Thunderstorm Wind — Washburn, Wisconsin

2025-07-15 · near Spooner, Washburn, Wisconsin

Event narrative

Multiple trees were down in Spooner. It is unknown if they were snapped or uprooted as most of the images show that fallen trees had already begun to be cut up. However, one image appears to show a tree that was snapped close to the base.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1280500. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.