Wisconsin, 1998

Tornado in Wisconsin, May 30, 1998

May 30, 1998 · NWS DLH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A weak tornado touched down briefly in a rural area causing some minor tree and structural damage. The path length and width are estimated from descriptions of the damage.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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What happened

The episode as NWS DLH wrote it up.

A weak tornado touched down briefly in a rural area causing some minor tree and structural damage. The path length and width are estimated from descriptions of the damage.

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1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Price

When
May 30, 2:50 PM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where
Price County, 3 mi SE of Kennan
Rating
F0
Path length
3 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
45.500, -90.530

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.

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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: 5646499.