Thunderstorm Wind — Portage, Wisconsin

2025-06-23 · near Amherst, Portage, Wisconsin

Event narrative

Thunderstorm winds downed multiple trees, power poles, and power lines in Amherst. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data.

Wider weather episode

An approaching cold front caused two rounds of thunderstorms to track through central and east-central Wisconsin during the early afternoon and again late in the afternoon into the early evening on Monday (6/23). The storms produced damaging winds and a death in Green Bay when a tree fell on a 9-year-old child.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1257104. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.