Thunderstorm Wind — Washburn, Wisconsin

2024-08-27 · near Sarona, Washburn, Wisconsin

Event narrative

Pictures were received of several small softwood trees with diameters ranging from 2 to 4 inches that were blown over and snapped.

Wider weather episode

A decaying complex of storms moved northeast out of east-central Minnesota in the hours after sunrise the morning of the 27th. A few isolated reports of tree damage were received along with a few washed out gravel roads from the heavy rainfall.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1199823. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.