Storm Record · Dane County
May 26, 2020: Straight-line wind in Dane County
70
Strongest gust
2
NWS reports
What the National Weather Service recorded
Southerly flow led to warm, moist, and unstable conditions across southern WI. Scattered thunderstorms developed with a few of those producing damaging downburst winds.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database · episode 146905
Every report, in the Weather Service's words
Where It Hit
| Location | County | Hazard | Size | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dane (2.02 E) | Dane | Wind | 70 mph wind | High tension power lines down along a 1 mile stretch of County Road V. |
| Mazomanie (4.18 N) | Dane | Wind | 60 mph wind | Four horse shelters collapsed by downburst winds. |