Thunderstorm Wind, Sheboygan
- When
- July 30, 11:15 PM CST to 11:25 PM CST
- Where
- Sheboygan County, Greenbush to Sheboygan Falls
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.780, -88.080
Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, July 30, 1999
An eastward moving line of thunderstorms in central Wisconsin generated a well-defined (on WSR-88D imagery) gust front which pushed some 5 to 15 miles ahead of the surface position of the associated rain. The counties of Sauk, Marquette, Green Lake, and Fond du Lac reported wind gusts of 35 to 43 knots (40 to 50 mph), however the outflow winds increased in strength after the gust front pushed…
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $20,000
- 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.
An eastward moving line of thunderstorms in central Wisconsin generated a well-defined (on WSR-88D imagery) gust front which pushed some 5 to 15 miles ahead of the surface position of the associated rain. The counties of Sauk, Marquette, Green Lake, and Fond du Lac reported wind gusts of 35 to 43 knots (40 to 50 mph), however the outflow winds increased in strength after the gust front pushed into Sheboygan County. Many large trees and some power lines were pushed over from the Greenbush to Sheboygan Falls area. Peak winds gusts in Sheboygan county were estimated to be about 50 to 60 knots based on the damage reports.
The radar
The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 80 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:16 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 30, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 30, 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: 5710859.