Wisconsin, 1998

Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, June 16, 1998

June 16, 1998 · NWS GRB · 2 events in 1 county or zone

Two small thunderstorms affected Waushara county during the afternoon of June 16. One produced a brief tornado (a "landspout") in the western part of the county, but no damage was reported.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

Two small thunderstorms affected Waushara county during the afternoon of June 16. One produced a brief tornado (a "landspout") in the western part of the county, but no damage was reported. The other storm produced 1 inch hail northwest of Wautoma.

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Event by event

1 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Waushara

When
June 16, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Waushara County, 3 mi WNW of Coloma
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
44.050, -89.570

Hail, Waushara

When
June 16, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Waushara County, 7 mi NW of Wautoma
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
44.130, -89.380

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 5649745, 5649746.