Thunderstorm Wind, Wood
- When
- June 5, 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Wood County, Marshfield
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 44.670, -90.170
Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Wisconsin, June 5 to 6, 1999
Surface moisture, cold air aloft and a weak surface boundary resulted in showers and thunderstorms over east-central Wisconsin. Three inches of dime size hail accumulated in Winchester (Winnebago county) with the strongest storm.
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
- $23,000
- Crop damage
- $61,000
- Events
- 15
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.
Surface moisture, cold air aloft and a weak surface boundary resulted in showers and thunderstorms over east-central Wisconsin. Three inches of dime size hail accumulated in Winchester (Winnebago county) with the strongest storm. Funnel clouds were spotted as the storm moved over Neenah (Winnebago county) and one of the funnels developed into a waterspout on Lake Winnebago, west of Brothertown (Calumet county).
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 124 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:30 UTC.
Event by event
12 thunderstorm wind, 3 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wood
- When
- June 5, 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Wood County, 1 mi S of Vesper
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.480, -89.970
Lightning, Wood
- When
- June 5, 11:38 PM CST
- Where
- Wood County, 6 mi NW of Wisconsin Rapids
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.455, -90.042 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Marathon
- When
- June 5, 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Marathon County, 5 mi SW of Mosinee
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.730, -89.770
Thunderstorm Wind, Wood
- When
- June 5, 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Wood County, Wisconsin Rapids
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.380, -89.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Marathon
- When
- June 5, 11:53 PM CST
- Where
- Marathon County, 3 mi SSW of Wausau
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 44.930, -89.650
Thunderstorm Wind, Marathon
- When
- June 5, 11:56 PM CST
- Where
- Marathon County, Wausau
- Crop damage
- $61,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.970, -89.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Portage
- When
- June 5, 11:56 PM CST
- Where
- Portage County, 10 mi NW of Stevens Pt
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.620, -89.720
Thunderstorm Wind, Wood
- When
- June 6, 12:01 AM CST
- Where
- Wood County, Milladore
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.600, -89.850
Lightning, Marathon
- When
- June 6, 12:01 AM CST
- Where
- Marathon County, Wausau
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 44.898, -89.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning, Oneida
- When
- June 6, 12:30 AM CST
- Where
- Oneida County, Rhinelander
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 45.706, -89.522 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Langlade
- When
- June 6, 12:37 AM CST
- Where
- Langlade County, Antigo
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 45.150, -89.150
Thunderstorm Wind, Shawano
- When
- June 6, 12:40 AM CST
- Where
- Shawano County, Wittenberg
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.820, -89.150
Thunderstorm Wind, Menominee (C)
- When
- June 6, 12:50 AM CST
- Where
- Menominee (C) County, Neopit
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.980, -88.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Door
- When
- June 6, 2:11 AM CST
- Where
- Door County, 5 mi NE of Sturgeon Bay
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.880, -87.320
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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5703885, 5703886, 5703888, 5703883, 5703884, 5703890, 5703877, 5703878, 5703887, 5703891, 5703889, 5703879, 5703880, 5703881, 5703882.