Thunderstorm Wind — Trempealeau, Wisconsin

2012-05-02 · near Blair, Trempealeau, Wisconsin

Event narrative

Thunderstorms impacted the central portion of Trempealeau County near and in Blair. Nearly every structure in Blair was either damaged or destroyed by the hail or wind, with broken windows, siding or roof damage. The Blair-Taylor high and elementary schools suffered major damage to their roofs. A 25 to 30 unit mobile home park was evacuated after several mobile homes were moved off their foundations and ruptured natural gas lines. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down with power outages lasting up to 16 hours.

Wider weather episode

A line of severe thunderstorms moved into and across parts of western Wisconsin during the late evening hours on May 2nd and produced damaging winds and large hail. Emergency management in Buffalo, Trempealeau and Jackson Counties reported trees, power lines, homes and roofs damaged along with power outages. The worst wind and hail damage occurred in the community of Blair, WI (Trempealeau County) where virtually every structure was either damaged or completely destroyed. The Blair-Taylor High School roof received major damage and a 25 to 30 unit mobile home park was evacuated after several homes were moved off their foundations rupturing natural gas lines. A power outage in Blair lasted up to 16 hours.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 372053. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.