Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- August 7, 12:45 AM CST
- Where
- Jackson County, 2 mi SW of Taylor
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 4 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $80,000
- Coordinates
- 44.300, -91.130
Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, August 7, 1996
Straight-line winds of 60 mph ripped through the Taylor area early in the morning injuring four persons and claiming the life of a 5 week old baby girl. The storm demolished three mobile homes, which were broadside to the wind, while another nearby mobile home parallel to the wind was untouched.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 4
- Property damage
- $80,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS ARX wrote it up.
Straight-line winds of 60 mph ripped through the Taylor area early in the morning injuring four persons and claiming the life of a 5 week old baby girl. The storm demolished three mobile homes, which were broadside to the wind, while another nearby mobile home parallel to the wind was untouched.
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 53 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:42 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson | 1996-08-07 | 1 | Female | Mobile/Trailer Home | Direct |
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.
The same day elsewhere
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More
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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: 5568527.