Thunderstorm Wind, Waupaca
- When
- September 19, 1:25 PM CST
- Where
- Waupaca County, Manawa
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.470, -88.920
Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, September 19, 1999
Isolated severe thunderstorms developed in advance of a cold front that moved through northeast Wisconsin during the late afternoon and early evening hours. The crew of a ship off the Door county shoreline spotted several waterspouts at one time.
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
- 3
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.
Isolated severe thunderstorms developed in advance of a cold front that moved through northeast Wisconsin during the late afternoon and early evening hours. Thunderstorms downed several trees in Manawa (Waupaca county) and large hail damaged vehicles in Whitelaw (Manitowoc county).The crew of a ship off the Door county shoreline spotted several waterspouts at one time.
The radar
The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 64 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:22 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 waterspout. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Manitowoc
- When
- September 19, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Manitowoc County, Whitelaw
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 44.150, -87.820
Waterspout, Door
- When
- September 19, 4:46 PM CST to 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Door County, 8 mi SE of Sturgeon Bay
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 44.838, -87.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
- Waterspout
- A tornado over water. One that moves ashore is filed as a tornado from the coastline on.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Rip Current in Alabama, September 19, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, September 19, 1999
- Flash Flood in Colorado, September 19, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, September 19, 1999
- Waterspouts in Florida, September 19, 1999
- High Surf in U.S. Virgin Islands, September 19, 1999
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, September 19, 1999
- Hail in Arizona, September 19, 1999
- Hail in Iowa, September 19, 1999
- Hail in Arizona, September 19, 1999
- Flash Flood in Florida, September 19, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Texas, September 19, 1999
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, September 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: 5716749, 5716750, 5716751.