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Above Average Temperatures for the West and Central Plains; Lake Effect Snow Continues

Well above average temperatures will prevail across the Plains and the West Coast this week, while a cold front will bring Arctic air to the South and East Coast Thursday and Friday. Lake effect snow is forecast downwind of the Great Lakes through Thursday along and behind the Arctic front, as well as mountain snow across the Southern Appalachians. Read More >

Overview

A cold front moved it's way south across Wisconsin on Tuesday with storms developing quickly over north-central Wisconsin shortly after sunrise. These storms quickly became severe in the NWS Green Bay forecast area. Large hail was reported in the Appleton area with hail approaching 4 inches in diameter. Storms continued south to southeast along the front and hail of 2 to 3 inches was reported in Fond du Lac. Additional storms developed along the southern flank of the front near Madison and produced hail around 1 inch. These southern storms continued to strengthen and hail closer to 2 inches was reported in Rock and Walworth counties. While the storms were very strong there was enough of a stable layer near the surface to prevent strong wind gusts from these storms from reaching the surface. These storms did produce very frequent and intense lightning and a couple of houses were struck and caught fire from the lightning strikes.

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Large Hail up to 3" in Fond du Lac from Betsy Spaeth