Strong Wind, Sheboygan
- When
- June 16, 12:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Sheboygan forecast zone
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.756, -87.800 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind in Wisconsin, June 16, 2000
Low pressure passing northwest to north of the southern part of Wisconsin set up a strong gradient wind situation across southern Wisconsin. South to southwest surface winds frequently gusted to 30 to 39 knots (35 to 45 mph) for many hours, resulting in numerous reports of downed tree limbs and in some cases, small trees.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
- $29,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
Low pressure passing northwest to north of the southern part of Wisconsin set up a strong gradient wind situation across southern Wisconsin. South to southwest surface winds frequently gusted to 30 to 39 knots (35 to 45 mph) for many hours, resulting in numerous reports of downed tree limbs and in some cases, small trees. Several road barricade were knocked over. The Milwaukee/Sullivan (east-central Jefferson Co.) WSR-88D Doppler radar VAD wind profile indicated 60 knot (69 mph) winds 2 thousand feet above the ground during this strong wind episode.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Columbia
- When
- June 16, 12:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Columbia forecast zone
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.467, -89.334 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Dodge
- When
- June 16, 12:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dodge forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.416, -88.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Lafayette
- When
- June 16, 12:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lafayette forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.661, -90.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Green
- When
- June 16, 12:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Green forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.680, -89.602 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Dane
- When
- June 16, 12:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dane forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.067, -89.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Iowa
- When
- June 16, 12:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Iowa forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.001, -90.135 (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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 16, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, June 16 to 17, 2000
- Flash Flood and Lightning Strike in West Virginia, June 16, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 16, 2000
- Flash Flood in Ohio, June 16 to 17, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 16, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Illinois, June 16 to 17, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 16, 2000
- Tornado in Louisiana, June 16, 2000
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, June 16, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 16, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, June 16, 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: 5153183, 5153184, 5153185, 5153186, 5153187, 5153188, 5153189.