Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln
- When
- September 1, 5:54 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County, 1 mi N of Merrill
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 45.200, -89.680
Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, September 1, 1997
Scattered thunderstorms developed across Wisconsin and moved through the central part of the state during the evening. Some of the storms produced strong winds and small hail.
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
- $2,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Scattered thunderstorms developed across Wisconsin and moved through the central part of the state during the evening. Some of the storms produced strong winds and small hail. Several trees were knocked down in Lincoln county. A storm in Waushara county produced one-half inch diameter hail and strong winds which blew small trees down.
The radar
The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 146 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:56 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Waushara
- When
- September 1, 10:10 PM CST
- Where
- Waushara County, Coloma
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 44.030, -89.520
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
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- Drought in Virginia, September 1 to 30, 1997
- Drought in Georgia, September 1 to 22, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Texas, September 1, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in North Dakota, September 1, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in California, September 1, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, September 1, 1997
- Damaging Winds in North Dakota, September 1 to 16, 1997
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Nevada, September 1, 1997
- Flooding and Damaging Winds in Arizona, September 1 to 11, 1997
- Hail and High Wind in Minnesota, September 1, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, September 1, 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: 5617961, 5618060.