Thunderstorm Wind — Sawyer, Wisconsin

2024-06-24 · near Winter, Sawyer, Wisconsin

Event narrative

A photo was received showing the top two-thirds of a tree that had been snapped off.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms developed in the vicinity of a warm front across northwest Wisconsin during the evening hours of the 24th. Storms quickly became severe in a very unstable and highly sheared environment as the grew upscale into a large complex during the late evening and early overnight hours. Damaging wind gusts comprised the majority of reports with numerous trees downed and buildings damaged along with a measured wind gust of 71 mph. A few hail and flash flooding reports were received as well.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1195947. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.