Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln
- When
- August 7, 1:55 AM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County, 5 mi W of Merrill
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 45.180, -89.780
Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, August 7, 1996
Numerous trees, some up to 3 feet in diameter, were snapped off or uprooted at Council Grounds State Park. Around 150 campers sought shelter in concrete restrooms before the storm hit, thanks in great part to early warnings from the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $25,000
- 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 GRB wrote it up.
Numerous trees, some up to 3 feet in diameter, were snapped off or uprooted at Council Grounds State Park. Around 150 campers sought shelter in concrete restrooms before the storm hit, thanks in great part to early warnings from the National Weather Service. Ginseng sheds and a roof of a machine shed were also damaged across other parts of southern Lincoln county.
The radar
The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 152 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:54 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
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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: 5567402.