Thunderstorm Wind, Langlade
- When
- August 12, 12:30 AM CST
- Where
- Langlade County, 3 mi S of Antigo
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 45.100, -89.150
Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, August 12 to 13, 1999
Severe thunderstorms developed ahead of an approaching surface low in the vicinity of a stationary front that stretched across central and east-central Wisconsin. Wind driven hail ripped holes in siding and basement walls of some homes in Outagamie county where several hundred cars and homes suffered hail damage in the southern part of the county.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Wind
- Hail
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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.
Severe thunderstorms developed ahead of an approaching surface low in the vicinity of a stationary front that stretched across central and east-central Wisconsin. Wind driven hail ripped holes in siding and basement walls of some homes in Outagamie county where several hundred cars and homes suffered hail damage in the southern part of the county. One insurance company expected its claims for damage to homes and vehicles in the Darboy and Appleton areas to total about $2,500,000. Some tree limbs and power lines were also downed by the storm.
The radar
The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 106 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:29 UTC.
Event by event
6 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Winnebago
- When
- August 12, 10:37 PM CST
- Where
- Winnebago County, Winchester
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.200, -88.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Outagamie
- When
- August 12, 10:55 PM CST
- Where
- Outagamie County, Greenville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.300, -88.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Outagamie
- When
- August 12, 10:55 PM CST
- Where
- Outagamie County, Greenville
- Measured
- 75 kt (86 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.300, -88.530
Hail, Calumet
- When
- August 12, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Calumet County, 5 mi NW of Sherwood
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.230, -88.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Outagamie
- When
- August 12, 11:07 PM CST
- Where
- Outagamie County, Appleton
- Measured
- 71 kt (82 mph)
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 44.270, -88.400
Hail, Outagamie
- When
- August 12, 11:07 PM CST
- Where
- Outagamie County, Appleton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.270, -88.400
Hail, Outagamie
- When
- August 12, 11:10 PM CST
- Where
- Outagamie County, Kimberly
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 44.280, -88.320
Hail, Outagamie
- When
- August 12, 11:13 PM CST
- Where
- Outagamie County, Darboy
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 44.230, -88.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Outagamie
- When
- August 12, 11:13 PM CST
- Where
- Outagamie County, Darboy
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph)
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 44.230, -88.380
Hail, Langlade
- When
- August 13, 12:30 AM CST
- Where
- Langlade County, 7 mi S of Antigo
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.050, -89.150
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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, August 12, 1999
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- Lightning Strike in South Dakota, August 12, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 12, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 12, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, August 12, 1999
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: 5714059, 5714055, 5714052, 5714053, 5714049, 5714054, 5714056, 5714058, 5714050, 5714051, 5714057.