Storm Record · Dane, Dodge, Jefferson, Sauk, Walworth Counties
April 4, 2023: Hail and a tornado across five counties
1.5″
Largest hail
58
Strongest gust
1
Tornado
7
NWS reports
What the National Weather Service recorded
Rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms occurred across southern WI, as low pressure and its warm and cold fronts approached and moved across the region. Many large hail reports were received along with one EF0 tornado. Some damaging winds and flooding also occurred.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database · episode 178056
Every report, in the Weather Service's words
Where It Hit
| Location | County | Hazard | Size | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hustisford (2.59 S) | Dodge | Wind | 58 mph wind | Straight-line winds from a thunderstorm outflow boundary uprooted a few trees and blew a shed apart. |
| Rockdale (.69 N) | Dane | Hail | 1.5" hail | |
| Stone (.86 SE) | Dane | Hail | 1.25" hail | |
| Lake Geneva (1.38 S) | Walworth | Hail | 1" hail | |
| Ft Atkinson (.51 E) | Jefferson | Hail | 1" hail | |
| Rock Spgs | Sauk | Hail | 1" hail | |
| Lake Geneva (2.22 SE) | Walworth | Tornado | EF0 | EF0 tornado uprooted numerous trees and caused minor shingle and soffit damage to a home in the Cobble Creek neighborhood. A fire pit was lofted from one property to an adjacent one. |
Service areas this storm touched