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Thunderstorm Wind — Adams, Wisconsin

2025-08-16 · near Plainville, Adams, Wisconsin

$10K

Property damage

50 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

An amateur radio operator reported trees down on Freedom Ct with powerlines down 3 miles north of Plainville.

Wider weather episode

Rounds of strong to severe storms throughout the day on August 16th resulted in instances of large hail, damaging winds and flash flooding in western Wisconsin. Hail with these storms reached up to golf ball sized near New Lisbon along with instances of tree damage. Later into the evening, additional storms moved through Grant County and produced heavy rainfall leading to flash flooding in Lancaster along with some quarter sized hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1288996. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.