Storm Record · Columbia, Dane, Dodge Counties
August 16, 2025: Straight-line wind in Columbia, Dane and Dodge Counties
1″
Largest hail
64
Strongest gust
9
NWS reports
What the National Weather Service recorded
An upper level disturbance and nearby stationary front led to multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms across southern WI. Large hail and damaging straight line winds led to trees down and some structural damage.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database · episode 206865
Every report, in the Weather Service's words
Where It Hit
| Location | County | Hazard | Size | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Lake (3.08 WNW) | Dodge | Wind | 64 mph wind | Roof blown off a shed and paneling pulled away from the side of the shed. The sheet metal was blown about 200 ft away. Soybean crop also damaged. |
| Lewiston (3.57 E) | Columbia | Wind | 58 mph wind | Large branches down and corn bent over. |
| Pardeeville (1 W) | Columbia | Wind | 58 mph wind | A few tree limbs down on campsites near Pardeeville. |
| Beaver Dam (.85 SW) | Dodge | Wind | 58 mph wind | Trees and power lines down in Beaver Dam. |
| Fox Lake (2.3 NNW) | Dodge | Wind | 58 mph wind | A fallen large tree knocked down two other trees on the north shore of Fox Lake. |
| Fox Lake (.85 SW) | Dodge | Wind | 58 mph wind | A large branch down. |
| Portage (.97 SW) | Columbia | Wind | 58 mph wind | Large tree uprooted along Highway 16 in Portage. A branch down in the city. |
| Martinsville (2.13 WSW) | Dane | Hail | 1" hail | |
| Oregon (1.47 SSW) | Dane | Hail | 1" hail |
Service areas this storm touched