Storm Record · Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Jefferson, Sauk Counties
August 11, 2007: Straight-line wind across five counties
64
Strongest gust
9
NWS reports
What the National Weather Service recorded
Pre-frontal clusters of thunderstorms became severe with powerful straight-line winds as they moved east-southeast at anywhere from 35 to 45 knots (40 to 52 mph) to the east-southeast.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database · episode 10075
Every report, in the Weather Service's words
Where It Hit
| Location | County | Hazard | Size | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Horeb (1 E) | Dane | Wind | 64 mph wind | Powerful thunderstorm wind gusts to around 56 knots (65 mph) toppled saeveral large trees and branches. A power-line was damaged. |
| Roxbury (4 NE) | Dane | Wind | 64 mph wind | Powerful thunderstorm wind gusts to around 56 knots (65 mph) toppled saeveral large trees and branches. A power-line was damaged. |
| La Valle | Sauk | Wind | 64 mph wind | Powerful thunderstorm wind gusts to around 56 knots (65 mph) toppled many trees and power-poles/power-lines in and around La Valle. |
| Reedsburg | Sauk | Wind | 64 mph wind | Powerful thunderstorm wind gusts to around 56 knots (65 mph) toppled many trees and power-poles/power-lines in and around Reedsburg. |
| Randolph (3 NE) | Dodge | Wind | 60 mph wind | Powerful thunderstorm wind gusts to around 52 knots (60 mph) toppled saeveral large trees and branches. A power-line was damaged. |
| Wisconsin Dells (8 E) | Columbia | Wind | 60 mph wind | Powerful thunderstorm wind gusts to around 52 knots (60 mph) toppled saeveral large trees and a power-pole/power-line. |
| Pardeeville (2 E) | Columbia | Wind | 60 mph wind | Powerful thunderstorm wind gusts to around 52 knots (60 mph) toppled saeveral large trees and branches. A car-port was damaged by the tree debris. |
| Downtown Madison (5 SW) | Dane | Wind | 60 mph wind | Powerful thunderstorm wind gusts to around 52 knots (60 mph) toppled saeveral large trees and branches. Several power-lines were damaged. |
| Palmyra (2 E) | Jefferson | Wind | 60 mph wind | Powerful thunderstorm wind gusts to around 52 knots (60 mph) toppled saeveral large trees and branches. |
Service areas this storm touched