June 5, 2005: Straight-line wind in Dodge County

Three different rounds of severe weather occurred between the afternoon of June 4th and the evening of June 5th. The third round of severe weather, albeit more isolated, came during the evening hours on June 5th. A few isolated severe storms across Fond du Lac and Dodge counties caused a few reports of wind damage. About 4 miles north of Bryon, a 4x12 foot panel was tossed 50 feet. A pole shed, machine shed, and a silo was damaged 3 miles west of Brownsville which caused $20,000 in damage. Synoptically, an area of low pressure tracked across eastern South Dakota on June 4th and into northern Minnesota by late evening on June 5th. A warm front surged north across South-Central and Southeast Wisconsin during the evening on June 4th, causing thunderstorms to develop. The warm front stalled for a bit during the early morning hours on June 5th, allowing another round to develop and head east across the area. Finally, the warm front pushed into northern Wisconsin, allowing warm and humid air to flood into the region, fueling the final round along the cold front by late afternoon or early evening on June 5th.