Hail — Pierce, Wisconsin
2023-07-22 · near Ellsworth, Pierce, Wisconsin
2
Magnitude
Event narrative
Hail coated the ground after just 2 minutes, and ended at 347 PM CDT. Largest hail was golf ball size.
Wider weather episode
A subltle shortwave trough within northwest flow moved across the region and provided enought lift for scattered afternoon thunderstorms. There was sufficient MLCAPE (1500 J/kg) and Effective Shear (30kts) for some stronger updrafts that produced severe hail and damaging wind gusts. Overall these storms were relatively short lived and died off once the outflow undercut the updraft.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1103338. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.