March 8 2017 Gradient Winds

Very Windy Conditions Observed Wednesday

Strong west winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts of 55 to 60 mph were observed across southern Wisconsin during the daytime hours on Wednesday, March 8th. The gusty winds made driving difficult on north/south roads, especially for high profile vehicles. There were numerous reports of uprooted trees, semi trailers tipped on highways, power outages due to trees leaning on power lines, roof damage, etc. Highest wind gusts were in southeast Wisconsin.

Here are the peak wind gusts observed across southern WI Wednesday:

(storm reports are plotted with model output as a background)

LSR Graphic

Pictures of damage:


Ixonia	Beaver Dam	Racine

I-39 north of Beloit	Waunakee	Hartford

Check out the latest Local Storm reports and Public Information Statements regarding the high winds.

Submit your high wind or damage report through our Storm Report Page.

List of Wind Speeds and Damage Reports:

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
345 PM CST WED MAR 08 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1003 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST MILWAUKEE INTERNATIONAL 42.94N 87.90W
03/08/2017  M59.00 MPH       MILWAUKEE          WI   ASOS

1010 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 3 SE EAGLE              42.85N 88.43W
03/08/2017  E55.00 MPH       WAUKESHA           WI   PUBLIC

            LOCATION AT EAGLE SPRING LAKE.

1030 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG RACINE                  42.73N 87.78W
03/08/2017                   RACINE             WI   PUBLIC

            ROOF DAMAGE REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA IN RACINE.

1030 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 4 W BROOKFIELD          43.06N 88.20W
03/08/2017                   WAUKESHA           WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            12 INCH BRANCH BLOWN DOWN CAUSING FENCE DAMAGE. RELAYED
            VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

1115 AM     HIGH SUST WINDS  HARTFORD                43.32N 88.39W
03/08/2017  M40.00 MPH       WASHINGTON         WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. PEAK WIND GUST 54 MPH.

1145 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST MEQUON                  43.23N 87.98W
03/08/2017  M60.00 MPH       OZAUKEE            WI   PUBLIC

            MEASURED AT HOMESTEAD HIGH SCHOOL.

1145 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 3 SE SULLIVAN           42.98N 88.55W
03/08/2017  M58.00 MPH       JEFFERSON          WI   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            50 KNOT WIND GUST MEASURED AT NWS MKX.

1153 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST KENOSHA AIRPORT         42.60N 87.93W
03/08/2017  M58.00 MPH       KENOSHA            WI   ASOS

            50 KNOT WIND GUST MEASURED AT KENOSHA AIRPORT.

1251 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 N BUTLER              43.15N 88.07W
03/08/2017                   WAUKESHA           WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN. ESTIMATED WIND SPEED 50 MPH.

0100 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 3 SE SULLIVAN           42.98N 88.55W
03/08/2017  M64.00 MPH       JEFFERSON          WI   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            MEASURED AT NWS MKX.

0113 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST SHEBOYGAN AIRPORT       43.77N 87.85W
03/08/2017  M58.00 MPH       SHEBOYGAN          WI   ASOS

            50 KNOT WIND GUST AT SHEBOYGAN AIRPORT.

0115 PM     HIGH SUST WINDS  MIDDLETON               43.10N 89.51W
03/08/2017  M40.00 MPH       DANE               WI   AWOS

            HIGH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 KNOTS MEASURED AT MIDDLETON
            AIRPORT.

0130 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 NE OOSTBURG           43.63N 87.78W
03/08/2017                   SHEBOYGAN          WI   NWS EMPLOYEE

            SEMI-TRAILER FLIPPED OVER ON I-43 NORTHEAST OF OOSTBURG.


0147 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG TIFFANY                 42.58N 88.93W
03/08/2017                   ROCK               WI   PUBLIC

            DAMAGE TO OUT BUILDINGS AND CHICKEN COOP.

0147 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG RANDOM LAKE             43.56N 87.96W
03/08/2017                   SHEBOYGAN          WI   PUBLIC

            MULTIPLE TREES UPROOTED.

NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI