Lightning — Brown, Wisconsin

2025-06-08 · near De Pere, Brown, Wisconsin

$40K

Property damage

Event narrative

Lightning struck an apartment building in De Pere causing electrical damage and a hole in the roof where the lightning hit the building. The lightning produced around $40,000 in damage and displaced 24 residents.

Wider weather episode

Scattered thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front during the afternoon on Sunday (6/08). The strongest storms produced quarter size hail across central Wisconsin. Lightning struck an apartment building in De Pere during the early evening, causing electrical damage and a hole in the roof where lightning hit the building. The lightning produced around $40,000 in damage to the apartment building and displaced 24 residents.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1253041. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.