Storm Record · Dodge County
August 12, 2011: Straight-line wind in Dodge County
58
Strongest gust
1
NWS reports
What the National Weather Service recorded
Warm and moist air pushing into southern Wisconsin ahead of an advancing short wave trough across Minnesota produced a few strong to severe thunderstorms across a small portion of Southeast Wisconsin during the evening hours of August 12th. Instability was marginal, with CAPE values just under 1000 J/Kg, but sufficient when coupled with modest shear to produce the severe thunderstorms with damaging winds and a couple of funnel cloud reports.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database · episode 57087
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Where It Hit
| Location | County | Hazard | Size | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Ridge (3 N) | Dodge | Wind | 58 mph wind | A trained spotter reported trees and power lines blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 58 mph (50 knots) in an 8-mile wide swath, running west to east near State Highway 33, from north of Iron Ridge to south-southeast of Theresa. |