Tornado, Rusk
- When
- May 30, 1:58 PM CST
- Where
- Rusk County, 9 mi N of Bruce
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.580, -91.270
Trees and power lines down.
Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, May 30, 1998
12 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 3 hail, 1 funnel cloud, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- 12
- Property damage
- $1.6 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 19
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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
12 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 3 hail, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Rusk
- When
- May 30, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Rusk County, 7 mi N of Ladysmith
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.570, -91.100
Trees knocked down, temporarily blocking two people in their home. Additional funnel cloud sightings farther east; north of Glen Flora, Hawkins and Ingram.
Hail, Polk
- When
- May 30, 8:05 PM CST
- Where
- Polk County, Frederic
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.670, -92.470
Hail, Polk
- When
- May 30, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Polk County, Milltown
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.530, -92.520
Hail, Barron
- When
- May 30, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Barron County, Cumberland
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.530, -92.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Pierce
- When
- May 30, 10:05 PM CST
- Where
- Pierce County, 8 mi SW of Ellsworth
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $300,000
- Coordinates
- 44.650, -92.580
Trees blown down. Boat flipped over.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pierce
- When
- May 30, 10:10 PM CST
- Where
- Pierce County, Prescott
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.750, -92.820
Large trees and power lines down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pierce
- When
- May 30, 10:10 PM CST
- Where
- Pierce County, Ellsworth
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.730, -92.470
4000 without power. Several barns and sheds destroyed. Estimated windspeed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pierce
- When
- May 30, 10:15 PM CST
- Where
- Pierce County, River Falls
- Measured
- 75 kt (86 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.850, -92.630
Large trees blown down. Estimated windspeed.
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Croix
- When
- May 30, 10:15 PM CST
- Where
- St. Croix County, River Falls
- Measured
- 75 kt (86 mph)
- Property damage
- $125,000
- Coordinates
- 44.850, -92.630
100 year old barn destroyed. Green house destroyed at retail center. Many mature trees blown down. Recreational vehicle tipped over. Water and tree damage to church.
Thunderstorm Wind, Dunn
- When
- May 30, 10:20 PM CST
- Where
- Dunn County, 10 mi SE of Menomonie
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $300,000
- Coordinates
- 44.780, -91.770
Trailer home destroyed. Damage estimate for entire county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Dunn
- When
- May 30, 10:22 PM CST
- Where
- Dunn County, 10 mi SE of Menomonie
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.780, -91.770
Home destroyed. Estimated windspeeds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Dunn
- When
- May 30, 10:25 PM CST
- Where
- Dunn County, Elk Mound
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 44.870, -91.680
Mobile home blown 50 feet, injuring 2. Estimated windspeed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Dunn
- When
- May 30, 10:25 PM CST
- Where
- Dunn County, Irvington
- Measured
- 75 kt (86 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.830, -91.950
Large trees blown over. Several large trees blown onto railroad trestle bridge. Estimated windspeed.
Tornado, Dunn
- When
- May 30, 10:28 PM CST to 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Dunn County, Menomonie to 7 mi ESE of Menomonie
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Injuries
- 8 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $400,000
- Coordinates
- 44.880, -91.770
Two people severely injured during house collapse. Two homes destroyed. Several barns and sheds were also demolished. 6 people suffered minor injuries. One mobile home destroyed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Dunn
- When
- May 30, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Dunn County, 1 mi S of Irvington
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.820, -91.950
Barn doors blown off. Estimated windspeed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Dunn
- When
- May 30, 10:32 PM CST
- Where
- Dunn County, 3 mi S of Irvington
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.780, -91.950
Barn destroyed. Estimated windspeed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Eau Claire
- When
- May 30, 11:05 PM CST
- Where
- Eau Claire County, Eau Claire
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $467,000
- Coordinates
- 44.820, -91.480
Damage estimate for entire county.
Funnel Cloud, Chippewa
- When
- May 30, 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Chippewa County, Chippewa Falls
- Coordinates
- 45.069, -91.280 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
- 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.
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 30, 1998
- Tornado in South Dakota, May 30, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, May 30 to 31, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Georgia, May 30, 1998
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Minnesota, May 30, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 30 to 31, 1998
- Tornado in South Dakota, May 30, 1998
- Tornado in South Dakota, May 30, 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: 5649059, 5649060, 5648967, 5648968, 5648969, 5649054, 5649056, 5649057, 5648970, 5649048, 5649050, 5649051, 5649058, 5649062, 5649061, 5649052, 5649053, 5649049, 5649055.