Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida
- When
- August 14, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Oneida County, 10 mi W of Minocqua
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.867, -89.900
Tornado and Flooding in Wisconsin, August 14 to 15, 2000
Severe thunderstorms developed in the vicinity of a front that was stalled across northeast Wisconsin. Bowing lines of thunderstorms and supercell thunderstorms produced considerable wind damage, some hail, street flooding and a brief tornado touchdown.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- $55,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 28
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.
Severe thunderstorms developed in the vicinity of a front that was stalled across northeast Wisconsin. Bowing lines of thunderstorms and supercell thunderstorms produced considerable wind damage, some hail, street flooding and a brief tornado touchdown. Strong winds downed numerous trees and power lines. Some homes were damaged when trees fell on them. About 25,000 customers lost electrical power due to the storms. A tornado touched down briefly at Lake Tomahawk (Oneida co.) resulting in tree damage. Heavy rainfall caused street flooding at several locations.
The radar
The Marquette radar (KMQT), 195 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:46 UTC.
Event by event
20 thunderstorm wind, 5 flood, 2 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Vilas
- When
- August 14, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Vilas County, Lac du Flambeau
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.967, -89.883
Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida
- When
- August 14, 7:05 PM CST
- Where
- Oneida County, Minocqua
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.867, -89.700
Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln
- When
- August 14, 7:05 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County, 5 mi N of Tomahawk
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.533, -89.733
Tornado, Oneida
- When
- August 14, 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Oneida County, Lake Tomahawk
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.817, -89.600
Brief touchdown
Thunderstorm Wind, Vilas
- When
- August 14, 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Vilas County, Arbor Vitae
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.917, -89.650
Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida
- When
- August 14, 7:13 PM CST
- Where
- Oneida County, Lake Tomahawk
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.817, -89.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida
- When
- August 14, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Oneida County, Rhinelander
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.633, -89.417
Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida
- When
- August 14, 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Oneida County, 7 mi W of Three Lakes
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.800, -89.317
Flood, Vilas
- When
- August 14, 7:30 PM CST to 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Vilas County, Lac du Flambeau
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 46.053, -89.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Langlade
- When
- August 14, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Langlade County, Elcho
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.433, -89.183
Thunderstorm Wind, Forest
- When
- August 14, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Forest County, Argonne
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.667, -88.883
Hail, Marathon
- When
- August 14, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Marathon County, 10 mi N of Wausau
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.117, -89.633
Thunderstorm Wind, Forest
- When
- August 14, 8:05 PM CST
- Where
- Forest County, Newald
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.733, -88.700
Thunderstorm Wind, Marathon
- When
- August 14, 9:17 PM CST
- Where
- Marathon County, 4 mi N of Marshfield
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.717, -90.167
Flood, Marathon
- When
- August 14, 9:20 PM CST to August 15, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Marathon County, Abbotsford
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 44.898, -89.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Portage
- When
- August 14, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Portage County, Stevens Pt
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.517, -89.567
Hail, Portage
- When
- August 14, 10:05 PM CST
- Where
- Portage County, 5 mi E of Stevens Pt
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.517, -89.467
Thunderstorm Wind, Waupaca
- When
- August 14, 10:28 PM CST
- Where
- Waupaca County, Waupaca
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.350, -89.067
Thunderstorm Wind, Waupaca
- When
- August 14, 10:35 PM CST
- Where
- Waupaca County, 1 mi S of Royalton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.400, -88.867
Thunderstorm Wind, Waupaca
- When
- August 14, 10:36 PM CST
- Where
- Waupaca County, Fremont
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 44.267, -88.867
Thunderstorm Wind, Outagamie
- When
- August 14, 10:55 PM CST
- Where
- Outagamie County, Hortonville
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.333, -88.633
Thunderstorm Wind, Winnebago
- When
- August 14, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Winnebago County, Larsen
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 44.183, -88.617
Thunderstorm Wind, Winnebago
- When
- August 14, 11:13 PM CST
- Where
- Winnebago County, Oshkosh
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.017, -88.550
Flood, Winnebago
- When
- August 14, 11:15 PM CST to 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Winnebago County, Menasha
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 44.069, -88.645 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Outagamie
- When
- August 14, 11:15 PM CST to 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Outagamie County, Appleton
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 44.416, -88.465 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Manitowoc
- When
- August 14, 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Manitowoc County, Manitowoc
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.083, -87.667
Flood, Portage
- When
- August 14, 11:45 PM CST to August 15, 12:30 AM CST
- Where
- Portage County, Stevens Pt
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.476, -89.501 (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.
- 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.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Flash Flood in Virginia, August 14, 2000
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: 5169760, 5169838, 5169839, 5169840, 5169586, 5169841, 5169842, 5169843, 5169587, 5169588, 5169844, 5169845, 5169846, 5169847, 5170733, 5169592, 5170734, 5170735, 5170736, 5169580, 5169581, 5169582, 5169583, 5169584, 5169589, 5169590, 5169585, 5169591.