Storm Record · Jefferson, Walworth, Waukesha Counties

June 6, 2008: Straight-line wind in Jefferson, Walworth and Waukesha Counties

0.75″
Largest hail
72mph
Strongest gust
7
NWS reports

What the National Weather Service recorded

An upper-level impulse and surface trough moved through southern Wisconsin producing thunderstorms. There was sufficient instability and vertical wind shear to product a number of funnel clouds and one tornado on top of many large hail and damaging thunderstorm winds.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database · episode 19148

Every report, in the Weather Service's words

Where It Hit

Location County Hazard Size Report
Williams Bay Walworth Wind 72 mph wind Powerful thunderstorm winds knocked down a few large trees and powerlines. One tree fell on a vehicle and damaged it. the wind gust was measured at Badger High School, part of the Milwuakee TV-6 WITI school network.
Lannon (1 W) Waukesha Wind 58 mph wind Powerful thunderstorm winds knocked down a few large trees.
Palmyra Jefferson Wind 58 mph wind Powerful thunderstorm winds knocked down a few large trees.
Eagle (4 NW) Waukesha Wind 58 mph wind Powerful thunderstorm winds knocked down a few large trees in the vicinity of CTH Z and N.
Lannon (1 W) Waukesha Wind 58 mph wind Powerful thunderstorm winds knocked down a few large trees on Town Line Rd and Good Hope Rd.
Genoa City Walworth Wind 58 mph wind Powerful thunderstorm winds knocked down a few large trees and powerlines.
Walworth (1 S) Walworth Hail 0.75" hail
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, Wisconsin