Wisconsin, 2000Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, July 8, 2000
July 8, 2000 · NWS MPX · 14 events in 4 counties and zones
7 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Hail
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- Heat and drought
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- Fire, smoke and dust
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
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.
Event by event
7 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Polk
- When
- July 8, 5:40 PM CST to 5:41 PM CST
- Where
- Polk County, 3 mi N of Clam Falls
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.733, -92.300
Touched down in open field, no damage incurred. Tornado originally touched down in Burnett county, from 1735-1740.
Hail, Rusk
- When
- July 8, 5:55 PM CST to 5:57 PM CST
- Where
- Rusk County, 9 mi N of Bruce
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.583, -91.267
Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk
- When
- July 8, 5:55 PM CST
- Where
- Rusk County, 9 mi N of Bruce
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.583, -91.267
Hail, Rusk
- When
- July 8, 6:20 PM CST to 6:23 PM CST
- Where
- Rusk County, 10 mi NE of Weyerhaeuser
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.533, -91.267
Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk
- When
- July 8, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Rusk County, Bruce
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.450, -91.267
Hail, Polk
- When
- July 8, 6:38 PM CST to 6:42 PM CST
- Where
- Polk County, Clam Falls
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.683, -92.300
Hail, Chippewa
- When
- July 8, 6:45 PM CST to 6:46 PM CST
- Where
- Chippewa County, 5 mi NE of New Auburn
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.250, -91.483
Thunderstorm Wind, Chippewa
- When
- July 8, 6:55 PM CST
- Where
- Chippewa County, 5 mi E of New Auburn
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.200, -91.450
Hail, Chippewa
- When
- July 8, 7:00 PM CST to 7:01 PM CST
- Where
- Chippewa County, Holcombe
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.233, -91.117
Thunderstorm Wind, Barron
- When
- July 8, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Barron County, 3 mi E of Rice Lake
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.500, -91.667
Thunderstorm Wind, Chippewa
- When
- July 8, 7:07 PM CST
- Where
- Chippewa County, 3 mi NE of New Auburn
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.233, -91.500
Large Trees down, roof partially blown off shed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Chippewa
- When
- July 8, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Chippewa County, Bloomer
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.100, -91.483
Trees up to 10 inches in diameter downed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Barron
- When
- July 8, 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Barron County, Chetek
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.300, -91.650
Hail, Chippewa
- When
- July 8, 7:50 PM CST
- Where
- Chippewa County, Stanley
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.967, -90.933
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Minnesota, July 8, 20003 injured · $500,000 · F2 · 12 events
- Heat in Mississippi, July 8, 20001 death · 1 event
- Heat in Arkansas, July 8, 20001 death · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 8, 2000$2.5 million · 1 event
- Tornado and Flooding in Minnesota, July 8 to 9, 20001 injured · F2 · 8 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, July 8 to 9, 2000$242,000 · 3 in hail · 17 events
- Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, July 8 to 9, 2000$78,000 · F1 · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 8, 2000$95,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 8, 20002 injured · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, July 8, 20002 injured · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 8, 2000$20,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, July 8, 2000$15,000 · 1 event
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: 5162781, 5162901, 5162902, 5162903, 5162904, 5162905, 5162906, 5162775, 5162776, 5162863, 5162777, 5162778, 5162779, 5162780.