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| event_type | Funnel Cloud |
|---|---|
| ncei_event_id | 5,289,360 |
| episode_id | 1,133,119 |
| begin_utc | 2002-04-18T22:15:00+00:00 |
| end_utc | 2002-04-18T22:15:00+00:00 |
| state | WISCONSIN |
| cz_type | C |
| cz_name | ROCK |
| deaths_direct | 0 |
| deaths_indirect | 0 |
| injuries_direct | 0 |
| injuries_indirect | 0 |
| wfo_source | FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD |
| episode_narrative | Severe storms, with large hail and damaging, straight-line, downburst winds, developed ahead and along a cold front, which plowed east into an unseasonably warm, moist airmass over southern Wisconsin. Maximum afternoon temperatures were mostly in the 80s (about 30 to 35 degrees above normal) during the 4-day period of April 15-18. The hail stones ranged from 3/4 inch to 2 inches in diameter, resulting in several vehicles receiving dents (in Lafayette, Sauk, and Dane County). The damaging winds were mostly in the 60 to 70 mph range resulting in numerous reports of uprooted trees. Dozens of power lines were pulled down as broken tree branches fell on them. About 25,000 customers lost electrical power, based on utility company records. The areas with the largest amount of tree damage were: 1) from Graitiot to Woodford in Lafayette Co., 2) from northwest of Browntown to Monroe in Green Co., and 3) from Watertown to Mayville in Dodge Co. Otherwise, tree damage due to wet microbursts was scattered. A semi-trailer northeast of Beloit on Interstate 90 sustained damage when it was blown over by the powerful thunderstorm winds. Just west-southwest of Brodhead, a shed was blown down. In the area northwest of Browntown to Monroe, a barn was blown down, a shed was blown on to a home, and two residential roofs were damaged by broken tree limbs. A shed under construction at the Watertown High School in Dodge County was damaged by the powerful winds. A wind-toppled tree damaged a vehicle near Silver Lake (Kenosha Co.). Lightning started a 75 acre grass fire in the Horicon Marsh in Dodge County, a 1 acre grass fire south of Ft. Atkinson in Jefferson County, and a 5 acre grass fire south of Portage in Columbia County. Elsewhere, separate lightning strikes started fires which damaged the roof of two Madison (Dane Co.) homes. Several of the thunderstorms had mesocyclones,and cloud-base rotation was noted by severe weather spotters, however there were no tornado reports. |
| year | 2,002 |
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