Funnel Cloud — Menominee (c), Wisconsin

2006-05-30 · near Keshena, Menominee (c), Wisconsin

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms developed in a humid airmass ahead of a cold front. During the late morning hours, lightning from one of the storms struck a tree in the village of Denmark (Brown co.) splintering it. The lightning traveled from the tree's roots to the village's water system, causing a break in a water main. Storms around midday produced a funnel cloud over Legend Lake (Menominee co.). The slow movement of the storms resulted in heavy rainfall that caused flash flooding from Wausau to Mosinee in Marathon county during the early evening hours.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5512355. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.