Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, August 7, 1996

Name: Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, August 7, 1996
Start: 1996-08-07T03:00
End: 1996-08-07T03:00
Location: Wisconsin

August 7, 1996 · NWS GRB · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Strong straight-line winds caused significant damage in the Waupaca area. At least 17 residences suffered damage, with 2 sustaining major damage.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $39,000
Crop damage: $8,000
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.

Strong straight-line winds caused significant damage in the Waupaca area. At least 17 residences suffered damage, with 2 sustaining major damage. Several vehicles and a boat were also damaged. Numerous trees and power lines were downed throughout the Waupaca, Manawa and Weyauwega vicinities.

The radar

The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 78 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:58 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Waupaca

When: August 7, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Waupaca County, Waupaca
Property damage: $39,000
Crop damage: $8,000
Coordinates: 44.350, -89.070

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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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Wisconsin in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in Wisconsin, August 1996

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: 5567411.