Thunderstorm Wind in Washburn County, Wisconsin

Thunderstorm Wind July 15, 2025 · Washburn 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 on a power line and on fire.

The wider storm

A stationary boundary was draped across western Wisconsin during the day on the 15th. This led to multiple rounds of storms across northwestern Wisconsin during the morning and afternoon hours. Some of the storms contained damaging winds that led to tree damage across parts of Washburn, Sawyer, Ashland, and Bayfield counties.

Began near Twin Oaks (45.8000, -91.5400).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1280493. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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