Thunderstorm Wind — Barron, Wisconsin

2010-08-07 · near Cumberland, Barron, Wisconsin

Injuries

$100K

Property damage

70 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

A National Weather Service Storm Damage Survey determined that downburst winds caused substantial tree damage north of Cumberland, Wisconsin. In addition, a local business roof was blown off just north of Cumberland, and several trailers in Eagle Point Campground were damaged.

Wider weather episode

Several short-lived supercell thunderstorms that moved across central Minnesota during the late evening of Saturday August 7th, moved into Polk and Barron County, Wisconsin prior to midnight and produced several rounds of severe down burst winds, and two tornadoes near Luck, and Cumberland, Wisconsin.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 243451. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.