone lines were downed five miles west of Wausau (Marathon County), and in the Antigo (Langlade County), Hatley (Marathon County), Mountain (Oconto County), Caroline (Shawano County), Oshkosh (Winnebago County), Green Bay (Brown County), Sturgeon Bay (Door County), Gills Rock (Door County), and Algoma (Kewaunee County) areas. A toppled large tree fell on top of vehicles near Mattoon (Shawano County), and Stevens Point (Portage County), and crushed a shed in Shawano (Shawano County). Wind gusts to 60 mph in Green Bay (Brown County) caused a large wall section of a warehouse to collapse. In addition, two tractor-semitrailers were blown off the road near Sturgeon Bay (Door County).

Thunderstorm Wind, Langlade

When
August 11, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Langlade County, Antigo
Coordinates
45.262, -89.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Menominee

When
August 11, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Menominee County, Neopit
Coordinates
45.004, -88.710 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Another smaller area of severe thunderstorms developed over Langlade and Menominee Counties during the evening hours. Damaging winds southeast of Antigo (Langlade County) blew a barn 75 yards through the air. This barn landed on the back of a house, took down power lines and broke an L.P. gas line. In addition, windows were blown in on the house and a few boards impaled the walls of the home. In Menominee County, trees were reported down across Highway 47 northwest of the town of Neopit.

What these are

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.

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Sources

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: 10357384, 10357385, 10358026, 10357280, 10357386, 10358058, 10358059, 10357630, 10357534, 10357470, 10357605, 10357736, 10357737, 10357461, 10357564, 10357830, 10357913, 10357831, 10358027, 10357471.