Thunderstorm Wind, Wood
- When
- June 29, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Wood County, Wisconsin Rapids
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 44.380, -89.820
Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, June 29, 1996
A severe thunderstorm blew trees down in and around the Wisconsin Rapids area. A large power outage interrupted electrical service to 1400 customers.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- 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.
A severe thunderstorm blew trees down in and around the Wisconsin Rapids area. A large power outage interrupted electrical service to 1400 customers. Trees fell on top of homes in the Port Edwards and Nekoosa areas.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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.
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: 5552879.