Thunderstorm Wind in Pierce County, Wisconsin

Thunderstorm Wind August 15, 2025 · Pierce County, Wisconsin

68 mph

Estimated gust (59 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Trees and power lines downed just east of Prescott.

The wider storm

An area of scattered storms quickly developed during the afternoon of Friday, August 15th across parts of central Minnesota. The storms then weakened as they moved into western Wisconsin, but there were a couple reports of damaging wind as the core of the storms quickly dropped to the surface. The damage included multiple downed trees as well as some downed power lines.

Began near Prescott (44.7500, -92.7900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1290161. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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