High Wind in Vernon, Wisconsin

High Wind November 10, 1998 · Vernon, Wisconsin

Wind speed (unit not recorded)

Death

$150K

Damage as recorded

The wider storm

Damaging winds associated with an intense low pressure knocked down power lines, trees, buildings, signs and left many without power. A 75 foot flag pole on Grandad Bluff near La Crosse was sheared off, while winds gusted to 93 mph at the nearby National Weather Service. Numerous duck hunters were stranded and rescued along the Mississippi River due to high waves and toppled boats. One death was reported when a man was hit by a falling tree near Genoa.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5670786. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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