Thunderstorm Wind, Fond du Lac
- When
- August 14, 11:50 PM CST
- Where
- Fond du Lac County, 3 mi NW of North Fond du Lac
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.850, -88.533
Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, August 14 to 15, 2000
Scattered thunderstorm wind damage was noted across parts of east-central Wisconsin during the overnight hours. Downburst winds knocked many large tree branches down, and in addition, blew over several flower boxes and pots in the Mt.
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $3,000
- 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 MKX wrote it up.
Scattered thunderstorm wind damage was noted across parts of east-central Wisconsin during the overnight hours. Downburst winds knocked many large tree branches down, and in addition, blew over several flower boxes and pots in the Mt. Calvary area of northeast Fond du Lac county. The responsible cluster of thunderstorms developed over northeast Minnesota and moved southeast along and north of a warm front which extended from Wausau to Oshkosh in Wisconsin. Dewpoints were in the lower 70s south of the warm front.
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Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fond du Lac
- When
- August 15, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Fond du Lac County, Mt Calvary
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.817, -88.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Sheboygan
- When
- August 15, 12:10 AM CST
- Where
- Sheboygan County, 3 mi W of Greenbush
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 43.783, -88.150
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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Drought in Iowa, August 14 to 31, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 14, 2000
- Rip Current in California, August 14, 2000
- Tornado and Flooding in Wisconsin, August 14 to 15, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 14, 2000
- Dust Storm and Damaging Winds in Arizona, August 14, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, August 14 to 15, 2000
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Wisconsin, August 14, 2000
- Hail in North Dakota, August 14, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, August 14, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 14, 2000
- Flash Flood in Virginia, August 14, 2000
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, August 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: 5172697, 5172698, 5172699.