Thunderstorm Wind — Price, Wisconsin

2024-08-26 · near Price Co Arpt, Price, Wisconsin

Event narrative

Winds from the storms downed trees which were blocking County Highway W west of Phillips and Storms Road. A power transformer was on fire at the site of the downed trees on County Highway W.

Wider weather episode

Storms developed across Minnesota during the afternoon hours of the 26th across Minnesota and moved into northwest Wisconsin during the evening hours. These storms were mainly wind producing storms with numerous reports of downed trees and power lines across the region. Minor flash flooding was also observed in Siren.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1199808. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.