Storm Record · Columbia, Dodge Counties
August 28, 2018: Straight-line wind and tornadoes in Columbia and Dodge Counties
70
Strongest gust
2
Tornadoes
6
NWS reports
What the National Weather Service recorded
A line of severe thunderstorms produced widespread wind damage and 18 brief tornadoes across mainly Marquette, Green Lake, Fond du Lac, northern Dodge, and Sheboygan Counties. Flash flooding and river flooding also occurred in several of these areas, especially the Baraboo River in northern Sauk County. The Baraboo River reached major to record flood stage late August into September after 10 to 12 inches of rain over the Baraboo River basin the last two weeks of August.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database · episode 130657
Every report, in the Weather Service's words
Where It Hit
| Location | County | Hazard | Size | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lomira (1.22 NW) | Dodge | Wind | 70 mph wind | Many large trees and branches down including uprooted trees. |
| Fox Lake (3.49 N) | Dodge | Wind | 70 mph wind | Multiple trees and branches down in and around Fox Lake. |
| Poynette (.85 SW) | Columbia | Wind | 58 mph wind | Several trees and branches down. |
| Wyocena (.65 SW) | Columbia | Wind | 58 mph wind | Several trees and branches down. |
| Nasbro (2.68 NNW) | Dodge | Tornado | EF2 | Tornado was 1 of 19 tornadoes that occurred across central to east central Wisconsin on the afternoon of August 28th. This was the strongest tornado of the event and went just north of the Village of Brownsville. The worst damage was to a Canadian National Railway communications tower which was crumpled over. Widespread straight line winds caused significant tree and crop damage across the county as well. |
| Nasbro (2.27 N) | Dodge | Tornado | EF1 | Tornado was 1 of 19 tornadoes that occurred across central to east central Wisconsin on the afternoon of August 28th. This tornado went through the southern side of the Village of Brownsville and ended at the Quadgraphics facility near Hwy 175. Widespread straight line winds caused significant tree and crop damage across the county as well. |