Strong Wind, Marathon
- When
- April 5, 10:00 PM CST to April 6, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Marathon forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.898, -89.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind in Wisconsin, April 5 to 6, 2000
Strong winds blew across central and east central Wisconsin behind a strong cold front. Sustained winds were mainly in the 25 to 35 mph range.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 13 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
- 13
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.
Strong winds blew across central and east central Wisconsin behind a strong cold front. Sustained winds were mainly in the 25 to 35 mph range. Some of the strongest gusts were at Marshfield (Wood co.) and Oshkosh (Winnebago co.) 48 mph, Wausau (Marathon co.) 45 mph and Wisconsin Rapids (Wood co.) 43 mph.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
13 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Shawano
- When
- April 5, 10:00 PM CST to April 6, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Shawano forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.789, -88.765 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Wood
- When
- April 5, 10:00 PM CST to April 6, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wood forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.455, -90.042 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Portage
- When
- April 5, 10:00 PM CST to April 6, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Portage forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.476, -89.501 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Waupaca
- When
- April 5, 10:00 PM CST to April 6, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Waupaca forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.470, -88.965 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Outagamie
- When
- April 5, 10:00 PM CST to April 6, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Outagamie forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.416, -88.465 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Brown
- When
- April 5, 10:00 PM CST to April 6, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Brown forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.474, -87.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Kewaunee
- When
- April 5, 10:00 PM CST to April 6, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Kewaunee forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.483, -87.514 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Door
- When
- April 5, 10:00 PM CST to April 6, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Door forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.838, -87.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Waushara
- When
- April 5, 10:00 PM CST to April 6, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Waushara forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.113, -89.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Winnebago
- When
- April 5, 10:00 PM CST to April 6, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Winnebago forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.069, -88.645 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Calumet
- When
- April 5, 10:00 PM CST to April 6, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Calumet forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.082, -88.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Manitowoc
- When
- April 5, 10:00 PM CST to April 6, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Manitowoc forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.091, -87.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in North Dakota, April 5, 2000
- High Wind in South Dakota, April 5, 2000
- High Wind in Iowa, April 5, 2000
- Wildfire in Missouri, April 5 to 6, 2000
- High Wind in Iowa, April 5, 2000
- High Wind in Montana, April 5, 2000
- High Wind in North Dakota, April 5, 2000
- High Wind in Minnesota, April 5, 2000
- Wildfire in Florida, April 5, 2000
- Strong Wind in Virginia, April 5, 2000
- Wildfire in Wisconsin, April 5 to 6, 2000
- High Wind in Minnesota, April 5 to 6, 2000
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, April 2000
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: 5140785, 5140786, 5140787, 5140788, 5140789, 5140790, 5140791, 5140792, 5140856, 5140857, 5140858, 5140859, 5140860.