Thunderstorm Wind, Vilas
- When
- September 18, 10:25 PM CST
- Where
- Vilas County, Land O Lakes
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 46.130, -89.230
Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, September 18, 1997
Isolated severe thunderstorms produced strong winds which knocked trees down across several locations in north-central Wisconsin. The hardest hit area was in Oneida county, where numerous trees were blown down between Hazelhurst and Minocqua.
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
- $5,000
- 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 GRB wrote it up.
Isolated severe thunderstorms produced strong winds which knocked trees down across several locations in north-central Wisconsin. The hardest hit area was in Oneida county, where numerous trees were blown down between Hazelhurst and Minocqua.
The radar
The Marquette radar (KMQT), 137 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:22 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Vilas
- When
- September 18, 10:45 PM CST
- Where
- Vilas County, 2 mi N of Phelps
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 46.100, -89.080
Thunderstorm Wind, Forest
- When
- September 18, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Forest County, Nelma
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 46.020, -88.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida
- When
- September 18, 11:10 PM CST
- Where
- Oneida County, 2 mi N of Hazelhurst
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 45.830, -89.720
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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, September 18, 1997
- Heavy Snow in California, September 18 to 19, 1997
- Hail in Nebraska, September 18, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, September 18, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Nebraska, September 18, 1997
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, September 18, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, September 18, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, September 18, 1997
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Wisconsin, September 18, 1997
- Tornado in Oregon, September 18, 1997
- Tornado in Oregon, September 18, 1997
- Flash Flood in Colorado, September 18, 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: 5618069, 5618070, 5618071, 5618072.