Thunderstorm Wind in Burnett County, Wisconsin

Thunderstorm Wind August 16, 2023 · Burnett County, Wisconsin

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A tree was down onto County Road H north of Highway 70 near Hertel.

The wider storm

Thunderstorms developed during the afternoon and evening hours of the 16th across northwest Wisconsin ahead of a cold front. Daytime heating led to strong instability over the region and a strong low level jet provided ample wind shear for storms to work with. With the cold front, the storms were generally linear in mode resulting in damaging winds being the primary threat as they moved to the east. Numerous reports of tree damage were received from across northwest Wisconsin into the evening hours along with a few hail reports. The largest hail report was half dollar-sized.

Began near Gaslyn (45.8900, -92.1100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1131552. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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