Hail — Polk, Wisconsin

2024-07-30 · near Clear Lake, Polk, Wisconsin

Event narrative

Photos were provided with the hail shown next to a quarter.

Wider weather episode

A mesoscale convective vorticity maximum tracked across central MN and produced an outflow boundary that converged with a nose of instability. This caused an isolated cell to briefly produce hen egg sized hail over southeastern Polk County before it quickly weakened.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1205617. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.