An Arctic front will bring widespread snow squalls through Friday from the Upper Midwest to the Ohio Valley. Heavy snow rates and strong winds will lead to near-zero visibility and dangerous travel conditions. High winds will continue across the northern and central High Plains through Friday, with wind gusts above 60 mph likely, leading to hazardous travel conditions. Read More >
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Several severe thunderstorms affected southeast and far south central Wisconsin Tuesday afternoon and early evening. The thunderstorms formed along a cold front which moved through southern Wisconsin. Ahead of the cold front, the atmosphere become warm and unstable. Temperatures rose into the 70s Tuesday afternoon as dewpoints neared 60. The severe thunderstorms deposited large hail just south and west of Monroe, and also in the Jackson, Cedarburg and Saukville areas. |
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Hail:
Here are some pictures submitted through social media of the large hail that fell across southern Wisconsin late Tuesday afternoon and early evening. (Click for larger image)
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3" Hail in Browntown - Green County Picture by: Amy Wuethrich |
Egg Size Hail in Jackson - Washington County Picture by: Matt Schoeneck |
2.25" Hail in Cedarburg - Ozaukee County |
1" Hail in Saukville - Ozaukee County Picture by: Jeffery Phelps |
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2" Hail in Jackson - Washington County Picture by: Alan Grahl |
Storm Reports
Here is a list of the Storm Reports that were reported to the National Weather Service office in Milwaukee:
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 739 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2020 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0609 PM HAIL MONROE 42.60N 89.64W 04/07/2020 E1.00 INCH GREEN WI PUBLIC RELAYED FROM SOCIAL. 0607 PM HAIL 1 S MONROE 42.58N 89.64W 04/07/2020 M1.75 INCH GREEN WI PUBLIC RELAYED FROM SOCIAL MEDIA. 0604 PM HAIL 4 SE BROWNTOWN 42.54N 89.73W 04/07/2020 M3.00 INCH GREEN WI PUBLIC 0559 PM HAIL BROWNTOWN 42.58N 89.79W 04/07/2020 E1.00 INCH GREEN WI LAW ENFORCEMENT SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS STILL ONGOING. 0558 PM HAIL BROWNTOWN 42.58N 89.79W 04/07/2020 E1.75 INCH GREEN WI PUBLIC RELAYED FROM SOCIAL MEDIA. 0554 PM HAIL SOUTH WAYNE 42.57N 89.88W 04/07/2020 E1.75 INCH LAFAYETTE WI EMERGENCY MNGR 0540 PM HAIL WHITEFISH BAY 43.11N 87.90W 04/07/2020 E0.70 INCH MILWAUKEE WI PUBLIC 0533 PM HAIL 3 N WEST MILWAUKEE 43.05N 87.97W 04/07/2020 M0.50 INCH MILWAUKEE WI PUBLIC REPORT FROM MPING: HALF-INCH (0.50 IN.). 0530 PM HAIL 1 NW MILWAUKEE 43.06N 87.92W 04/07/2020 E1.00 INCH MILWAUKEE WI PUBLIC RELAYED FROM SOCIAL MEDIA. 0528 PM HAIL GLENDALE 43.13N 87.93W 04/07/2020 M1.00 INCH MILWAUKEE WI BROADCAST MEDIA RELAYED BY WTMJ. 0519 PM HAIL MENOMONEE FALLS 43.15N 88.13W 04/07/2020 M1.00 INCH WAUKESHA WI PUBLIC 0501 PM HAIL 5 S BELMONT 42.67N 90.33W 04/07/2020 M1.00 INCH LAFAYETTE WI EMERGENCY MNGR 0422 PM HAIL 1 NE GRAFTON 43.33N 87.93W 04/07/2020 M1.50 INCH OZAUKEE WI PUBLIC 0416 PM HAIL 4 E JACKSON 43.32N 88.08W 04/07/2020 M2.50 INCH WASHINGTON WI PUBLIC FOUND ONE HAILSTONE MEASURING 2.5 INCHES, MOST WERE GOLF BALL SIZE. 0415 PM HAIL 1 W PORT WASHINGTON 43.39N 87.89W 04/07/2020 U0.50 INCH OZAUKEE WI PUBLIC REPORT FROM MPING: HALF-INCH (0.50 IN.). 0415 PM HAIL 2 E GRAFTON 43.31N 87.92W 04/07/2020 M1.00 INCH OZAUKEE WI TRAINED SPOTTER 0414 PM HAIL GRAFTON 43.32N 87.96W 04/07/2020 M1.00 INCH OZAUKEE WI PUBLIC REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.). 0414 PM HAIL GRAFTON 43.32N 87.95W 04/07/2020 M2.00 INCH OZAUKEE WI PUBLIC 0412 PM HAIL 1 E SAUKVILLE 43.38N 87.93W 04/07/2020 U0.75 INCH OZAUKEE WI PUBLIC REPORT FROM MPING: DIME (0.75 IN.). 0411 PM HAIL 1 NW CEDARBURG 43.31N 88.00W 04/07/2020 U1.25 INCH OZAUKEE WI PUBLIC REPORT FROM MPING: HALF DOLLAR (1.25 IN.). 0408 PM HAIL CEDARBURG 43.30N 87.99W 04/07/2020 M1.75 INCH OZAUKEE WI PUBLIC 0401 PM HAIL 1 NW CEDARBURG 43.31N 88.00W 04/07/2020 U0.50 INCH OZAUKEE WI PUBLIC REPORT FROM MPING: HALF-INCH (0.50 IN.). 0358 PM HAIL 1 E SAUKVILLE 43.38N 87.93W 04/07/2020 U0.75 INCH OZAUKEE WI PUBLIC REPORT FROM MPING: DIME (0.75 IN.). 0354 PM HAIL 2 SE WEST BEND 43.40N 88.17W 04/07/2020 U0.50 INCH WASHINGTON WI PUBLIC REPORT FROM MPING: HALF-INCH (0.50 IN.). 0353 PM HAIL 2 SE WEST BEND 43.40N 88.17W 04/07/2020 U0.50 INCH WASHINGTON WI PUBLIC REPORT FROM MPING: HALF-INCH (0.50 IN.). 0352 PM HAIL 1 NNW JACKSON 43.34N 88.17W 04/07/2020 M2.50 INCH WASHINGTON WI PUBLIC RELAYED VIA WTMJ. 0352 PM HAIL JACKSON 43.32N 88.16W 04/07/2020 M1.75 INCH WASHINGTON WI TRAINED SPOTTER 0351 PM HAIL 2 SE WEST BEND 43.40N 88.17W 04/07/2020 U0.75 INCH WASHINGTON WI PUBLIC REPORT FROM MPING: DIME (0.75 IN.). 0341 PM HAIL ALLENTON 43.42N 88.34W 04/07/2020 M1.00 INCH WASHINGTON WI PUBLIC
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