Thunderstorm Wind in Burnett County, Wisconsin

Thunderstorm Wind August 28, 2023 · Burnett County, Wisconsin

69 mph

Estimated gust (60 kt)

$5K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Photos were received from a spotter on the south end of Benoit Lake showing tree damage to their property. They reported 10 large trees down on their property with one landing on their garage causing minor damage. The spotter also estimated that there were hundreds of trees down in the area between Benoit and Rice lakes. Pea to dim sized hail also fell and was covering the ground in the photos as well.

The wider storm

A few strong to marginally severe thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon hours of the 28th across northwest Wisconsin. An area of stronger instability was in place across Burnett County and a few of the storms there produced minor wind damage to trees along with some quarter-sized hail.

Began near Gaslyn (45.8805, -92.0868).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1140028. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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