Wisconsin, 2000

Tornadoes in Wisconsin, July 27, 2000

July 27, 2000 · NWS GRB · 2 events in 1 county or zone

Isolated tornadoes touched down briefly in Marinette county and downed several trees. The tornadoes formed under a closed upper low.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 tornadoes touched down briefly in Marinette county and downed several trees. The tornadoes formed under a closed upper low. The first tornado report was received even before the storm became visible on radar.

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Event by event

2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Marinette

When
July 27, 7:07 PM CST to 7:10 PM CST
Where
Marinette County, 2 mi W of Harmony
Rating
F0
Path length
0.4 mi
Path width
50 yd
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
45.100, -87.850

Tornado, Marinette

When
July 27, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Marinette County, 2 mi W of Peshtigo
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
25 yd
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
45.050, -87.783

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.

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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: 5162575, 5162576.