Hail, Oconto
- When
- June 10, 3:02 PM CST
- Where
- Oconto County, Lena
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.950, -88.050
Flooding and Hail in Wisconsin, June 10, 1999
Thunderstorms with damaging winds, heavy rains and hail struck northeast Wisconsin during the evening. Winds downed trees in Oshkosh (Winnebago county) and near Wautoma (Waushara county) and knocked down power lines in Little Chute (Outagamie county).
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 10
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.
Thunderstorms with damaging winds, heavy rains and hail struck northeast Wisconsin during the evening. Winds downed trees in Oshkosh (Winnebago county) and near Wautoma (Waushara county) and knocked down power lines in Little Chute (Outagamie county). Lightning knocked trees onto power lines in Oshkosh, causing 3,500 customers to lose electrical service. Lightning caused a fire that damaged a business in Neenah (Winnebago county). Heavy rain caused street flooding from the Appleton area (Outagamie county) south into Neenah, Menasha (Winnebago county) and Oshkosh. Water was 3 to 4 feet deep in the streets of Neenah and Menasha. There was also some street flooding in Wautoma.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 2 hail, 2 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Winnebago
- When
- June 10, 4:04 PM CST
- Where
- Winnebago County, 5 mi S of Oshkosh
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.950, -88.550
Lightning, Winnebago
- When
- June 10, 4:07 PM CST
- Where
- Winnebago County, Oshkosh
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.069, -88.645 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Winnebago
- When
- June 10, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Winnebago County, Oshkosh
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.020, -88.550
Lightning, Winnebago
- When
- June 10, 4:33 PM CST
- Where
- Winnebago County, Neenah
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.069, -88.645 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Outagamie
- When
- June 10, 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- Outagamie County, Little Chute
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.280, -88.270
Flood, Outagamie
- When
- June 10, 5:12 PM CST to 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Outagamie County, 3 mi NW of Appleton
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.416, -88.465 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Waushara
- When
- June 10, 5:41 PM CST to 5:51 PM CST
- Where
- Waushara County, Wautoma to 3 mi SW of Wautoma
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.070, -89.350
Flood, Winnebago
- When
- June 10, 5:52 PM CST to 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- Winnebago County, Menasha
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.069, -88.645 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Waushara
- When
- June 10, 6:10 PM CST to 6:50 PM CST
- Where
- Waushara County, Wautoma
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.113, -89.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, June 10, 1999
- Flash Flood and Flood in Ohio, June 10 to 12, 1999
- Flood and Hail in Pennsylvania, June 10, 1999
- Hail in Texas, June 10, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Wisconsin, June 10, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 10, 1999
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Ohio, June 10, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Tennessee, June 10, 1999
- Flash Flood and Hail in Kansas, June 10, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 10, 1999
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Iowa, June 10, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 10, 1999
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, June 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: 5703465, 5703464, 5703468, 5703463, 5703469, 5703466, 5703472, 5703467, 5703470, 5703471.