Storm Record · Walworth, Waukesha Counties
August 30, 2013: Hail in Walworth and Waukesha Counties
1.5″
Largest hail
67
Strongest gust
14
NWS reports
What the National Weather Service recorded
Clusters of severe thunderstorms developed along a slowly southeast moving cold front.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database · episode 79097
Every report, in the Weather Service's words
Where It Hit
| Location | County | Hazard | Size | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown Waukesha (1.22 SW) | Waukesha | Wind | 67 mph wind | Strong wind gusts with a cluster of thunderstorms. |
| Lake Beulah (1.47 NNW) | Walworth | Wind | 64 mph wind | Strong thunderstorm wind gust with a line of thunderstorms. |
| Delavan (1.2 WNW) | Walworth | Wind | 64 mph wind | A line of severe thunderstorms resulted in 6 trees downed, 52 large tree limbs down, 17 power lines down with some on fire. |
| Nashotah (.69 S) | Waukesha | Wind | 64 mph wind | Strong wind gusts with a cluster of thunderstorms. |
| North Prairie (1.23 NE) | Waukesha | Wind | 60 mph wind | One tree down and large branches down. |
| East Troy (.69 N) | Walworth | Wind | 60 mph wind | Multiple trees were downed by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| Richmond (2.63 ENE) | Walworth | Hail | 1.5" hail | |
| Delavan | Walworth | Hail | 1.5" hail | |
| Delafield (.5 E) | Waukesha | Hail | 1" hail | |
| Buena Vista (.86 NW) | Waukesha | Hail | 1" hail | |
| Hartland (2.05 NE) | Waukesha | Hail | 1" hail | |
| Delavan | Walworth | Hail | 1" hail | |
| Merton | Waukesha | Hail | 1" hail | A couple one inch hail reports from Merton to near Hartland. |
| Waukesha Co Arpt (1.22 SW) | Waukesha | Hail | 0.88" hail |