Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida
- When
- July 14, 8:10 AM CST
- Where
- Oneida County, 15 mi W of Rhinelander
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.630, -89.730
Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 14, 1998
A small line of intense thunderstorms produced winds over 50 mph across far northern Wisconsin. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down by the winds.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- $14,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
A small line of intense thunderstorms produced winds over 50 mph across far northern Wisconsin. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down by the winds.
The radar
The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 179 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:09 UTC.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida
- When
- July 14, 8:15 AM CST
- Where
- Oneida County, 5 mi W of Clearwater Lake
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.850, -89.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Vilas
- When
- July 14, 8:15 AM CST
- Where
- Vilas County, Eagle River
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.920, -89.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida
- When
- July 14, 8:24 AM CST
- Where
- Oneida County, Rhinelander
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.630, -89.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Forest
- When
- July 14, 9:10 AM CST
- Where
- Forest County, 2 mi S of Crandon
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.530, -88.900
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
- Heat in Illinois, July 14 to 15, 1998
- Heat and Hail in Texas, July 14, 1998
- Heat in Texas, July 14, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 14 to 15, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, July 14, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, July 14, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Minnesota, July 14, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 14 to 15, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Texas, July 14, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 14, 1998
- Flash Flood in Alabama, July 14, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Mississippi, July 14, 1998
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, July 1998
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: 5657480, 5657478, 5657479, 5657481, 5657482.