Storm Record · Dane County

June 26, 2013: Straight-line wind in Dane County

66mph
Strongest gust
2
NWS reports

What the National Weather Service recorded

Thunderstorms produced flooding rains over portions of South Central Wisconsin and far southern Southeast Wisconsin. The storms produced damaging wind gusts over Lafayette and Dane counties. The storms formed on moderate low-level flow ahead of short wave trough that interacted with an existing outflow boundary over the region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database · episode 77052

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Where It Hit

Location County Hazard Size Report
Downtown Madison (3 NE) Dane Wind 66 mph wind A trained spotter located 3 miles northeast of Madison recorded a thunderstorm wind gust at 66 mph (57 knots).
(msn)truax Fld Madis Dane Wind 59 mph wind The ASOS and Truax Field in Madison recorded a thunderstorm wind gust at 59 mph (51 knots).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, Wisconsin

Service areas this storm touched