Strong Wind in Wisconsin, November 27, 2019

Name: Strong Wind in Wisconsin, November 27, 2019
Start: 2019-11-27T08:00
End: 2019-11-27T18:00
Location: Wisconsin

November 27, 2019 · NWS MKX · 20 events in 20 counties and zones

Strong low pressure over southern WI moved to Lake Huron by the end of the day. As the low moved away, strong westerly winds developed and brought down tree limbs.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $124,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 20

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 low pressure over southern WI moved to Lake Huron by the end of the day. As the low moved away, strong westerly winds developed and brought down tree limbs. Some power outages occurred as tree limbs fell on electrical wires.

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 Nov 26, 5:30 PM CST, 14 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 26, 5:30 PM CST, 14 hours 30 minutes before

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Event by event

20 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Strong Wind, Columbia

When: November 27, 8:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Columbia forecast zone
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 43.467, -89.334 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Westerly wind gusts up to 45 mph. Scattered tree limbs down and some power outages.

Strong Wind, Dane

When: November 27, 8:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Dane forecast zone
Measured: 41 kt (47 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 43.067, -89.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Westerly wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph. Scattered tree limbs down and some power outages.

Strong Wind, Dodge

When: November 27, 8:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Dodge forecast zone
Measured: 41 kt (47 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 43.416, -88.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Westerly wind gusts of 40 to 45 mph. Scattered tree limbs down and some power outages.

Strong Wind, Fond du Lac

When: November 27, 8:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Fond du Lac forecast zone
Measured: 42 kt (48 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $7,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 43.754, -88.488 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Westerly wind gusts of 45 to 50 mph. Scattered tree limbs down and some power outages.

Strong Wind, Green

When: November 27, 8:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Green forecast zone
Measured: 42 kt (48 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 42.680, -89.602 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Westerly wind gusts of 45 to 50 mph. Scattered tree limbs down and some power outages.

Strong Wind, Green Lake

When: November 27, 8:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Green Lake forecast zone
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 43.800, -89.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Westerly wind gusts up to 45 mph. Scattered tree limbs down and some power outages.

Strong Wind, Marquette

When: November 27, 8:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Marquette forecast zone
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 43.820, -89.399 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Westerly wind gusts up to 45 mph. Scattered tree limbs down and some power outages.

Strong Wind, Iowa

When: November 27, 8:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Iowa forecast zone
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 43.001, -90.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Westerly wind gusts up to 45 mph. Scattered tree limbs down and some power outages.

Strong Wind, Jefferson

When: November 27, 8:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Jefferson forecast zone
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 43.021, -88.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Westerly wind gusts up to 45 mph. Scattered tree limbs down and some power outages.

Strong Wind, Lafayette

When: November 27, 8:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Lafayette forecast zone
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 42.661, -90.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Westerly wind gusts up to 45 mph. Scattered tree limbs down and some power outages.

Strong Wind, Walworth

When: November 27, 8:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Walworth forecast zone
Measured: 42 kt (48 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 42.669, -88.542 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Westerly wind gusts of 45 to 50 mph. Scattered tree limbs down and some power outages.

Strong Wind, Rock

When: November 27, 8:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Rock forecast zone
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 42.671, -89.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Westerly wind gusts up to 45 mph. Scattered tree limbs down and some power outages.

Strong Wind, Kenosha

When: November 27, 8:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Kenosha forecast zone
Measured: 49 kt (56 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 42.573, -87.840 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Westerly wind gusts of 50 to 56 mph. Scattered tree limbs down and some power outages.

Strong Wind, Milwaukee

When: November 27, 8:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Milwaukee forecast zone
Measured: 46 kt (53 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 43.022, -87.929 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Westerly wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Scattered tree limbs down and some power outages.

Strong Wind, Racine

When: November 27, 8:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Racine forecast zone
Measured: 45 kt (52 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 42.730, -87.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Westerly wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Scattered tree limbs down and some power outages.

Strong Wind, Ozaukee

When: November 27, 8:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Ozaukee forecast zone
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 43.403, -87.891 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Westerly wind gusts up to 45 mph. Scattered tree limbs down and some power outages.

Strong Wind, Sauk

When: November 27, 8:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Sauk forecast zone
Measured: 41 kt (47 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 43.427, -89.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Westerly wind gusts 45 to 50 mph. Scattered tree limbs down and some power outages.

Strong Wind, Sheboygan

When: November 27, 8:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Sheboygan forecast zone
Measured: 44 kt (51 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 43.756, -87.800 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Westerly wind gusts 45 to 51 mph. Scattered tree limbs down and some power outages.

Strong Wind, Washington

When: November 27, 8:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Washington forecast zone
Measured: 39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 43.369, -88.231 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Westerly wind gusts up to 45 mph. Scattered tree limbs down and some power outages.

Strong Wind, Waukesha

When: November 27, 8:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Waukesha forecast zone
Measured: 43 kt (49 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $7,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 43.018, -88.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Westerly wind gusts 45 to 50 mph. Scattered tree limbs down and some power outages.

What these are

Strong Wind: Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Wisconsin in 2019 Every state in 2019 This day in weather history Warnings in Wisconsin, November 2019

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 862239, 862240, 862241, 862242, 862243, 862244, 862245, 862246, 862247, 862248, 862249, 862250, 862251, 862252, 862253, 862254, 862255, 862256, 862257, 862258.