Overview
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			 Thunderstorms blossomed across northern to central Wisconsin on the evening of Thursday, July 6th. The storms quickly became strong to severe, bringing hail, heavy downpours and strong wind gusts. Hail as large as baseball and billiard balls fell near the La Crosse area.  | 
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Photos:
Large Hail
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| Large hail in Trempealeau, WI (Michael George)  | 
			Baseball hail in Trempealeau, WI (Christina Womack)  | 
			Large hail, Trempealeau, WI (Lynn Finner)  | 
			Hail car damage, Trempealeau (Matt Hastings)  | 
		
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| Trempealeau, WI (Stephen Chandler)  | 
			Billiard ball sized hail, St Joseph, WI (Tiffany Lawrence)  | 
			Cochrane, WI (Lisa Davis-Engfer)  | 
			 St. Joseph, WI (Bruce Wherry)  | 
		
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| Trempealeau, WI (Photo by Christopher Stewart)  | 
			Trempealeau, WI (Photo by Christopher Stewart)  | 
			Trempealeau, WI (Photo by Christopher Stewart)  | 
			
Radar:
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Storm Reports
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1231 PM CDT FRI JUL 7 2017
..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..
0855 PM     HAIL             1 E VALLEY JUNCTION     44.05N 90.40W
07/06/2017  M1.00 INCH       MONROE             WI   PUBLIC
0753 PM     HAIL             1 NNE TREMPEALEAU       44.02N 91.43W
07/06/2017  M3.00 INCH       TREMPEALEAU        WI   TRAINED SPOTTER
            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS THREE AND A HALF
            INCH SIZE HAIL AT TRAILER PARK IN
            TREMPEALEAU AND BROKEN WINDOWS.
0733 PM     HAIL             1 N BIG FLATS           44.13N 89.81W
07/06/2017  E1.25 INCH       ADAMS              WI   PUBLIC
0748 PM     HAIL             1 ESE BIG FLATS         44.10N 89.78W
07/06/2017  M1.00 INCH       ADAMS              WI   PUBLIC
0947 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S BROOKS              43.80N 89.65W
07/06/2017                   ADAMS              WI   PUBLIC
            SEVERAL TREES BLOWN DOWN. THERE WERE
            ADDITIONAL TREE DAMAGE ACROSS JACKSON
            TOWNSHIP.
0735 PM     HAIL             1 NE BIG FLATS          44.12N 89.80W
07/06/2017  M0.88 INCH       ADAMS              WI   TRAINED SPOTTER
            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED NICKEL SIZE HAIL
            NEAR THE TOWN OF BIG FLATS.
0735 PM     HAIL             1 NE BIG FLATS          44.12N 89.80W
07/06/2017  M0.88 INCH       ADAMS              WI   TRAINED SPOTTER
            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED NICKEL SIZE HAIL
            NEAR THE TOWN OF BIG FLATS.
0733 PM     HAIL             1 N BIG FLATS           44.13N 89.81W
07/06/2017  E1.25 INCH       ADAMS              WI   PUBLIC
0748 PM     HAIL             3 NW TREMPEALEAU        44.03N 91.48W
07/06/2017  E1.50 INCH       TREMPEALEAU        WI   PUBLIC
0651 PM     HAIL             COCHRANE                44.23N 91.84W
07/06/2017  M1.75 INCH       BUFFALO            WI   LAW ENFORCEMENT
            LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL
            NEAR THE CITY OF COCHRANE.
0718 PM     HAIL             4 WNW DODGE             44.16N 91.63W
07/06/2017  E1.75 INCH       BUFFALO            WI   TRAINED SPOTTER
            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZE
            HAIL.
0714 PM     HAIL             FOUNTAIN CITY           44.12N 91.70W
07/06/2017  E0.75 INCH       BUFFALO            WI   TRAINED SPOTTER
0718 PM     HAIL             4 WNW DODGE             44.16N 91.63W
07/06/2017  E1.75 INCH       BUFFALO            WI   TRAINED SPOTTER
            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZE
            HAIL.
0714 PM     HAIL             FOUNTAIN CITY           44.12N 91.70W
07/06/2017  E0.75 INCH       BUFFALO            WI   TRAINED SPOTTER
0651 PM     HAIL             COCHRANE                44.23N 91.84W
07/06/2017  M1.75 INCH       BUFFALO            WI   LAW ENFORCEMENT
            LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL
            NEAR THE CITY OF COCHRANE.
0838 PM     HAIL             2 ESE ONALASKA          43.88N 91.18W
07/06/2017  M1.00 INCH       LA CROSSE          WI   NWS EMPLOYEE
0848 PM     HAIL             3 W SAINT JOSEPH        43.78N 91.10W
07/06/2017  M1.75 INCH       LA CROSSE          WI   NWS EMPLOYEE
0845 PM     HAIL             SAINT JOSEPH            43.79N 91.04W
07/06/2017  E1.50 INCH       LA CROSSE          WI   PUBLIC
0838 PM     HAIL             2 ESE ONALASKA          43.88N 91.18W
07/06/2017  M1.00 INCH       LA CROSSE          WI   NWS EMPLOYEE
0840 PM     HAIL             BARRE MILLS             43.84N 91.12W
07/06/2017  E1.50 INCH       LA CROSSE          WI   PUBLIC
0810 PM     HAIL             2 E HOLMEN              43.96N 91.22W
07/06/2017  E0.75 INCH       LA CROSSE          WI   TRAINED SPOTTER
0918 PM     HAIL             3 E FRIENDSHIP          43.97N 89.76W
07/06/2017  M1.00 INCH       ADAMS              WI   PUBLIC
0855 PM     HAIL             4 SW SAINT JOSEPH       43.75N 91.09W
07/06/2017  E1.75 INCH       LA CROSSE          WI   PUBLIC
0835 PM     HAIL             ONALASKA                43.89N 91.22W
07/06/2017  M1.50 INCH       LA CROSSE          WI   TRAINED SPOTTER
0814 PM     HAIL             TREMPEALEAU             44.01N 91.44W
07/06/2017  E2.75 INCH       TREMPEALEAU        WI   LAW ENFORCEMENT
            REPORTED IN THE CITY OF TREMPEALEAU.
0845 PM     HAIL             WARRENS                 44.13N 90.50W
07/06/2017  E1.00 INCH       MONROE             WI   PUBLIC
0848 PM     HAIL             3 NW TREMPEALEAU        44.03N 91.48W
07/06/2017  E2.75 INCH       TREMPEALEAU        WI   PUBLIC
            VIA SOCIAL MEDIA BASEBALL SIZE HAIL WITH
            BROKEN WINDOWS NEAR PEROT STATE PARK.
0753 PM     HAIL             1 NE TREMPEALEAU        44.02N 91.43W
07/06/2017  M3.00 INCH       TREMPEALEAU        WI   TRAINED SPOTTER
            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS THREE AND A HALF
            INCH SIZE HAIL AT TRAILER PARK IN
            TREMPEALEAU AND BROKEN WINDOWS.
0753 PM     HAIL             TREMPEALEAU             44.01N 91.44W
07/06/2017  E2.00 INCH       TREMPEALEAU        WI   PUBLIC
            BROADCAST MEDIA VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
0753 PM     HAIL             TREMPEALEAU             44.01N 91.44W
07/06/2017  E2.00 INCH       TREMPEALEAU        WI   PUBLIC
            BROADCAST MEDIA VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
0745 PM     HAIL             2 E MARSHLAND           44.07N 91.51W
07/06/2017  E2.00 INCH       TREMPEALEAU        WI   PUBLIC
0748 PM     HAIL             CENTERVILLE             44.07N 91.45W
07/06/2017  E2.50 INCH       TREMPEALEAU        WI   PUBLIC
            BROADCAST MEDIA VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
0814 PM     HAIL             TREMPEALEAU             44.01N 91.44W
07/06/2017  E2.75 INCH       TREMPEALEAU        WI   LAW ENFORCEMENT
            REPORTED IN THE CITY OF TREMPEALEAU.
0748 PM     HAIL             3 NW TREMPEALEAU        44.03N 91.48W
07/06/2017  E1.50 INCH       TREMPEALEAU        WI   PUBLIC
0748 PM     HAIL             CENTERVILLE             44.07N 91.45W
07/06/2017  E2.50 INCH       TREMPEALEAU        WI   PUBLIC
            BROADCAST MEDIA VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
0848 PM     HAIL             3 NW TREMPEALEAU        44.03N 91.48W
07/06/2017  E2.75 INCH       TREMPEALEAU        WI   PUBLIC
            VIA SOCIAL MEDIA BASEBALL SIZE HAIL WITH
            BROKEN WINDOWS NEAR PEROT STATE PARK.
0956 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SSE BROOKS            43.78N 89.62W
07/06/2017                   ADAMS              WI   PUBLIC
            MPING REPORT OF 3 INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN AS
            WELL AS POWER POLES BROKEN. TIME ESTIMATED
            FROM RADAR.
0859 PM     HAIL             5 NNE GRAND MARSH       43.96N 89.68W
07/06/2017  E1.00 INCH       ADAMS              WI   PUBLIC
0745 PM     HAIL             2 E MARSHLAND           44.07N 91.51W
07/06/2017  E2.00 INCH       TREMPEALEAU        WI   PUBLIC
0848 PM     HAIL             3 W SAINT JOSEPH        43.78N 91.10W
07/06/2017  M1.75 INCH       LA CROSSE          WI   NWS EMPLOYEE
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