Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor
- When
- June 5, 5:55 PM CST
- Where
- Taylor County, Jump River
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.350, -90.800
Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 5, 1999
Winds gusting up to 65 mph knocked down trees, power lines, and demolished barns near Alma and just west of Mondovi (Buffalo County). Spotters also reported hail the size of quarters and golfballs.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $320,000
- Crop damage
- $25,000
- 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 ARX wrote it up.
Winds gusting up to 65 mph knocked down trees, power lines, and demolished barns near Alma and just west of Mondovi (Buffalo County). Spotters also reported hail the size of quarters and golfballs.
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 173 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:54 UTC.
Event by event
8 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Taylor
- When
- June 5, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Taylor County, Medford
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.130, -90.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor
- When
- June 5, 6:38 PM CST
- Where
- Taylor County, Medford
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.130, -90.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Buffalo
- When
- June 5, 9:05 PM CST
- Where
- Buffalo County, 7 mi E of Alma
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $80,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.320, -91.770
Thunderstorm Wind, Buffalo
- When
- June 5, 9:10 PM CST
- Where
- Buffalo County, Lookout
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.470, -91.750
Hail, Buffalo
- When
- June 5, 9:15 PM CST
- Where
- Buffalo County, Nelson
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Crop damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.420, -92.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Trempealeau
- When
- June 5, 9:45 PM CST
- Where
- Trempealeau County, Eleva
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.580, -91.470
Thunderstorm Wind, Trempealeau
- When
- June 5, 9:45 PM CST
- Where
- Trempealeau County, Strum
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.550, -91.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Trempealeau
- When
- June 5, 9:45 PM CST
- Where
- Trempealeau County, 6 mi S of Eleva
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.500, -91.470
Thunderstorm Wind, Buffalo
- When
- June 5, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Buffalo County, 2 mi W of Mondovi
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $60,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.570, -91.720
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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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The same day elsewhere
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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: 5703000, 5703001, 5703002, 5703007, 5703008, 5703003, 5703004, 5703005, 5703006, 5703009.