Power Outage in Appleton, WI

Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines, which blocked highways and roads between Black Creek and Freedom. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data.

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and powerlines in Appleton. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data.

Thunderstorm winds snapped trees and power lines in Appleton. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data.

Thunderstorm winds downed multiple trees and powerlines in Appleton. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data.

Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and powerlines north of Seymour. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data.

High winds downed trees and power lines in Outagamie County. Several power poles were downed by high winds near Mackville.

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in Appleton. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data.

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in Appleton. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data.

A lightning strike caused a power pole to become engulfed in flames on Appleview and Fuji Drive in Appleton. The power pole and attached light were damaged due to the fire and had to be replaced.

Thunderstorm winds snapped six power poles and downed wires in the town of Cicero. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data.

A tornado damaged three power poles (DI 24, DOD 3,4), destroyed a car port of an outbuilding (DI 1, DOD 5), partially damaged two outbuildings (DI 1, DOD 3), removed siding off a couple houses (DI 2, DOD 2), and damaged trees along its path. Estimated peak winds around 90 mph.

Thunderstorm winds downed some road signs along Highway 441 and a couple of other locations, bent a power pole near I-41 and Ballard Road, and caused tree damage in the northeast part of Appleton.

North of Seymour, at the intersection of Highway 55 and County Road VV, thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines. One of the trees fell on a car and another landed on a house.

Thunderstorm winds downed trees north of Shiocton, knocking out power.

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in Appleton.

Another fast-moving tornado developed within a line of severe thunderstorms and moved east-southeast across the Fox Valley. The tornado caused significant damage to several outbuildings and barns (DI 1, DOD 6 and 7) and flattened sections of mature corn fields. The roof of a power substation was damaged (similar to DI 9, DOD 5) southwest of Freedom. The average path width of the tornado in Outagamie County was 150 yards. The tornado moved into Brown County near Highway 41, 1.8 miles northwest of Wrightstown, at 12:48 am CDT.

Up to one-half inch of ice fell in the city of Appleton. Numerous large branches and limbs were knocked down on the northeast side of Appleton near County OO and County E. Power was also knocked out in this area.

Thunderstorms winds downed trees and power lines across Appleton east to Kaukauna. The time of this event was estimated based on radar data.

Thunderstorm winds pushed two large power poles over and downed tree limbs and power lines on State Highway 47 between Wege Road and Mackville Road.

Power lines and a couple trees were blown down near Ballard Road and County Road JJ in Appleton.

A number of trees were knocked down throughout the county, creating scattered power outages. A wooden fence was flattened by the strong winds.

Strong winds knocked down at least a half dozen trees which blocked traffic on area roads in Appleton. Twelve power lines were also downed by the wind.

A strong storm system tracked across the central Plains and through the Upper Mississippi Valley, sweeping a cold front through the region during the late evening hours of Friday (12/15) and early morning hours of Saturday (12/16). Strong wind gusts of 55 to 76 mph were observed behind this cold front for several hours across northeast Wisconsin. The winds led to pockets of tree damage and numerous power outages, leaving over 50,000 people without power in northeast Wisconsin.

A surface low tracked northeast from the central Plains through the western Great Lakes region late Friday night (12/10) into Saturday morning (12/11), bringing 8 to 14 inches of snow to northern Wisconsin and portions of central and northeast Wisconsin. Gusty winds of 30 to 40 mph led to blowing and drifting of snow and power outages across portions of northern Wisconsin with over 14,000 customers reported without power.||Some of the highest snowfall totals included 14.0 inches in Monico (Oneida Co.), 13.5 inches in Irma (Lincoln Co.), 13.0 inches near Spread Eagle (Florence Co.), 12.7 inches near Merrill (Lincoln Co.), 12.5 inches in Crivitz (southern Marinette Co.) as well as near Amberg (northern Marinette Co.), 12.0 inches in Colby (Marathon Co.) and 11.0 inches in Arbor Vitae (Vilas Co.).

Thunderstorms developed north of a warm front draped across northern Illinois during the afternoon hours across central and east-central Wisconsin. The strongest storms produced marginally severe hail and a lighting strike caused a power pole to become engulfed in flames in Appleton.

A line of weakening showers and thunderstorms tracked through east-central Wisconsin during the late morning hours. There was a microburst with one of the storms in Outagamie County, which downed some trees, power lines, and large branches.

A warm, humid and unstable air mass combined with a weak cold front to trigger scattered thunderstorms during the evening hours of July 6th. A few of the storms became severe with large hail and damaging winds. Hail up to walnut size fell at Waupaca (Waupaca Co.) and near Hancock (Waushara Co.). Wind gusts, estimated as high as 65 mph, downed numerous trees and power lines. Power was knocked out to approximately 3,400 customers in the Seymour are (Outagamie Co.).

A strong low pressure system moved from Ontario to Hudson Bay as high pressure drifted across the southern Mississippi Valley. The pressure difference created high winds across the western Great Lakes for two days. Winds gusted over 45 mph across much of central and northeast Wisconsin for much of the event and gusts near 60 mph were measured at several locations. In some locations the high winds knocked out power; downed, snapped and uprooted trees; and caused roof damage. A couple of semitrailers on I-39 were toppled by the high winds.

Thunderstorms brought damaging winds, hail, very heavy rain, and a brief tornado, as they moved across central and east central Wisconsin starting in the late afternoon of June 25th, and continuing into the early morning hours of June 26th. The storms downed numerous trees and power lines at many locations as they passed. Thunderstorm winds also tore the roof from a silo and caused shingle and siding damage to a house and garage north of Black Creek (Outagamie Co.), knocked trees onto a house and a car near Seymour (Outagamie Co.), and produced a downburst wind of at least 75 mph that snapped and uprooted trees south of Nichols (Outagamie Co.).||A weak tornado that touched down east-southeast of Symco (Waupaca Co.) snapped and uprooted trees, and damaged several buildings at a farm.

An area of low pressure over the Central Plains moved east along a stationary front and generated a large area of mixed freezing rain, sleet and snow to parts of northeast Wisconsin. There was enough instability present to allow thunder to occur which helped to enhance the ice and snow, mainly over central and east-central Wisconsin. In Appleton, ice accumulations reached at least one-half inch. Numerous trees, branches and power lines were toppled by the weight of the ice. Power outages affected nearly 30,000 customers.

Thunderstorms developed in unstable air ahead of an approaching surface front. Some of the storms downed trees and power lines and produced hail to half dollar size.

The first winter storm of the season dumped heavy, wet snow across central and northeast Wisconsin as a low pressure system moved from Oklahoma to central Lake Michigan. A band of 6 to 9 inches of snow fell from the Waupaca area (Waupaca Co.) to the city of Florence (Florence Co.). There were brief bursts of heavy snow at Green Bay (Brown Co.), where thunder accompanied the snow around 2 pm CST.||Power outages occurred in Oneida, Marathon, Langlade, Waupaca and Shawano counties as the wet snow caused tree limbs to break. At the height of the storm, more than 15,000 customers were without power. Hundreds of vehicle accidents occurred on the slippery roads across the area.||Some of the highest snowfall totals included 9.2 inches at Long Lake (Forest Co.), 9.0 inches at Rhinelander (Oneida Co.), 8.3 inches at Laona (Forest Co.), 7.0 inches at Iola (Waupaca Co.) and 6.2 inches at Wild Rose (Waushara Co.).||Heavy rain preceded the snow in east central Wisconsin. In Green Bay, 2.20 inches of precipitation fell on the 8th and 9th, making it the third wettest November storm in over 100 years of record-keeping.

Severe thunderstorms developed across northeast Wisconsin as a weak surface boundary encountered an unstable air mass. The storms produced winds estimated as high as 100 mph and hail to golf ball size, causing millions of dollars in damage, power outages to thousands and injuring one person.

Strong winds developed behind an area of low pressure. Gusts of 45 to at least 50 mph were reported over much of central and east-central Wisconsin. At least two dozen trees were knocked down, as were numerous power lines. A semitrailer in Winnebago County was blown over by the strong winds.

A strong cold front slowly moved across Wisconsin from northwest to southeast. Thunderstorms developed during the afternoon as the front encountered a warm and humid airmass. Some storms produced heavy rain, large hail and damaging winds. The winds downed trees and power lines across northern Wisconsin, causing more than 11,000 customers to lose electricity.

An unseasonably strong upper level storm system and deep surface low pressure (with central pressure as low as 979 mb) interacted with a cold front that moved from west to east across the area during the late afternoon and evening. A moist and unstable airmass ahead of the cold front provided the fuel to generate severe thunderstorms that included five tornadoes, near record-size hail and damaging winds. Thousands of homes sustained damage and about 15,000 customers lost power during the storms, some for almost 3 days as trees blocked roads and slowed repair work to power lines. Four people sustained minor injuries, and total damage from the storms exceeded $60 million.||The first tornado of the outbreak moved across eastern Marathon County shortly after 4:00 PM CDT, producing damage to several homes. The tornado was rated EF2.||A second thunderstorm produced a weak tornado in Wood County, which was rated EF0. The same storm responsible for this tornado produced softball size hail that damaged thousands of homes, several businesses and hundreds of vehicles. One hailstone that fell in Port Edwards measured 5.50 inches in diameter, making it the second largest hailstone on record in Wisconsin.||The same supercell thunderstorm that produced the Marathon County tornado also produced a long-track tornado across northeast Shawano, northwest Menominee, southeast Langlade and northern Oconto counties. This tornado was on the ground for 47 minutes, covering 40.1 miles, and destroyed 14,400 acres of woodlands (timber loss was estimated at $12.5 million) and dozens of buildings along its path. The twister, which was over one-half mile at times, was rated EF3, with peak winds estimated of 150 to 160 mph. The storm responsible for the tornado also produced significant straight-line wind damage as it moved into western Marinette County. ||The fourth tornado of the outbreak, rated EF1, developed near Cedarville in Marinette Co., which was from the same thunderstorm that produced the long-track tornado. ||The final tornado of the afternoon and evening touched down near Harmony in Marinette Co. This tornado was rated EF1.||Details of the tornadoes, hail, and wind damage can be found in the event narratives of the affected counties.

Severe thunderstorms formed over west central Wisconsin and moved east across central and east central Wisconsin during the late evening and overnight hours. As the storms moved east they dropped quite a bit of penny to quarter size hail, before producing three microbursts in Calumet county that caused significant damage.The most severe of three microbursts created a damage path from 4.5 miles southwest of Hilbert to 3.5 miles south of Hilbert. The straight-line winds associated with this microburst reached an estimated 95 to 100 mph, damaging or destroying three barns and numerous agricultural buildings. One of the destroyed barns was made of 12 inch by 12 inch timbers. This storm also damaged roofs and downed trees and power lines. Two large oak trees with no leaves were uprooted in the microburst area. Hail the size of half dollars was reported shortly after the strong winds moved through.The second microburst resulted in a damage path from 3.5 miles south of Chilton to New Holstein. The winds associated with this microburst were estimated at nearly 70 mph. This storm damaged at least three barns, blowing the west end out of one of them and blowing a portion of a barn through a house. It also knocked a tree onto a house and downed other trees that caused damage to power lines. A park in New Holstein had several trees snapped off 6 feet or more above the ground.The third microburst moved out of Fond du Lac county and into far southern Calumet county, about 4.3 miles south of New Holstein, with winds estimated at approximately 80 mph. This storm downed or damaged multiple barns, toppled trees, tore the roofs from garages, upended boats and campers and damaged a shed and a silo.

Thunderstorms moved from southwest to northeast across Wisconsin during the early morning hours. High winds from the storms tore the roof off a barn near Iola (Waupaca co.) and carried a large section of it about 60 feet away. The storms also downed numerous trees and power lines and knocked out electrical service to about 2,000 customers in the Fox Valley. One of the downed trees landed on a house in Redgranite (Waushara co.) and others landed on cars in Iola, and near Gilbert Lake (Waushara co.), and blocked highways near Legend Lake (Menominee co.).

Strong winds, associated with an intense low pressure system, downed trees and power lines across parts of north-central and east-central Wisconsin. One of the downed trees landed on a vehicle in Appleton (Outagamie co.).

A thunderstorm complex moved across east-central Wisconsin on the morning of the 4th. The storms produced high winds that downed trees and power lines, leaving about 30,000 customers without electricity on the south side of Appleton (Outagamie co.). A wind gust to 64 mph was measured at Darboy (Outagamie co.) and a gust to 67 mph was measured at Sherwood (Calumet co.).

Strong winds developed in the Appleton area behind a cold front, as an intense low pressure system moved away from Wisconsin. Estimated wind gusts over 50 mph downed some tree limbs that landed on power lines, knocking out power to a substantial number of customers.

Severe thunderstorms developed across northern Wisconsin as a warm front moved northward into central Wisconsin. The storms produced hail up to an inch in diameter and high winds that downed numerous trees and power lines.Lightning struck a house in Outagamie county causing damage to the roof, attic and living areas.

Low pressure moved from northern Iowa into southern Wisconsin. The strong winds and heavy, wet snow associated with this weather system downed numerous trees and power lines, especially across northern Wisconsin. The storm interrupted electrical service to 10,000 to 15,000 customers, mainly around Rhinelander (Oneida co.), Minocqua (Oneida co.) and Eagle River (Vilas co.). The greatest snowfall totals were 14.7 inches at Presque Isle (Vilas co.), 11.0 inches at Eagle River (Vilas co.) and 10.5 inches at Lake Tomahawk (Oneida co.).

Scattered thunderstorms developed along a cold front that moved through north-central Wisconsin and continued across northeast and east-central Wisconsin. High winds from the storms downed numerous trees and power lines and also dropped some dime size hail. Electrical power was lost to around 5,000 customers in the Arbor Vitae, Lac du Flambeau (Vilas co.), Minocqua and Woodruff (Oneida co.).

During the late evening of June 11th a large thunderstorm complex, including a bow echo, moved across central and east central Wisconsin. Winds exceeded 70 mph across the area, resulting in thousands of downed trees and damage to homes and businesses. What made the storm particularly significant was the sustained strong winds causing more damage than typically experienced with a single severe wind gust. In Oshkosh, winds of 45 to 70+ mph were recorded for 45 minutes, veering from west to north during that span. The high winds and rough water knocked over dozens of sailboats on Lake Winnebago, sinking at least one. The storms knocked out power to at least 100,000 customers. The hardest hit counties included Wood, Portage, Waupaca, Waushara, southern Outagamie and Winnebago.Two youths at a coffee house in Neenah (Winnebago co.) were injured by flying glass when high winds caused a window to break.Very heavy rain in a short period of time resulted in urban flooding in Appleton.

Thunderstorms developed across east central Wisconsin in the warm sector of a surface weather system that was moving through the region. These storms caused strong winds aloft to reach the surface, knocking down trees and power lines.

Severe thunderstorms developed in the vicinity of a front that was stalled across northeast Wisconsin. Bowing lines of thunderstorms and supercell thunderstorms produced considerable wind damage, some hail, street flooding and a brief tornado touchdown. Strong winds downed numerous trees and power lines. Some homes were damaged when trees fell on them. About 25,000 customers lost electrical power due to the storms. A tornado touched down briefly at Lake Tomahawk (Oneida co.) resulting in tree damage. Heavy rainfall caused street flooding at several locations.