Thunderstorm Wind — Sawyer, Wisconsin
June 29, 2005 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Magnitude
60 EG
Area
Sawyer
Event narrative (NOAA)
A 55 year-old man was killed after a thunderstorm toppled a tree onto the tent where he and his 7 year-old grandson were sleeping on Loon Point Island in the Chippewa Flowage. Rescuers found the man alive the following morning, but he died before he reached the hospital.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.