Storm Record · Walworth County

August 10, 2020: Tornado in Walworth County

70mph
Strongest gust
1
Tornado
2
NWS reports

What the National Weather Service recorded

A line of severe thunderstorms ahead of an approaching cold front brought two tornadoes, flash flooding, and straight-line wind damage to far southern WI.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database · episode 149587

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Where It Hit

Location County Hazard Size Report
Pell Lake (1.23 NE) Walworth Wind 70 mph wind Large tree limbs and power lines down.
Zenda (3.07 NE) Walworth Tornado EF0 Weak tornado started on the southeast end of Geneva Lake and went through the southeast side of Lake Geneva. Mainly tree damage along the path, but some minor structural damage in the business district bounded by highways 120, 50 and 12. Path appeared to end just south of the Grand Geneva resort.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, Wisconsin