Storm Record · Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Jefferson, Sauk, Walworth, Waukesha Counties
June 27, 2019: Straight-line wind across seven counties
70
Strongest gust
22
NWS reports
What the National Weather Service recorded
A warm front and shortwave trough brought a line of severe thunderstorms to southern WI. Straight-line damaging winds resulted numerous reports of tree damage and some structural damage. Gustnadoes were reported and contributed to the damage in some locations.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database · episode 140016
Every report, in the Weather Service's words
Where It Hit
| Location | County | Hazard | Size | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista (1.01 W) | Waukesha | Wind | 70 mph wind | Some shingle damage on homes and garages. |
| Downtown Waukesha (1.38 S) | Waukesha | Wind | 70 mph wind | Some structural damage to garage. |
| Downtown Waukesha (1.47 SSW) | Waukesha | Wind | 70 mph wind | Structural damage to an apartment when a wall caved in. |
| Downtown Waukesha (.86 SW) | Waukesha | Wind | 70 mph wind | There were numerous trees down near Carroll University. |
| Dodge Co Arpt | Dodge | Wind | 63 mph wind | |
| Roxbury (2.01 W) | Dane | Wind | 63 mph wind | A swath of trees down. |
| Oconomowoc Lake (2.13 SSE) | Waukesha | Wind | 61 mph wind | Eight trees down with 1-2 dozen branches down. |
| Pell Lake (.86 NE) | Walworth | Wind | 60 mph wind | Several branches and trees down in Pell Lake. |
| Sun Prairie (.86 NW) | Dane | Wind | 60 mph wind | An estimated wind gust of 60 mph. |
| Dekorra (3.31 ENE) | Columbia | Wind | 58 mph wind | Numerous tree branches down near the intersection of highway 16 and 51. |
| Fox Lake (.5 W) | Dodge | Wind | 58 mph wind | Several trees and power lines down. |
| Beaver Dam (.85 SW) | Dodge | Wind | 58 mph wind | Several trees and power lines down in the Beaver Dam area. |
| Sullivan (2.25 W) | Jefferson | Wind | 58 mph wind | Numerous trees and power lines down in the eastern portion of the county, most focused in the Sullivan area. |
| Williams Bay (1.23 SW) | Walworth | Wind | 58 mph wind | A few large trees and power lines down. |
| Shorewood Hills (2.45 SW) | Dane | Wind | 58 mph wind | Several large trees down in Middleton and the west side of Madison. |
| Pheasant Branch (.77 SSW) | Dane | Wind | 58 mph wind | The top half of a mature Maple tree was snapped off and landed on a garage. Many branches down in the nearby area. |
| De Forest (.5 W) | Dane | Wind | 58 mph wind | Large branches down in DeForest. |
| Oconomowoc (2.13 WSW) | Waukesha | Wind | 58 mph wind | Large tree limbs down throughout the southwest portion of Oconomowoc. Some shingles peeled back on homes. |
| Dousman (.69 S) | Waukesha | Wind | 58 mph wind | A tree was uprooted. |
| Baraboo (.5 W) | Sauk | Wind | 58 mph wind | Numerous trees and power lines down in the Baraboo area. |
| Blooming Grove (1.28 N) | Dane | Wind | 58 mph wind | A lake cruiser on Lake Monona had its canopy blown-off from straight-line winds. The boat did make it to shore and the 33 occupants were not injured. In Monona, large tree branches and power lines were downed, including one large Oak tree. |
| Menomonee Falls (.86 SW) | Waukesha | Wind | 58 mph wind | Scattered trees and power lines down across the area. |
Service areas this storm touched