A storm system will continue to produce widespread showers and thunderstorms as it progresses eastward across the central U.S. into the Northeast through the weekend. There are risks of severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall on Saturday from the Ozarks into the mid-Mississippi River Valley with potential for damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Read More >
Overview
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A line of thunderstorms developed along a weak front and tracked southward through southern Wisconsin during the evening hours of Saturday, July 15th. These storms put on quite the lightning show, too! |
.gif) Radar Loop of storms from 9 pm to 1 am |
Wind & Hail:
Storms produced sporadic wind damage as they tracked through southern Wisconsin. A few storms produced hail up to half dollar size (1.25" diameter).
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| Unknown Location | Riverwest (Milwaukee), WI | Do you have more pictures? | Do you have more pictures? |
Hail
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| Genoa City, WI (Walworth County) | Pell Lake, WI (Walworth County) | Bloomfield, WI (Walworth County) | Walworth, WI |
Storm Reports
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1124 AM CDT SUN JUL 16 2017 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0100 AM HAIL GENOA CITY 42.50N 88.33W 07/16/2017 M1.00 INCH WALWORTH WI PUBLIC 1256 AM HAIL 1 NW GENOA CITY 42.51N 88.35W 07/16/2017 M1.00 INCH WALWORTH WI PUBLIC TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. VILLAGE OF BLOOMFIELD. 1252 AM HAIL 1 NW PELL LAKE 42.55N 88.38W 07/16/2017 E1.00 INCH WALWORTH WI PUBLIC QUARTER SIZE TO SLIGHTLY LARGER IN VILLAGE OF BLOOMFIELD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. 1252 AM HAIL 1 E PELL LAKE 42.54N 88.35W 07/16/2017 E1.00 INCH WALWORTH WI TRAINED SPOTTER VERIFIED VIA PICTURES FROM TWO DIFFERENT SOURCES. 1252 AM HAIL 1 W PELL LAKE 42.54N 88.38W 07/16/2017 E1.00 INCH WALWORTH WI AMATEUR RADIO TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. 1250 AM HAIL 2 SSE LAKE GENEVA 42.56N 88.41W 07/16/2017 E0.75 INCH WALWORTH WI TRAINED SPOTTER OBSERVED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 120 AND H. 1200 AM HAIL 3 SSE DOUSMAN 42.98N 88.45W 07/16/2017 M0.75 INCH WAUKESHA WI AMATEUR RADIO OBSERVED IN OTTAWA. 1150 PM HAIL 1 SE DOUSMAN 43.00N 88.46W 07/15/2017 E0.88 INCH WAUKESHA WI PUBLIC DIME SIZE HAIL JUST SOUTH OF DOUSMAN. MPING REPORT. 1149 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SSW JEFFERSON 42.98N 88.82W 07/15/2017 JEFFERSON WI 911 CALL CENTER TREE DOWN IN CITY OF JEFFERSON AND NORTH OF CITY. A COUPLE OF TREES AND A FEW POWER LINES DOWN IN AND NEAR FORT ATKINSON. 1149 PM TSTM WND GST NEW BERLIN 42.98N 88.13W 07/15/2017 E50 MPH WAUKESHA WI TRAINED SPOTTER 1146 PM HAIL 2 NW WATERTOWN 43.22N 88.75W 07/15/2017 E0.75 INCH DODGE WI TRAINED SPOTTER 1140 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SSW SHOREWOOD 43.07N 87.90W 07/15/2017 MILWAUKEE WI PUBLIC 3 TREES DOWN AT PIERCE AND LOCUST AND DAMAGED HOMES. 1139 PM TSTM WND GST 2 ESE WAUKESHA 43.00N 88.20W 07/15/2017 E50 MPH WAUKESHA WI TRAINED SPOTTER 1133 PM HAIL 1 W CHENEQUA 43.13N 88.41W 07/15/2017 E1.00 INCH WAUKESHA WI PUBLIC OKAUCHEE LAKE. 1120 PM HAIL BARABOO 43.47N 89.74W 07/15/2017 E0.88 INCH SAUK WI PUBLIC EST 50 MPH WIND GUST...OBSERVED IN DOWNTOWN. 1115 PM TSTM WND GST 2 N WATERTOWN 43.22N 88.73W 07/15/2017 E50 MPH DODGE WI TRAINED SPOTTER 1054 PM HAIL 1 SSW SLINGER 43.32N 88.29W 07/15/2017 M0.25 INCH WASHINGTON WI AMATEUR RADIO AT INTERSECTION OF HWY 144 AND HWY 60 IN SLINGER. 1053 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 N HARTFORD 43.37N 88.38W 07/15/2017 WASHINGTON WI TRAINED SPOTTER 20 FOOT FLAG POLE BROKEN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. FROM MKE SKYWARN. 1005 PM HAIL 1 E BRANDON 43.74N 88.77W 07/15/2017 E0.75 INCH FOND DU LAC WI FIRE DEPT/RESCUE EST 50 MPH GUSTS. 0958 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 N BRANDON 43.77N 88.78W 07/15/2017 FOND DU LAC WI PUBLIC TREES DOWN IN YARD AND ONE LANDED ON HOUSE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. 0955 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SSE FOND DU LAC 43.77N 88.44W 07/15/2017 FOND DU LAC WI LAW ENFORCEMENT TREE DOWN AT 6TH AND ELLIS STREETS IN CITY OF FOND DU LAC. 0951 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 W WEST BEND 43.42N 88.28W 07/15/2017 WASHINGTON WI 911 CALL CENTER COUPLE OF TREES DOWN IN THE COUNTY. 0943 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 ESE FOND DU LAC 43.76N 88.36W 07/15/2017 FOND DU LAC WI 911 CALL CENTER 2 TREES DOWN IN COUNTY. 0940 PM HAIL BERLIN 43.97N 88.95W 07/15/2017 E0.88 INCH GREEN LAKE WI TRAINED SPOTTER ESTIMATED NICKEL SIZE HAIL IN BERLIN. 1150 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 SW SULLIVAN 42.98N 88.63W 07/15/2017 JEFFERSON WI 911 CALL CENTER SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN THE ROME AREA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. 1145 AM HAIL 1 ENE GREENFIELD 42.96N 87.99W 07/15/2017 E0.75 INCH MILWAUKEE WI TRAINED SPOTTER NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF 108TH AND BELOIT.
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Rain Reports
Estimate of 24-hr Rainfall ending 8 am Saturday, July 16:
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