Thunderstorm Wind, Dodge
- When
- August 22, 5:36 PM CST
- Where
- Dodge County, 2 mi NE of Theresa
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 43.530, -88.420
Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, August 22, 1998
A short line of thunderstorms moved east through northern Washington Co. and briefly pulsed to above severe limits.
Where it happened
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- 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 MKX wrote it up.
A short line of thunderstorms moved east through northern Washington Co. and briefly pulsed to above severe limits. Powerful downburst winds toppled several large trees in northeastern Dodge Co. (gust to 68 mph), and then moved into northwestern Washington Co.
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 63 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:35 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- August 22, 5:51 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County, 3 mi W of Wayne
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.520, -88.380
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
- Flash Flooding in Texas, August 22, 1998
- Tornado in Texas, August 22, 1998
- Heat in New Jersey, August 22 to 26, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, August 22, 1998
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Minnesota, August 22, 1998
- Heat in Pennsylvania, August 22 to 26, 1998
- Heat in Maryland, August 22 to 26, 1998
- Flash Flood in Utah, August 22, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, August 22, 1998
- Heat in Delaware, August 22 to 26, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Montana, August 22, 1998
- Hail in Montana, August 22, 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: 5664523, 5664524.