Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor
- When
- July 16, 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- Taylor County, Rib Lake
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Property damage
- $13,000
- Coordinates
- 45.320, -90.200
Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 16 to 17, 1997
60 to 65 mph winds knocked down power lines and even twisted irrigation piping. Hail up to the size of golfballs was reported by storm spotters.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- $130,000
- Crop damage
- $95,000
- Events
- 15
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 ARX wrote it up.
60 to 65 mph winds knocked down power lines and even twisted irrigation piping. Hail up to the size of golfballs was reported by storm spotters.
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 184 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:19 UTC.
Event by event
9 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Taylor
- When
- July 16, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Taylor County, 6 mi N of Chelsea
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 45.370, -90.320
Hail, Monroe
- When
- July 16, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Monroe County, Kendall
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 43.800, -90.370
Hail, Juneau
- When
- July 16, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Juneau County, 5 mi N of Elroy
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 43.820, -90.270
Hail, Juneau
- When
- July 16, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Juneau County, 3 mi S of Elroy
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 43.700, -90.270
Hail, Juneau
- When
- July 16, 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Juneau County, 5 mi W of Mauston
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Crop damage
- $35,000
- Coordinates
- 43.800, -90.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Adams
- When
- July 16, 6:52 PM CST
- Where
- Adams County, Big Flats
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.120, -89.800
Hail, Adams
- When
- July 16, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Adams County, 3 mi W of Rome
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Crop damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 44.180, -89.880
Thunderstorm Wind, Adams
- When
- July 16, 7:05 PM CST
- Where
- Adams County, 3 mi E of Colburn
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Property damage
- $45,000
- Coordinates
- 44.100, -89.630
Hail, Adams
- When
- July 16, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Adams County, 5 mi E of Adams
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 43.950, -89.720
Hail, Buffalo
- When
- July 17, 12:35 AM CST
- Where
- Buffalo County, Nelson
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 44.420, -92.000
Hail, Buffalo
- When
- July 17, 1:29 AM CST
- Where
- Buffalo County, Alma
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.320, -91.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Clark
- When
- July 17, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Clark County, Granton
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 44.580, -90.470
Thunderstorm Wind, Trempealeau
- When
- July 17, 2:15 AM CST
- Where
- Trempealeau County, Arcadia
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $17,000
- Coordinates
- 44.250, -91.500
Thunderstorm Wind, La Crosse
- When
- July 17, 2:30 AM CST
- Where
- La Crosse County, Holmen
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.970, -91.250
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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 16, 1997
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- Hail and Lightning Strike in New Jersey, July 16, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 16, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 16, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, July 16, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 16, 1997
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: 5606505, 5606506, 5606816, 5606507, 5606508, 5606817, 5606509, 5606818, 5606510, 5606819, 5606820, 5606821, 5606824, 5606822, 5606823.