Hail — Outagamie, Wisconsin

2010-07-20 · near Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin

Event narrative

Golf ball size hail near Appleton damaged nearly 1,000 vehicles and at least 200 homes. Many of the homes sustained significant damage as the hail damaged roofs and siding.

Wider weather episode

Severe thunderstorms developed across northeast Wisconsin as a weak surface boundary encountered an unstable air mass. The storms produced winds estimated as high as 100 mph and hail to golf ball size, causing millions of dollars in damage, power outages to thousands and injuring one person.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 252082. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.