Tornado, St. Croix
- When
- June 5, 3:40 PM CST
- Where
- St. Croix County, 5 mi NW of Somerset
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 45.170, -92.750
Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, June 5, 1999
12 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 tornado, 1 funnel cloud, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- 20
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), 73 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:42 UTC.
Event by event
12 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Polk
- When
- June 5, 3:50 PM CST
- Where
- Polk County, Luck
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.570, -92.480
Hail, Polk
- When
- June 5, 3:53 PM CST
- Where
- Polk County, Milltown
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.530, -92.520
Hail, St. Croix
- When
- June 5, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- St. Croix County, 5 mi N of Baldwin
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.030, -92.380
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Croix
- When
- June 5, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- St. Croix County, 3 mi SE of Deer Park
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 45.150, -92.330
Estimated windspeed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Barron
- When
- June 5, 4:35 PM CST
- Where
- Barron County, Prairie Farm
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 45.230, -91.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Dunn
- When
- June 5, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Dunn County, Ridgeland
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 45.200, -91.900
Trees blown down. Large Barn lost one of its sides. Estimated windspeed. Wind damage also reported in Boyceville and Sand Creek.
Thunderstorm Wind, Chippewa
- When
- June 5, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Chippewa County, 8 mi NE of Bloomer
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.180, -91.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk
- When
- June 5, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Rusk County, Island Lake
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 45.330, -90.370
Trees and power lines blown down. Estimated windspeed.
Funnel Cloud, Chippewa
- When
- June 5, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Chippewa County, 5 mi NW of Chippewa Falls
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.069, -91.280 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tornado, Rusk
- When
- June 5, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Rusk County, 7 mi S of Hawkins
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.3 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 45.420, -90.720
Thunderstorm Wind, Barron
- When
- June 5, 6:42 PM CST
- Where
- Barron County, 3 mi E of Prairie Farm
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 45.230, -91.920
Barn damaged and trees blown down. Estimated windspeed.
Hail, Barron
- When
- June 5, 6:42 PM CST
- Where
- Barron County, Cumberland
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.530, -92.020
Hail, Barron
- When
- June 5, 6:57 PM CST
- Where
- Barron County, Cumberland
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.530, -92.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Pepin
- When
- June 5, 8:55 PM CST
- Where
- Pepin County, Pepin
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.430, -92.150
Roof ripped off school. Estimated windspeed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Eau Claire
- When
- June 5, 9:47 PM CST
- Where
- Eau Claire County, 11 mi S of Eau Claire
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.650, -91.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Eau Claire
- When
- June 5, 9:47 PM CST
- Where
- Eau Claire County, 9 mi SW of Foster
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.530, -91.430
Trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Eau Claire
- When
- June 5, 9:47 PM CST
- Where
- Eau Claire County, 3 mi S of Foster
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.580, -91.300
Estimated windspeed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Eau Claire
- When
- June 5, 10:07 PM CST
- Where
- Eau Claire County, Augusta
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.680, -91.120
Trees down. Estimated windspeed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Eau Claire
- When
- June 5, 10:07 PM CST
- Where
- Eau Claire County, 5 mi S of Augusta
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.620, -91.120
Estimated windspeed.
What these are
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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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: 5709301, 5709294, 5709295, 5709296, 5709308, 5709310, 5709307, 5709297, 5709309, 5709312, 5709302, 5707873, 5709298, 5709300, 5709311, 5709299, 5709303, 5709304, 5709305, 5709306.