Strong Wind, Oneida
- When
- April 12, 5:00 AM CST to April 13, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Oneida forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.706, -89.522 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind in Wisconsin, April 12 to 13, 1998
Strong winds toppled trees and power lines, causing power outages and sparking numerous grass fires across portions of northern and central Wisconsin. The hardest hit area was in Oneida county, where gusts reached near 50 mph.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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.
Strong winds toppled trees and power lines, causing power outages and sparking numerous grass fires across portions of northern and central Wisconsin. The hardest hit area was in Oneida county, where gusts reached near 50 mph.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Lincoln
- When
- April 12, 5:00 AM CST to April 13, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.338, -89.735 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Marathon
- When
- April 12, 5:00 AM CST to April 13, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Marathon forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.898, -89.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Wood
- When
- April 12, 5:00 AM CST to April 13, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wood forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.455, -90.042 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Portage
- When
- April 12, 5:00 AM CST to April 13, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Portage forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.476, -89.501 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Langlade
- When
- April 12, 5:00 AM CST to April 13, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Langlade forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.262, -89.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Vilas
- When
- April 12, 5:00 AM CST to April 13, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Vilas forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.053, -89.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Waushara
- When
- April 12, 5:00 AM CST to April 13, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Waushara forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.113, -89.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in Iowa, April 12, 1998
- Winter Storm in Utah, April 12 to 15, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, April 12, 1998
- High Wind in South Dakota, April 12, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, April 12, 1998
- High Wind in Minnesota, April 12, 1998
- High Wind in Kansas, April 12, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, April 12, 1998
- High Wind in South Dakota, April 12, 1998
- High Wind in Alaska, April 12 to 14, 1998
- High Wind in Wisconsin, April 12, 1998
- High Wind in Oklahoma, April 12, 1998
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: 5638897, 5638898, 5638899, 5638900, 5638901, 5638902, 5638903, 5638904.