Wisconsin, 1997Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, July 5, 1997
July 5, 1997 · NWS MPX · 5 events in 2 counties and zones
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Dunn
- When
- July 5, 5:27 PM CST to 5:35 PM CST
- Where
- Dunn County, Wheeler to 1 mi SE of Wheeler
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 5 mi
- Path width
- 440 yd
- Coordinates
- 45.030, -91.930
Sheds destroyed. Trees blown down blocking roads. Power lines blown down at Tainter Lake.
Thunderstorm Wind, Dunn
- When
- July 5, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Dunn County, Colfax
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.000, -91.720
Shingles torn off roof. Few trees down. Estimated windspeed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Dunn
- When
- July 5, 5:55 PM CST
- Where
- Dunn County, Elk Mound
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.870, -91.680
Hail, Eau Claire
- When
- July 5, 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Eau Claire County, Eau Claire
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.820, -91.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Eau Claire
- When
- July 5, 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Eau Claire County, Eau Claire
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.820, -91.480
Large branches down at intersection of Interstate 94 and highway 93. Estimated windspeed. Funnel clouds also sighted.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
- 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.
- High Wind in Florida, July 5, 19971 death · 1 injured · $10,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Kansas, July 5 to 21, 19973 injured · $52,000 · 1.75 in hail · 80 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 5, 1997$2.0 million · 1.75 in hail · 11 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 5, 19974 injured · $330,000 · 1.25 in hail · 4 events
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Texas, July 5, 1997$901,000 · F0 · 7 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Washington, July 5 to 21, 1997$120,000 · F1 · 13 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 5 to 16, 1997$55,000 · 1 in hail · 33 events
- Tornado in Florida, July 5, 1997$100,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Nebraska, July 5, 1997$90,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events
- Tornado and Hail in North Carolina, July 5, 1997$20,000 · F1 · 8 events
- Lightning Strike in Washington, July 5, 1997$70,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, July 5, 1997$56,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events
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: 5614915, 5614916, 5614917, 5614918, 5614919.