Lightning in Brown County, Wisconsin

Lightning June 8, 2025 · Brown County, Wisconsin

$40K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near De Pere (44.4146, -88.0607).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1253041. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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