Storm Record · Walworth County

June 11, 2026: Straight-line wind in Walworth County

58mph
Strongest gust
1
NWS reports

What the National Weather Service recorded

Scattered severe thunderstorms tracked over parts of southeast and east-central Wisconsin during the evening hours on June 11, 2026. Storms organized into a linear complex along the Wisconsin-Illinois state line, producing several reports of thunderstorm wind damage from Walworth County east toward the Lake Michigan shoreline. Damage surveys would also confirm a brief tornado in the city of Kenosha. Additional severe storms formed over Sheboygan County, producing wind gusts to 60 MPH.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database · episode 215060

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Where It Hit

Location County Hazard Size Report
Fontana (.86 SW) Walworth Wind 58 mph wind Local official reports a large downed tree branch on Hill Street in the community of Walworth. Wind gust estimated from radar data.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, Wisconsin