Thunderstorm Wind, Marquette
- When
- June 27, 1:18 AM CST
- Where
- Marquette County, Oxford
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.780, -89.570
Flood and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 27, 1998
Early morning thunderstorms, some of them severe, rolled east across southcentral and southeast Wisconsin. Straight-line downburst winds of 60 to 70 mph associated with the severe storms pushed over large trees and toppled some power lines.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- $24,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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.
Early morning thunderstorms, some of them severe, rolled east across southcentral and southeast Wisconsin. Straight-line downburst winds of 60 to 70 mph associated with the severe storms pushed over large trees and toppled some power lines. Heavy rains of 1.08 inches in 28 minutes ending at 0142CST resulted in urban /small stream flooding southwest of Westfield in Marquette County. The powerful winds, blinding rain, and high waters forced a rescue of 61 campers on a Wisconsin River sandbar east of Portage on the Sauk County side of the river. In West Bend (Washington Co.), about 1500 customers lost electricity due to toppled powerlines.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Marquette
- When
- June 27, 1:30 AM CST to 2:30 AM CST
- Where
- Marquette County, 3 mi SW of Westfield
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 43.820, -89.399 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Sauk
- When
- June 27, 1:55 AM CST
- Where
- Sauk County, Baraboo
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.470, -89.730
Thunderstorm Wind, Green Lake
- When
- June 27, 2:01 AM CST
- Where
- Green Lake County, Green Lake
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.830, -88.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia
- When
- June 27, 2:20 AM CST
- Where
- Columbia County, Portage
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.550, -89.450
Thunderstorm Wind, Fond du Lac
- When
- June 27, 2:30 AM CST
- Where
- Fond du Lac County, 2 mi N of Eldorado
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.850, -88.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Dane
- When
- June 27, 3:02 AM CST
- Where
- Dane County, Madison
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.070, -89.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- June 27, 3:07 AM CST
- Where
- Washington County, West Bend
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.420, -88.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Rock
- When
- June 27, 4:15 AM CST
- Where
- Rock County, Evansville
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 42.780, -89.300
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.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood in Ohio, June 27 to 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in West Virginia, June 27 to 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, June 27 to 30, 1998
- Tornado in Ohio, June 27, 1998
- Flash Flood in New Hampshire, June 27, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Iowa, June 27 to 28, 1998
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Minnesota, June 27, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 27 to 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Wisconsin, June 27 to 28, 1998
- Heat in Tennessee, June 27, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 27 to 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, June 27 to 30, 1998
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, June 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: 5656362, 5656363, 5656364, 5656365, 5656366, 5656367, 5656368, 5656369, 5656370.