Thunderstorm Wind, Wood
- When
- May 19, 2:40 AM CST
- Where
- Wood County, Marshfield
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 44.670, -90.170
Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, May 19, 1996
Severe thunderstorms downed trees and signs in the Marshfield (Wood county) area. In addition, telephone, cable and power lines were also knocked down.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- 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.
Severe thunderstorms downed trees and signs in the Marshfield (Wood county) area. In addition, telephone, cable and power lines were also knocked down. Power outages affected nearly 1000 people.
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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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: 5554129.