Thunderstorm Wind in Menominee (c) County, Wisconsin

Thunderstorms became severe across central and east central Wisconsin from early afternoon to early in the evening ahead of a front that lifted north into the area. Penny to nickel size hail fell throughout Marathon county. In Wausau (Marathon co.), penny size hail covered the ground and heavy rain caused some street flooding. High winds downed trees 10 miles north of Stevens Point (Portage co.), a funnel cloud was spotted at Custer (Portage co.). A waterspout touched down, and remained nearly stationary, for about a minute in eastern Lake Winnebago (Calumet co.). A tree that was struck by lightning downed power lines in Scandinavia (Waupaca co.).