A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies/Plains into the Mid-South beginning Friday, spreading eastward to the Mid-Atlantic and New England this weekend. An Arctic front will bring frigid temperatures and gusty winds that will lead to dangerous wind chills from the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Read More >
Overview
A line of thunderstorms moved across southern WI during the early morning hours of April 20. The Sheboygan area got some 1 inch hail. A swath of 50-60 mph winds moved across southern Waukesha county, eastern Walworth County, southern Milwaukee County and into Racine County. Many trees were snapped and uprooted. The hardest hit area was eastern Racine County where winds were about 60-70 mph.
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Radar:
In the radar loop the bright pink and orange colors in the circled area show winds of ~55-80 mph at ~2000 feet above the ground. This resulted in winds of roughly 50-70 mph at the ground.
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Storm Reports
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0158 AM TSTM WND GST BURLINGTON 42.68N 88.28W 04/20/2017 E50 MPH RACINE WI TRAINED SPOTTER 1230 AM HAIL 1 E SHEBOYGAN FALLS 43.73N 87.81W 04/20/2017 M1.00 INCH SHEBOYGAN WI PUBLIC PICTURE SENT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. 0213 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 SE FRANKSVILLE 42.74N 87.88W 04/20/2017 RACINE WI BROADCAST MEDIA MANY 40FT TREES UPROOTED IN MOUNT PLEASANT. VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. 0205 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 W CALEDONIA 42.80N 87.96W 04/20/2017 RACINE WI PUBLIC ESTIMATED 15 TREES DOWN IN 4 YARDS ON WEST 5 MILE ROAD BETWEEN 43RD ST AND I94 IN THE TOWN OF RAYMOND. SOME TREES UPROOTED AND SOME SNAPPED. 0205 AM TSTM WND DMG CUDAHY 42.95N 87.86W 04/20/2017 MILWAUKEE WI PUBLIC LARGE TREE UPROOTED. 0202 AM TSTM WND GST GREENFIELD 42.96N 88.01W 04/20/2017 M42 MPH MILWAUKEE WI TRAINED SPOTTER 0202 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 W CALEDONIA 42.82N 88.01W 04/20/2017 RACINE WI PUBLIC ROOF OFF A HOUSE AND A FARMER LOST A POLE BARN IN THE TOWN OF RAYMOND. RELAYED FROM BROADCAST MEDIA. 0200 AM TSTM WND DMG WAUKESHA 43.01N 88.24W 04/20/2017 WAUKESHA WI LAW ENFORCEMENT LARGE TREE DOWN. 0200 AM TSTM WND DMG SAINT FRANCIS 42.97N 87.87W 04/20/2017 MILWAUKEE WI PUBLIC TREE DOWNED. 0300 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 ENE ELM GROVE 43.05N 88.06W 04/20/2017 MILWAUKEE WI PUBLIC LARGE PINE TREES SNAPPED NEAR BASE AND TREES DOWN. WIRES ALSO DOWN. 0155 AM TSTM WND GST BURLINGTON 42.68N 88.28W 04/20/2017 M59 MPH RACINE WI AWOS 0151 AM TSTM WND DMG WAUKESHA 43.01N 88.24W 04/20/2017 WAUKESHA WI LAW ENFORCEMENT LARGE TREE UPROOTED. 0150 AM TSTM WND DMG GLENDALE 43.13N 87.93W 04/20/2017 MILWAUKEE WI TRAINED SPOTTER GREEN BAY AVE BETWEEN GOOD HOPE ROAD AND W SILVER SPRING DR: MULTIPLE EVERGREEN TREES UPROOTED AND SEVERAL SNAPPED IN HALF. 0148 AM TSTM WND GST WAUKESHA 43.01N 88.24W 04/20/2017 E45 MPH WAUKESHA WI TRAINED SPOTTER ESTIMATED 40-50 MPH. 0146 AM TSTM WND DMG WAUKESHA 43.01N 88.24W 04/20/2017 WAUKESHA WI LAW ENFORCEMENT 3 GIANT PINE TREES DOWNED ON THE GROUNDS OF WAUKESHA PD. 0137 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 NW DELAVAN 42.63N 88.65W 04/20/2017 WALWORTH WI PUBLIC MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN TOWN OF DELAVAN. 0128 AM TSTM WND GST 3 SE SULLIVAN 42.98N 88.55W 04/20/2017 M56 MPH JEFFERSON WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS 0105 AM HAIL PLYMOUTH 43.75N 87.97W 04/20/2017 M1.00 INCH SHEBOYGAN WI PUBLIC
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