Storm Record · Columbia, Dane Counties

July 23, 2016: Straight-line wind in Columbia and Dane Counties

58mph
Strongest gust
2
NWS reports

What the National Weather Service recorded

A moist and unstable southerly flow and a shortwave trough triggered a large area of showers and thunderstorms. A couple wet microbursts occurred along with one report of large hail.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database · episode 108876

Every report, in the Weather Service's words

Where It Hit

Location County Hazard Size Report
Mt Horeb (.69 N) Dane Wind 58 mph wind Some tree damage in the Mount Horeb area.
Pardeeville (1 W) Columbia Wind 58 mph wind Many tree branches down in Pardeeville.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, Wisconsin