Thunderstorm Wind — Menominee (c), Wisconsin

2002-07-21 · near Countywide, Menominee (c), Wisconsin

Wider weather episode

A cold front moved into a hot, humid and unstable airmass across Wisconsin leading to the development of severe thunderstorms in the central and north central parts of the state. High winds tore the roof off a warehouse in Wausau, otherwise damage from the storms consisted mainly of downed trees and powers lines. As of noon the next day there were still 2,200 customers without power in north central Wisconsin according to a press release from a utility company. As many as 7,500 customers lost power at some time during the storms.New record high temperatures were set at Appleton (Outagamie co.) 99 degrees; Antigo (Langlade co.), Sturgeon Bay (Door co.) and Manitowoc (Manitowoc co.) 97 degrees and at Green Bay (Brown co.) 96 degrees. Wausau tied its record high of 95 degrees.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5310417. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.