Storm Record · Dane, Walworth Counties
August 5, 2024: Straight-line wind in Dane and Walworth Counties
70
Strongest gust
6
NWS reports
What the National Weather Service recorded
A line of thunderstorms along a warm front produced damaging straight line winds especially over northern Walworth County.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database · episode 194574
Every report, in the Weather Service's words
Where It Hit
| Location | County | Hazard | Size | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wandawega (2.06 NW) | Walworth | Wind | 70 mph wind | Many tree limbs snapped off a large tree and landed on a home. A combination of fallen tree limbs and straight line winds tore at least a 100 square foot section of siding from the home. Other damage to siding, fascia, gutters, and a broken window. |
| Maple Bluff (.86 SW) | Dane | Wind | 64 mph wind | Several reports of trees down on the east side of Madison including some 1 foot diameter trees. |
| Troy (1.47 SSW) | Walworth | Wind | 64 mph wind | A barn destroyed and trees down. |
| Cross Plains (1.01 W) | Dane | Wind | 58 mph wind | A tree down on a house. Other reports of small branches and power lines down in the area. |
| East Troy Arpt (1.4 SSW) | Walworth | Wind | 58 mph wind | A swath of scattered tree damage along and near Swoboda Rd. from Townline Rd. to state highway 120. Pictures of snapped tree limbs were provided. |
| Millard (2.03 W) | Walworth | Wind | 58 mph wind | Scattered trees down in Whitewater, Richmond, and the Sugar Creek area. |
Service areas this storm touched