Strong Wind in Wisconsin, December 26 to 27, 1999

Name: Strong Wind in Wisconsin, December 26 to 27, 1999
Start: 1999-12-26T12:00
End: 1999-12-27T06:00
Location: Wisconsin

December 26 to 27, 1999 · NWS MKX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

), about 4 miles southwest of the capital square. The roof collapsed at 0530CST on Dec 27th based on indoor monitors.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $100,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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.

Stong gusty northwest winds of 40 to 50 mph on Dec 26th across southern Wisconsin eventually caused a 30-foot rip in the 62,000 square-foot inflatable vinyl roof of the Madison Urban Links Golf Dome (Dane Co.), about 4 miles southwest of the capital square. The roof collapsed at 0530CST on Dec 27th based on indoor monitors. No one was in the building at the time. Measured peak wind gusts on December 26th were: 47 mph at Sun Praire (Dane Co.), 46 mph at Westfield (Marquette Co.), and 3SE Sullivan (Jefferson Co.), and 43 mph at Fond du Lac (Fond du Lac Co.) and Milwaukee (Milwaukee Co.).

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Event by event

1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Strong Wind, Dane

When: December 26, 12:00 PM CST to December 27, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Dane forecast zone
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 43.067, -89.418 (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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Wisconsin in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history Warnings 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: 5722017.