Strong Wind, Outagamie
- When
- October 4, 4:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Outagamie forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.416, -88.465 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind in Wisconsin, October 4, 2002
Strong winds developed in the Appleton area behind a cold front, as an intense low pressure system moved away from Wisconsin. Estimated wind gusts over 50 mph downed some tree limbs that landed on power lines, knocking out power to a substantial number of customers.
Where it happened
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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 GRB wrote it up.
Strong winds developed in the Appleton area behind a cold front, as an intense low pressure system moved away from Wisconsin. Estimated wind gusts over 50 mph downed some tree limbs that landed on power lines, knocking out power to a substantial number of customers.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, October 4, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, October 4, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, October 4, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, October 4, 2002
- High Wind in Ohio, October 4, 2002
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, October 4, 2002
- High Wind in New York, October 4 to 5, 2002
- High Wind in Mississippi, October 4, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, October 4, 2002
- Tornado in Alabama, October 4, 2002
- High Wind in Tennessee, October 4, 2002
- High Wind in New York, October 4 to 5, 2002
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, October 2002
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5319211.