Power Outage in Neillsville, WI

A path of wind damage occurred across southwest Clark County from east of Humbird to near Globe. Most of the damage was uprooted or snapped trees but the roof was ripped off a metal pole shed and a wooded power pole was broken.

A path of wind damage occurred across southwest Clark County from east of Humbird to near Globe. Most of the damage was uprooted or snapped trees but the roof was ripped off a metal pole shed and a wooded power pole was broken.

Power lines and trees were blown down across Neillsville. The winds also scattered debris from damaged roofs.

Power lines and poles were blown down around Neillsville with almost 400 customers reported to be without power.

Some trees and power lines were blown down in the Neillsville area.

Several trees and power lines were blown down across the northern portions of Clark County as a line of thunderstorms moved across the area.

A tree was blown down onto a power line west of Lake Arbutus.

Northeast of Neillsville, several trees were blown down with one landing on some power lines.

Power poles and trees were blown down in Neillsville.

Freezing rain coated elevated, exposed surfaces with up to a quarter inch of ice causing power outages in Thorp. COOP and volunteer snow observers reported 1 to 2 inches of snow across Clark County. The highest reported total was 1.7 inches near Owen.

Trees and power lines were blown down across Thorp Township, including the town of Thorp where the power was knocked out on the west side of town.

Power lines and trees were blown down in Neillsville.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down north of a line from Rock Dam Campground to Loyal. In Rock Dam Campground, a tree fell on a camper but no injuries occurred. Poppel River Road in the northwest part of the county was closed for a half mile stretch due to downed trees and scattered power outages were reported in the northern parts of the county.

Several trees across Clark County were blown down from strong gradient winds. A home sustained roof damage northwest of Spencer and at least one tree was blown down onto power lines in the Greenwood area.

Two people were directly injured and there was an indirect loss of life from an EF2 tornado that tracked across the east central sections of Clark County near Chili. The death occurred when an oxygen machine stopped working due to a power outage caused by the tornado. The tornado was on the ground for just over 7 miles and destroyed four homes, damaged at least 19 others, destroyed four barns and 15 outbuildings with numerous other farm buildings damaged. One farmer lost several specialty birds including 12 peacocks and 16 guinea hens. Around 1500 residents across Clark County were without power after the storms moved through. Damages from the tornado are estimated to be around $1.5 million.

Trees were uprooted falling on power lines along County Road I.

Widespread trees and power lines were knocked down across the county. Several customers lost power in Neillsville, Loyal and Abbotsford. One pole shed was destroyed in the town of Eaton. Two street lights were blown down in the city of Neillsville. The strongest winds started in the evening hours of October 26th and continued into the morning hours of October 27th. A peak wind gust of 60 mph was recorded 7 miles east of Loyal at 6:45 a.m. CST (7:45 a.m. CDT) on October 27th. The roof was blown off a forty by eighty foot shed along State Highway 73 and a tree was blown down near the city of Greenwood as well.

Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off an out building northeast of Neillsville. In Neillsville, a one foot diameter tree and a telephone pole were blown down along with tree branches in various parts of the city. Power outages lasted several hours.

Thunderstorms winds blew down trees and power lines along County Roads H and Y in the eastern parts of Clark County.

Law Enforcement reported trees and power lines down a half mile west of Longwood.

Amateur Radio reported trees and power lines down near Longwood.

Law enforcement officials reported a barn and power lines were blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts. Damage was reported at three residences just south of Cloverdale Road.

A line of thunderstorms moved across north-central Wisconsin during the late afternoon of April 20th. The strong winds from these storms blew down trees and power lines across the northern sections of Clark County and in the Neillsville area (Clark County).

A late season winter storm hit portions of north central Wisconsin with ice. The coating of ice, up to a quarter of an inch thick, mainly coated elevated exposed surfaces. The icing did create some power outages in Thorp (Clark County). After the freezing rain ended, a period of snow occurred with accumulations of 1 to 2 inches. The highest reported snow total was 1.7 inches near Owen (Clark County).

Outflow winds from dissipated thunderstorms caused damage across portions of northern Clark County in the late evening hours of June 14th. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down north of a line from Rock Dam Lake campground (Clark County) to Loyal (Clark County). Scattered power outages were reported over the northern parts of the county and one road was closed.

Two people were directly injured and an indirect death occurred from an EF2 tornado near Chili (Clark County) during the late afternoon of August 23rd. The death occurred when an oxygen machine stopped working due to a power outage caused by the tornado. The tornado destroyed four homes, damaged close to 20 others and destroyed numerous farm buildings. Damages from the tornado are estimated to be around $1.5 million.