Storm Record · Dodge, Waukesha Counties

July 10, 2010: Straight-line wind in Dodge and Waukesha Counties

0.75″
Largest hail
58mph
Strongest gust
2
NWS reports

What the National Weather Service recorded

A short wave trough crossing central Wisconsin combined with a moist unstable air mass, where afternoon CAPE values reach 2000 to 3000J/kg, to produce scattered strong to severe thunderstorms over portions of Southeast Wisconsin. Damaging thunderstorm wind gusts and hail up to 3/4 inch in diameter were produced by the thunderstorms.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database · episode 42863

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Where It Hit

Location County Hazard Size Report
Waupun (3 W) Dodge Wind 58 mph wind Law enforcement reported power lines down on the Dodge County side of County Highway AW due to thunderstorm wind gusts.
Muskego Waukesha Hail 0.75" hail The Muskego Police Department reported 3/4 inch hail fell in the city.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, Wisconsin