Storm Record · Dodge, Jefferson, Sauk, Walworth, Waukesha Counties
July 15, 2017: Hail across five counties
1″
Largest hail
58
Strongest gust
13
NWS reports
What the National Weather Service recorded
A west to east line of thunderstorms slowly moved south across southern WI during the evening hours as a cold front passed. The thunderstorms produced sporadic wind damage and large hail.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database · episode 118620
Every report, in the Weather Service's words
Where It Hit
| Location | County | Hazard | Size | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan (3.74 SW) | Jefferson | Wind | 58 mph wind | Several trees down. |
| Jefferson (1.4 NNW) | Jefferson | Wind | 58 mph wind | Sporadic tree damage including power lines down from Jefferson to Fort Atkinson. |
| Okauchee (1.22 NE) | Waukesha | Hail | 1" hail | |
| Pell Lake (1.23 NE) | Walworth | Hail | 1" hail | |
| Pell Lake (.86 NW) | Walworth | Hail | 1" hail | |
| Pell Lake (1.47 NNW) | Walworth | Hail | 1" hail | |
| Genoa City (1.23 NW) | Walworth | Hail | 1" hail | |
| Genoa City | Walworth | Hail | 1" hail | |
| Baraboo (.5 W) | Sauk | Hail | 0.88" hail | Estimated wind gusts of 50 mph with nickel size hail. |
| Dousman (1.47 SSE) | Waukesha | Hail | 0.88" hail | |
| Richwood (1.22 SE) | Dodge | Hail | 0.75" hail | |
| Dousman (2.94 SSE) | Waukesha | Hail | 0.75" hail | |
| Lake Geneva (2.63 SSE) | Walworth | Hail | 0.75" hail |
Service areas this storm touched