Thunderstorm Wind, Racine
- When
- July 26, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Racine County, Raymond
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Crop damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.800, -88.017
Heat and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, July 26, 2002
An isolated severe thunderstorm pulsed up over Racine County, resulting in wind damage to some corn crop near Raymond, as well as some roof shingle damage to a few homes. In Milwaukee County, a 45-year-old male died from heat-related, secondary causes (indirectly-related).
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Crop damage
- $2,000
- 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 MKX wrote it up.
An isolated severe thunderstorm pulsed up over Racine County, resulting in wind damage to some corn crop near Raymond, as well as some roof shingle damage to a few homes. In Milwaukee County, a 45-year-old male died from heat-related, secondary causes (indirectly-related). Maximum temperatures in Milwaukee County were only in the upper 80s to lower 90s, and heat indices were 98 to 103.
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 47 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:59 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat, Milwaukee
- When
- July 26, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Milwaukee forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 43.022, -87.929 (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.
- Heat
- Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Missouri, July 26 to 31, 2002
- Heat in Illinois, July 26 to 28, 2002
- Tornado and Hail in Pennsylvania, July 26, 2002
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, July 26, 2002
- Lightning Strike in Nebraska, July 26, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Utah, July 26, 2002
- Tornado in Iowa, July 26, 2002
- Flash Flood in Arizona, July 26, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, July 26, 2002
- Heat in Illinois, July 26 to 31, 2002
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, July 26, 2002
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 26, 2002
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: 5308033, 5308034.