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Overview
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			 Scattered thunderstorms moved into southeastern Wisconsin during the evening of July 6th and lasted into the early morning hours of July 7th. These storms produced large hail and damaging winds across a portion of the area.  | 
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Wind & Hail:
Wind ended up being the primary hazard with these storms in southeastern Wisconsin. The town of McFarland was hit especially hard, with multiple reports of damage to trees and some homes coming in from that area. There was another particularly strong storm that moved through Racine and Kenosha counties which produced quite a bit of damage. Reports of large hail were more sporadic, and we only saw hail up to 1 inch in southeastern Wisconsin, However, a very intense storm near Trempealeau produced 3 inch hail!
| Damage from McFarland | Damage from McFarland | Damage from Union Grove | Damage from Lebanon | 
Radar:

Storm Reports
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1213 PM CDT FRI JUL 7 2017
..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..
0315 AM     HAIL             KENOSHA                 42.59N 87.82W
07/07/2017  M0.50 INCH       KENOSHA            WI   PUBLIC
            PHOTO SHARED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OF HALF INCH
            TO DIME SIZE HAIL.
0200 AM     HAIL             JOHNSON CREEK           43.08N 88.77W
07/07/2017  E0.75 INCH       JEFFERSON          WI   PUBLIC
0101 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 E RACINE              42.73N 87.74W
07/07/2017  M41 MPH          LMZ646             WI   MESONET
            GUST OF 36 KNOTS MEASURED AT MESONET STATION
            LOCATED ON RACINE REEF.
0100 AM     TSTM WND GST     1 NNE KENOSHA           42.59N 87.81W
07/07/2017  M45 MPH          LMZ646             WI   C-MAN STATION
            GUSTS OF 38-39 KNOTS FOR A 10 MINUTE PERIOD
            AT KENOSHA LAKESHORE OBSERVATION STATION.
1247 AM     HAIL             5 ENE ELKHORN           42.69N 88.44W
07/07/2017  E1.00 INCH       WALWORTH           WI   PUBLIC
            MULTIPLE REPORTS FROM SOCIAL MEDIA.
1245 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SSE UNION GROVE       42.63N 88.03W
07/07/2017                   KENOSHA            WI   EMERGENCY MNGR
            40 FOOT TREE DOWN BLOCKING ROADWAY.
            ADDITIONAL REPORTS OF TREES DOWN ON POWER
            LINES IN THE AREA.
1238 AM     TSTM WND DMG     UNION GROVE             42.69N 88.05W
07/07/2017                   RACINE             WI   PUBLIC
            MULTIPLE REPORTS OF TREE DAMAGE ACROSS THE
            VILLAGE, INCLUDING A PICTURE OF A 15 INCH
            BRANCH RIPPED OFF OF A TREE.
1227 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MONTELLO                43.79N 89.33W
07/07/2017                   MARQUETTE          WI   EMERGENCY MNGR
            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ACROSS THE TOWN OF
            MONTELLO.
1225 AM     TSTM WND DMG     WATERFORD               42.77N 88.22W
07/07/2017                   RACINE             WI   LAW ENFORCEMENT
            TREES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES IN WATERFORD.
1216 AM     HAIL             1 SSW PALMYRA           42.86N 88.60W
07/07/2017  E1.00 INCH       JEFFERSON          WI   NWS EMPLOYEE
            ESTIMATED 50 MPH WIND WITH 1" DIAMETER HAIL.
1211 AM     HAIL             POTTER LAKE             42.82N 88.35W
07/07/2017  E1.00 INCH       WALWORTH           WI   PUBLIC
            RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
1150 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MCFARLAND               43.02N 89.29W
07/06/2017                   DANE               WI   PUBLIC
            LARGE TREE WAS SNAPPED.
1150 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 ESE MCFARLAND         43.02N 89.28W
07/06/2017                   DANE               WI   TRAINED SPOTTER
            24 INCH TREE TRUNK BROKEN.
1150 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SW MCFARLAND          43.01N 89.30W
07/06/2017                   DANE               WI   PUBLIC
            MULTIPLE LARGE TREES DOWNED. A TRAMPOLINE
            WAS TOSSED INTO A STREET.
1150 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 E MCFARLAND           43.02N 89.28W
07/06/2017                   DANE               WI   TRAINED SPOTTER
            24 INCH TREE TRUNK BROKEN.
1150 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MCFARLAND               43.02N 89.29W
07/06/2017                   DANE               WI   PUBLIC
            LARGE TREE WAS SNAPPED.
1143 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 E MONONA              43.06N 89.32W
07/06/2017                   DANE               WI   LAW ENFORCEMENT
            TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE AT INTERSECTION OF WOODLAWN DRIVE
            AND GLENVIEW DRIVE. SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN THIS AREA.
1133 PM     HAIL             3 ENE MAPLE BLUFF       43.13N 89.32W
07/06/2017  E1.00 INCH       DANE               WI   LAW ENFORCEMENT
            1 INCH DIAMETER HAIL NEAR DANE CO. AIRPORT.
1115 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 SE CLYMAN             43.26N 88.63W
07/06/2017                   DODGE              WI   PUBLIC
            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN, AS LARGE AS 8 INCHES AT
            THE TRUNK. PICTURE SHARED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
1055 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BEAVER DAM              43.47N 88.84W
07/06/2017                   DODGE              WI   LAW ENFORCEMENT
            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN BEAVER DAM.
1047 PM     TSTM WND GST     BEAVER DAM              43.47N 88.84W
07/06/2017  E50 MPH          DODGE              WI   PUBLIC
            MULTIPLE 1 INCH DIAMETER LIMBS DOWN. RELAYED
            VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
1025 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PORTAGE                 43.55N 89.47W
07/06/2017                   COLUMBIA           WI   LAW ENFORCEMENT
            TREES DOWN NEAR PORTAGE.
0929 PM     HAIL             4 W WESTFIELD           43.89N 89.57W
07/06/2017  M1.00 INCH       MARQUETTE          WI   PUBLIC
            DELAYED REPORT. QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN
            LAWRENCE. ALSO MULTIPLE TREE BRANCHES DOWN.
            TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0925 PM     HAIL             4 WSW WESTFIELD         43.87N 89.56W
07/06/2017  M1.00 INCH       MARQUETTE          WI   CO-OP OBSERVER
            ONE INCH DIAMETER HAIL WAS ACCUMULATING TO 1
            TO 2 INCH DEPTH. HAS BEEN HAILING FOR 5-6
            MINUTES.
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