Flood in Menominee (c) County, Wisconsin

Flood July 20, 2019 · Menominee (c) County, Wisconsin

Death

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Fast flows and flooding on the Wolf River caused a fatality as someone drowned from the abnormally fast current. The victim went into the river in Keshena that is frequently used for swimming.

The wider storm

For the second consecutive day, a line of powerful thunderstorms moved across portions of central and east-central Wisconsin. The worst damage occurred from Wood/Portage counties eastward into the Fox Valley and lakeshore. Trees were uprooted or snapped and several structures were damaged as a result of straight-line winds and six weak, fast-moving tornadoes.

There was also a fatality due to drowning in Keshena (Menominee Co.) from abnormally fast flows on the Wolf River.

Began near Keshena (44.8846, -88.6393).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

5 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Waupaca County EF1 Waupaca County EF1 Outagamie County EF0 Waupaca County EF0 Outagamie County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 869769. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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