Thunderstorm Wind — Burnett, Wisconsin

2023-08-28 · near Gaslyn, Burnett, Wisconsin

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1140028. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.