Strong Wind, Vilas
- When
- December 25, 10:00 PM CST to December 26, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Vilas forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.053, -89.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind in Wisconsin, December 25 to 26, 1999
Strong winds developed behind a cold front as the front moved through Wisconsin. The strongest wind gusts were 53 mph at Eagle River (Vilas county) and 49 mph at Marshfield (Wood county).
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 22 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 22
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.
Strong winds developed behind a cold front as the front moved through Wisconsin. The strongest wind gusts were 53 mph at Eagle River (Vilas county) and 49 mph at Marshfield (Wood county). Numerous gusts in the 40 to 50 mph range were recorded across north-central, northeast, central and east-central Wisconsin.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
22 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Oneida
- When
- December 25, 10:00 PM CST to December 26, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Oneida forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 45.706, -89.522 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Forest
- When
- December 25, 10:00 PM CST to December 26, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Forest forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 45.667, -88.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Florence
- When
- December 25, 10:00 PM CST to December 26, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Florence forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 45.848, -88.398 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Lincoln
- When
- December 25, 10:00 PM CST to December 26, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 45.338, -89.735 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Langlade
- When
- December 25, 10:00 PM CST to December 26, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Langlade forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 45.262, -89.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Marathon
- When
- December 25, 10:00 PM CST to December 26, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Marathon forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.898, -89.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Wood
- When
- December 25, 10:00 PM CST to December 26, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wood forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.455, -90.042 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Portage
- When
- December 25, 10:00 PM CST to December 26, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Portage forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.476, -89.501 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Marinette
- When
- December 25, 11:00 PM CST to December 26, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Marinette forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 45.351, -88.002 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Menominee
- When
- December 25, 11:00 PM CST to December 26, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Menominee forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 45.004, -88.710 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Oconto
- When
- December 25, 11:00 PM CST to December 26, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Oconto forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.999, -88.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Shawano
- When
- December 25, 11:00 PM CST to December 26, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Shawano forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.789, -88.765 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Waupaca
- When
- December 25, 11:00 PM CST to December 26, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Waupaca forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.470, -88.965 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Waushara
- When
- December 25, 11:00 PM CST to December 26, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Waushara forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.113, -89.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Door
- When
- December 26, 12:15 AM CST to 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Door forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.838, -87.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Outagamie
- When
- December 26, 12:15 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Outagamie forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.416, -88.465 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Brown
- When
- December 26, 12:15 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Brown forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.474, -87.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Kewaunee
- When
- December 26, 12:15 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Kewaunee forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.483, -87.514 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Winnebago
- When
- December 26, 12:15 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Winnebago forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.069, -88.645 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Calumet
- When
- December 26, 12:15 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Calumet forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.082, -88.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Manitowoc
- When
- December 26, 12:15 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Manitowoc forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.091, -87.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Alaska, December 25 to 27, 1999
- High Wind in Michigan, December 25 to 26, 1999
- Dense Fog in Oregon, December 25, 1999
- High Wind in Minnesota, December 25, 1999
- Strong Wind in Minnesota, December 25 to 26, 1999
- High Wind in North Dakota, December 25, 1999
- High Wind in Michigan, December 25 to 26, 1999
- Heavy Snow in New Mexico, December 25, 1999
- High Wind in Alaska, December 25, 1999
- Strong Wind in Minnesota, December 25, 1999
- Waterspout in Hawaii, December 25, 1999
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, December 1999
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: 5720298, 5720299, 5720300, 5720301, 5720303, 5720304, 5720308, 5720310, 5720311, 5720302, 5720305, 5720306, 5720309, 5720312, 5720316, 5720307, 5720313, 5720314, 5720315, 5720317, 5720318, 5720319.