Hail — Manitowoc, Wisconsin

2013-06-27 · near Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin

$1.5M

Property damage

Magnitude

Event narrative

Thunderstorms produced copious amounts of golf ball size to tennis ball size hail in Manitowoc. The hail damaged hundreds of cars and at least 50 homes and businesses.

Wider weather episode

An unstable air mass combined with an upper level disturbance and a weak surface boundary to produce thunderstorms. Some of the storms produced large, destructive hail and isolated wind damage. Quarter to golf ball size hail damaged vehicles in Rhinelander (Oneida Co.), but east central Wisconsin was hardest hit by the storms. Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in the Birnamwood (Shawano Co.) and Clintonville (Waupaca Co.) areas, and golf ball to tennis ball size hail caused considerable damage to vehicles, homes and businesses around the city of Manitowoc (Manitowoc Co.).

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 453877. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.