Funnel Cloud, Barron
- When
- July 8, 4:43 PM CST
- Where
- Barron County, 4 mi W of Chetek
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.424, -91.848 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 8, 1999
3 funnel cloud, 3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 6
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 Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 149 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:15 UTC.
Event by event
3 funnel cloud, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Funnel Cloud, Barron
- When
- July 8, 4:55 PM CST
- Where
- Barron County, 2 mi S of Dallas
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.424, -91.848 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk
- When
- July 8, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Rusk County, Island Lake
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.330, -90.370
Trees and power lines downed. Winds estimated.
Funnel Cloud, Chippewa
- When
- July 8, 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Chippewa County, 5 mi NE of Bloomer
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.069, -91.280 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Chippewa
- When
- July 8, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Chippewa County, Cornell
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.170, -91.130
Several trees and power lines downed. Roads blocked. Windspeed estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Chippewa
- When
- July 8, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Chippewa County, Boyd
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.950, -91.030
Several trees and power lines down. Some roads blocked. Windspeed estimated.
What these are
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
- 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
- Flash Flood in Nevada, July 8, 1999
- Heat in Missouri, July 8 to 9, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, July 8, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, July 8, 1999
- Flood and Hail in Wisconsin, July 8 to 9, 1999
- Flooding and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 8, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 8 to 9, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 8, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 8, 1999
- Lightning Strike in New Mexico, July 8, 1999
- Flood in California, July 8, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 8, 1999
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, July 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: 5715103, 5715104, 5715102, 5715105, 5715106, 5715107.