Strong Wind in Wisconsin, February 22, 2007

Name: Strong Wind in Wisconsin, February 22, 2007
Start: 2007-02-22T02:00
End: 2007-02-22T07:00
Location: Wisconsin

February 22, 2007 · NWS MKX · 17 events in 17 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 17 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $34,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 17

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.

Strong northwest winds gusting to 39 to 45 knots (45 to 52 mph) affected much of south-central and southeast Wisconsin during the pre-dawn hours of February 22nd. Many, small tree limbs were knocked down, with some of them hitting power lines. This resulted in scattered power outages. The highest two wind gusts were 45 knots (52 mph) at both Milwaukee Mitchell Field (Milwaukee Co.) and at a Milwaukee TV-6 school network site in Grafton (Ozaukee Co.). Otherwise all other maximum wind gusts were in the 39 to 42 knot range (45 to 48 mph).

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 Feb 21, 9:20 PM CST, 4 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 21, 9:20 PM CST, 4 hours 40 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
920 PM CST WED FEB 21 2007

.DISCUSSION...CONCERN OVER NEED FOR WIND ADVISORY.  SEVERAL UPSTREAM
SITES REACHING CRITERIA IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN /KLUM..KRPD/ INTO
EASTERN MINNESOTA /KANE/.  FORECAST RUC SOUNDINGS VALID 09Z SHOWS
STEEP LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES BELOW INVERSION AT 900HPA WITH 40KTS OF
WIND AT BASE OF INVERSION.  STRONGEST ISOLLABARIC GRADIENT REMAINS
WELL NORTH OF AREA TONIGHT.  HOWEVER FEW SITES COULD REACH WIND ADVY
LEVELS BUT AT THIS POINT...NOT THINKING WIDESPREAD ENOUGH COVERAGE
TO WARRANT HEADLINE /ATTM/.  MONITORING UPSTREAM METARS.

BEEFED UP CLOUD COVER FOR LATE TNGT INTO THURSDAY MORNING AS CORE OF
COLD AIR ADVECTION SAGS ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN.  WL NEED TO WATCH
POTENTIAL MIXING OF STRONG WINDS TO SURFACE THU MORNING AS CLOUDS
ERODE.

&&

.MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

&&

MBK

Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 22, 12:10 AM CST, 1 hour 50 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1210 AM CST THU FEB 22 2007

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-221045-
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-
LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
1210 AM CST THU FEB 22 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...LATE TONIGHT

STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP TONIGHT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THE TRACK OF A LARGE STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES
REGION LATE THIS WEEK AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND WILL HAVE TO BE
MONITORED CLOSELY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE HOVERING NEAR LEVELS THAT
WILL LIKELY RESULT IN A MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION TYPES FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

RAIN...SNOW...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ARE ALL POSSIBLE FRIDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THE BEST CHANCE FOR
ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE ON SUNDAY.

IN ADDITION...A PERIOD OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST...AND THIS COULD COMBINE WITH RECENT SNOW MELT AND FROZEN
SOIL CONDITIONS TO PRODUCE FLOODING IN AREAS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TO REPORT PRECIPITATION TYPES
AND AMOUNTS DURING THIS LONG DURATION EVENT.

LMZ643>646-665-221045-
SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON-
PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHTHOUSE-
NORTH POINT LIGHTHOUSE TO WIND POINT-
WIND POINT TO WINTHROP HARBOR ILLINOIS-
WISCONSIN ADJACENT OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN TO MID LAKE-
1210 AM CST THU FEB 22 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...LATE TONIGHT

A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT.  WIND GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE REACHED THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...AND AGAIN SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

MBK
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

17 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Strong Wind, Marquette

When: February 22, 2:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where: Marquette forecast zone
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 43.820, -89.399 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Green Lake

When: February 22, 2:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where: Green Lake forecast zone
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 43.800, -89.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Fond du Lac

When: February 22, 2:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where: Fond du Lac forecast zone
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 43.754, -88.488 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Sheboygan

When: February 22, 2:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where: Sheboygan forecast zone
Measured: 42 kt (48 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 43.756, -87.800 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Sauk

When: February 22, 2:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where: Sauk forecast zone
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 43.427, -89.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Columbia

When: February 22, 2:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where: Columbia forecast zone
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 43.467, -89.334 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Dodge

When: February 22, 2:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where: Dodge forecast zone
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 43.416, -88.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Washington

When: February 22, 2:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where: Washington forecast zone
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 43.369, -88.231 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Ozaukee

When: February 22, 2:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where: Ozaukee forecast zone
Measured: 45 kt (52 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 43.403, -87.891 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Dane

When: February 22, 2:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where: Dane forecast zone
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 43.067, -89.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Jefferson

When: February 22, 2:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where: Jefferson forecast zone
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 43.021, -88.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Waukesha

When: February 22, 2:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where: Waukesha forecast zone
Measured: 40 kt (46 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 43.018, -88.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Milwaukee

When: February 22, 2:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where: Milwaukee forecast zone
Measured: 45 kt (52 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 43.022, -87.929 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Rock

When: February 22, 2:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where: Rock forecast zone
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 42.671, -89.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Walworth

When: February 22, 2:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where: Walworth forecast zone
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 42.669, -88.542 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Racine

When: February 22, 2:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where: Racine forecast zone
Measured: 41 kt (47 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 42.730, -87.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Kenosha

When: February 22, 2:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where: Kenosha forecast zone
Measured: 40 kt (46 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 42.573, -87.840 (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

Every storm in Wisconsin in 2007 Every state in 2007 This day in weather history Warnings in Wisconsin, February 2007

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: 17698, 17699, 17701, 17702, 17703, 17704, 17705, 17706, 17707, 17708, 17709, 17710, 17711, 17712, 17713, 17714, 17715.