Lightning, Waupaca
- When
- August 14, 11:15 PM CST
- Where
- Waupaca County, Weyauwega
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 44.470, -88.965 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, August 14, 1997
Lightning struck a property twice during the early morning hours (local time) of August 15, severely damaging a house. The first lightning strike ricocheted off a tree and into the ground, damaging a nearby tent.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $50,000
- 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.
Lightning struck a property twice during the early morning hours (local time) of August 15, severely damaging a house. The first lightning strike ricocheted off a tree and into the ground, damaging a nearby tent. Ten minutes later, a bolt of lightning struck the house on the property, setting the house on fire.
The radar
The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 68 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:15 UTC.
Event by event
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
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: 5610817.