Storm Record · Walworth County
July 23, 2009: Hail in Walworth County
0.75″
Largest hail
1
NWS reports
What the National Weather Service recorded
Large-scale atmospheric lift and wind shear associated with a short wave trough combined with an unstable air mass over the region to produce rotating thunderstorms that produced large hail over southern Wisconsin during the afternoon hours of July 23rd.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database · episode 32272
Every report, in the Weather Service's words
Where It Hit
| Location | County | Hazard | Size | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Grange (4.1 E) | Walworth | Hail | 0.75" hail | The public reported that hail, estimated to be 3/4 inch in diameter and driven by gusty thunderstorm winds, damaged corn crops in northeast Walworth County. |