
A widespread heat wave will peak over the South and East today, with several dozen temperature records expected along the East Coast. Heat should begin to ease this weekend in the Northeast, while hazardous heat continues over the South. Severe thunderstorms capable of damaging winds are possible across parts of the Appalachians, Mid Atlantic, and Northeast this afternoon and evening. Read More >
Overview
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A line of storms moved through east central to southeast Wisconsin on the evening of August 7th, 2019. Damaging winds occurred in two main areas: Berlin to Ripon and Elkhorn to Twin Lakes. Some large hail fell in the Berlin area as well. |
Radar Imagery:
Damaging winds occurred in two main areas: Berlin (Green Lake County) to Ripon (Fond du Lac County) and Elkhorn to Genoa City (Walworth County) to Twin Lakes (Kenosha County).
Radar Imagery:
See below for interesting radar images during this event:
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| Why was there no warning for Walworth/Kenosha County? | Velocity Image Showing Strong Winds Just South Of Ripon |
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| Storm Relative Velocity Showing Rotation Which Prompted Tornado Warning | Radar Animation Of Storms For Wednesday, August 7, 2019 |
Photos
Storm Photos
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| Shelf/Wall Cloud - Brandon (Kimberly Hamm-Lishamer) |
Tree Uprooted - Twin Lakes (Peter Lishamer) |
Hail - Ripon (Shannon Marie) |
Tree Damage - Ripon |
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| Tree Damage - Ripon (Nancy Chamberlain Flasch) |
Tree Damage - Ripon (Nancy Chamberlain Flasch) |
Tree Damage - Ripon (Nancy Chamberlain Flasch) |
Tree Damage - Ripon (Nancy Chamberlain Flasch) |
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| Tree Damage - Berlin (Matt Mullowney) |
Tree Damage - Berlin (Milwaukee Skywarn) |
Tree Damage - Helenville (Chris Wieder) |
Tree Damage - Milwaukee (Stephanie Barichello) |
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| Tree Damage - Prairie du Sac (Guy Brown) |
Trailer Damage - Elkhorn (Rob Stiglitz) |
Tree Damage - Genoa City (Holly Stamper) |
Tree Damage - Lake Geneva (Nino Cruzillini) |
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| Tree Damage - Lake Geneva (Nick Cekosh) |
Tree Damage - Pell Lake (David Stefaniak) |
Tree Damage - Pell Lake (David Stefaniak) |
Tree Damage - Pell Lake (David Stefaniak) |
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| Tree Damage - Pell Lake (Debbie Schroeder Williams) |
Tree Damage - Pell Lake (Kate Baker) |
Tree Damage - Pell Lake (Kate Baker) |
Tree Damage - Elkhorn (E Scherzer) |
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| Tree Damage - Elkhorn (E Scherzer) |
Tree Damage - Elkhorn (E Scherzer) |
Tree Damage - Sugar Creek (Dan Klawien) |
Tree Damage - Sugar Creek (Dan Klawien) |
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| Tree Damage - Walworth County (Cassidy Williams) |
Storm Reports
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
239 AM CDT THU AUG 8 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1218 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 W GENOA CITY 42.50N 88.34W
08/08/2019 WALWORTH WI PUBLIC
GENOA CITY AREA WITH POSSIBLE DOWNED WIRES
AND DAMAGED TRANSFORMERS.
1203 AM TSTM WND GST PELL LAKE 42.54N 88.36W
08/08/2019 E60 MPH WALWORTH WI 911 CALL CENTER
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
1203 AM TSTM WND DMG PELL LAKE 42.54N 88.37W
08/08/2019 WALWORTH WI 911 CALL CENTER
WALWORTH COUNTY SHERIFF DEPT REPORTS ABOUT
20 TREES DOWN ON WIRES IN PELL LAKE.
1153 PM TSTM WND GST LAKE GENEVA 42.59N 88.43W
08/07/2019 E60 MPH WALWORTH WI TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN ACROSS HIGHWAY 50 IN LAKE GENEVA.
POWER OUT THROUGHOUT TOWN.
1153 PM TSTM WND DMG LAKE GENEVA 42.59N 88.43W
08/07/2019 WALWORTH WI 911 CALL CENTER
WALWORTH COUNTY SHERIFF DEPT REPORTS A ROOF
BLOWN OFF OF A BUILDING IN LAKE GENEVA.
1138 PM TSTM WND DMG ELKHORN 42.67N 88.54W
08/07/2019 WALWORTH WI 911 CALL CENTER
WALWORTH COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTS WIND DAMAGE
FROM NEAR LA GRANGE, THROUGH ELKHORN, LAKE
GENEVA AND GENOA CITY.
0900 PM TSTM WND GST SHEBOYGAN FALLS 43.73N 87.82W
08/07/2019 E50 MPH SHEBOYGAN WI PUBLIC
2 MILES SE OF KSBM...NO HAIL.
0851 PM TSTM WND GST 3 NNW SHEBOYGAN FALLS 43.77N 87.85W
08/07/2019 M47 MPH SHEBOYGAN WI ASOS
0847 PM TSTM WND DMG ENDEAVOR 43.72N 89.47W
08/07/2019 MARQUETTE WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE BLOWN DOWN...TIME EST FROM RADAR.
0835 PM TSTM WND DMG OXFORD 43.78N 89.57W
08/07/2019 MARQUETTE WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM
OXFORD. TREE BLOWN DOWN...TIME EST FROM
RADAR.
1220 AM TSTM WND GST 2 NW WINTHROP HARBOR 42.50N 87.85W
08/08/2019 E45 MPH KENOSHA WI TRAINED SPOTTER
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DEBRIS SPREAD IN
THE AREA.
1213 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 N TWIN LAKES 42.53N 88.26W
08/08/2019 KENOSHA WI PUBLIC
UPROOTED TREE NEAR TWIN LAKES.
1039 PM HAIL JOHNSON CREEK 43.08N 88.78W
08/07/2019 E0.70 INCH JEFFERSON WI PUBLIC
EST WIND GUST OF 45 MPH.
0820 PM HAIL 2 S BERLIN 43.94N 88.95W
08/07/2019 M1.50 INCH GREEN LAKE WI PUBLIC
0802 PM HAIL 2 S BERLIN 43.94N 88.95W
08/07/2019 M1.00 INCH GREEN LAKE WI PUBLIC
0800 PM TSTM WND GST BERLIN 43.97N 88.95W
08/07/2019 E60 MPH GREEN LAKE WI EMERGENCY MNGR
GREEN LAKE COUNTY EM REPORTS AT LEAST 60 MPH
WINDS IN BERLIN WITH SECOND CORE.
0800 PM TSTM WND DMG BERLIN 43.97N 88.94W
08/07/2019 GREEN LAKE WI BROADCAST MEDIA
ALUMINUM GARAGE BLOWN OVER...TIME EST FROM
RADAR.
0750 PM TSTM WND DMG BERLIN 43.97N 88.95W
08/07/2019 GREEN LAKE WI EMERGENCY MNGR
GREEN LAKE COUNTY EM REPORTS AT LEAST 50 MPH
WINDS AND MULTIPLE REPORTS OF TREES DOWN
ACROSS TOWN.
1005 PM HEAVY RAIN TAYCHEEDAH 43.81N 88.39W
08/07/2019 M1.73 INCH FOND DU LAC WI CO-OP OBSERVER
MAJORITY OF TOTAL FELL WITHIN 2 HOURS.
0902 PM TSTM WND GST 2 WSW FOND DU LAC 43.77N 88.49W
08/07/2019 M47 MPH FOND DU LAC WI ASOS
CORRECTS PREVIOUS NON-TSTM WND GST REPORT
FROM 2 WSW FOND DU LAC.
0845 PM TSTM WND DMG BRANDON 43.73N 88.78W
08/07/2019 FOND DU LAC WI PUBLIC
TREE AND POWER LINES DOWN...TIME EST BY
RADAR.
0833 PM TSTM WND DMG RIPON 43.84N 88.84W
08/07/2019 FOND DU LAC WI PUBLIC
CORRECTS PREVIOUS NON-TSTM WND DMG REPORT
FROM RIPON. POWER OUT ACROSS RIPON...TIME
EST FROM RADAR.
0830 PM HAIL 4 NNW RIPON 43.89N 88.88W
08/07/2019 E1.00 INCH FOND DU LAC WI PUBLIC
0825 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 4 SW MOUNT CALVARY 43.78N 88.30W
08/07/2019 FOND DU LAC WI PUBLIC
RELAYED VIA THE FOND DU LAC SHERIFFS
OFFICE...ON HWY 23 EAST OF FOND DU LAC.
0900 PM TSTM WND GST 1 ESE SHEBOYGAN 43.75N 87.69W
08/07/2019 M50 MPH LMZ643 WI C-MAN STATION
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