Wisconsin, 2002

Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, June 11, 2002

June 11, 2002 · NWS MKX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Numerous large trees were uprooted by a very localized, wet-microburst as a cluster of severe storms moved east-southeast across Dane County. The pulse-type storms quickly diminished in strength after moving out of the northwest part of Dane County.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

Numerous large trees were uprooted by a very localized, wet-microburst as a cluster of severe storms moved east-southeast across Dane County. The pulse-type storms quickly diminished in strength after moving out of the northwest part of Dane County.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Milwaukee, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 11, 2:37 AM CST, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 2:37 AM CST, 1 hour 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
337 AM CDT TUE JUN 11 2002

FCST FOCUS RMNS ON SCT TSTMS TDY AND TNGT.

HUGE MCC ACRS ERN MN...IA...AND WRN WI ATTM IN AREA OF MSTR CONV AND
LARGE CAPES. IT APRS TO BE TURNING EAST TO TRACK SLOWLY ALNG WK BNDRY
ACRS CNTRL WI. AMS ACRS SRN WI IS MOIST AND UNSTBL WITH BNDRYS LEFT
OVR FM PREV CONV THAT CAN BE USED TO FOCUS TSTM ACTIVITY. IN
ADDITION...V/MAX AND S/WV FCST BY MODELS TO ROTATE THRU CWA TDY.
AFTN HEATING WL ALSO BE A FACTOR. IS SHORT...WL MNTN HIGH POPS TDY
AND TNGT FOR PERIODS OF TSTMS WITH HEAVY RNS. WET BULB ZERO ARND
11K...SO LRG HAIL SHLD BE ISOLD.

FNT SAGS INTO NRN IL BY ARND SUNRISE WED MRNG...AND SHLD TAKE ANY
LINGERING PCPN WITH IT. ALTHO SFC DPTS SHLD BE SLOW TO FALL...AMS
DRIES OUT OVRNGT AT H8 AND H7 LVLS. WL CONT DRY FCST FOR WED AND
WED NGT. AMS ALOFT THUR BCMS UNSTBL WITH V/MAX MOVG THRU IN NW FLOW.
WL CONT CHCS FOR TSTMS THUR AFTN.

.MKX...NONE.

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The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 106 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:01 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dane

When
June 11, 4:00 AM CST
Where
Dane County, 3 mi WSW of Mazomanie
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
43.150, -89.833

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5302989.