Thunderstorm Wind — St. Croix, Wisconsin

2025-05-15 · near New Richmond Arpt, St. Croix, Wisconsin

56 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Part of a roof blown off shed. This was thunderstorm wind damage in the area of the rear flank downdraft as the tornado dissipated southeast of New Richmond around the same time.

Wider weather episode

A strong line of storms traveled northeast through western Wisconsin during the late afternoon of May 15th. There was one tornado in St Croix County and several locations of damaging wind including areas of significant wind damage in Dunn, Chippewa, Barron, and Rusk Counties. Very large hail up to 4 inches in diameter fell in Eau Claire County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1265545. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.