Thunderstorm Wind — Lafayette, Wisconsin

2024-05-21 · near Gratiot, Lafayette, Wisconsin

Event narrative

Straight-line winds caused damage to a farmstead. There were large tree limbs down and some roofing material to an old farm outbuilding removed.

Wider weather episode

Lines and clusters of severe thunderstorms moved across southern WI from the late morning through the late evening as the passage of a warm front was quickly followed by a cold front. Straight-line winds accounted for fairly widespread tree limb damage especially over south central WI. Several reports of large hail were received while street flooding was reported in Madison. A couple brief EF1 tornadoes also occurred.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1172746. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.