Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia
- When
- June 15, 3:55 PM CST
- Where
- Columbia County, 1 mi E of Wisconsin Dells
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 43.630, -89.750
Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 15, 1997
Two different rounds of severe storms caused damage in Columbia county. Trees, tree limbs and power lines were downed near the Dells, near Pardeeville, west of Columbus, and west of Lodi.
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
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 MKX wrote it up.
Two different rounds of severe storms caused damage in Columbia county. Trees, tree limbs and power lines were downed near the Dells, near Pardeeville, west of Columbus, and west of Lodi.
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 118 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:57 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia
- When
- June 15, 4:25 PM CST
- Where
- Columbia County, 5 mi N of Pardeeville
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 43.600, -89.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia
- When
- June 15, 4:55 PM CST
- Where
- Columbia County, 3 mi W of Lodi
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 43.320, -89.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia
- When
- June 15, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Columbia County, 10 mi W of Columbus
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 43.330, -89.220
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.
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The same day elsewhere
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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: 5598259, 5598258, 5598260, 5598261.