Storm Record · Walworth County
July 24, 2012: Straight-line wind in Walworth County
64
Strongest gust
2
NWS reports
What the National Weather Service recorded
A strengthening low-level jet pushed over a stalled frontal boundary over southern Wisconsin with a very warm, moist and unstable air mass under very steep lapse rates provided the focus for strong to severe thunderstorms during the pre-dawn hours of July 24th. The severe thunderstorms produced a discontinous swath of damaging wind gusts that downed trees and power lines from near Darlington in Lafayette County, eastward across Green and Rock counties to Lake Geneva in Walworth County.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database · episode 67479
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Where It Hit
| Location | County | Hazard | Size | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon | Walworth | Wind | 64 mph wind | Law enforcement officials reported trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 56 knots (65 mph). |
| Lake Geneva (3 SW) | Walworth | Wind | 64 mph wind | Law enforcement officials reported scattered trees and a power pole were blown down by severe thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 56 knots (65 mph) in a swath from 3 miles southwest of Lake Geneva to Lake Geneva. |