Thunderstorm Wind, Buffalo
- When
- June 28, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Buffalo County, 2 mi S of Mondovi
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 44.530, -91.680
Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 28, 1997
Winds gusted to around 60 mph downing trees and power lines around the area.
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
- $14,000
- Crop damage
- $1,000
- 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 ARX wrote it up.
Winds gusted to around 60 mph downing trees and power lines around the area.
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 88 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:59 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Buffalo
- When
- June 28, 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Buffalo County, Alma
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Crop damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 44.320, -91.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Trempealeau
- When
- June 28, 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Trempealeau County, 2 mi NE of Trempealeau
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 44.020, -91.400
Thunderstorm Wind, La Crosse
- When
- June 28, 6:10 PM CST
- Where
- La Crosse County, La Crosse
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 43.800, -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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Arkansas, June 28, 1997
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Minnesota, June 28 to 29, 1997
- Hail in Texas, June 28, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 28, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Minnesota, June 28, 1997
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, June 28, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, June 28, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 28, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 28, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Georgia, June 28, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 28 to 29, 1997
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, June 28, 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: 5601532, 5601533, 5601534, 5601535.