Thunderstorm Wind — Kenosha, Wisconsin

1996-04-19 · near Pleasant Prairie, Kenosha, Wisconsin

Wider weather episode

As the bow echo tore east/northeast through Kenosha county on the way to Pleasant Prairie, its powerful west/southwest winds, estimated to be 80 to 100 mph, leveled or damaged several more barns and machine sheds. In addition, major building damage was sustained at St. Benedicts Abby on Benet Lake. The city of Pleasant Prairie was hard hit as many buildings sustained damage, and numerous large trees were pushed over. The storm continued through the south part of the city of Kenosha, pushing some cars sideways, pulling down power lines, and felling large trees. In scattered spots along the damage path, small hail accumulated to a depth of 6 to 12 inches. On the backside of the bow echo there were numerous reports of an easterly wind gust of 40 to 50 mph.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5546636. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.