Several severe thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front across portions of northern Wisconsin Sunday May 20th. These thunderstorms produced mainly large hail (up to quarter sized) between noon and 2 PM. The image below shows preliminary storm reports compiled from the Storm Prediction Center.
The table below contains severe weather reports we received on May 20th.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
313 PM CDT SUN MAY 20 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1237 PM HAIL COLBY 44.91N 90.32W
05/20/2012 M0.25 INCH CLARK WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
1239 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 S ABBOTSFORD 44.93N 90.32W
05/20/2012 CLARK WI TRAINED SPOTTER
8 INCH DIAMETER TREE BRANCHES DOWN
1245 PM HAIL 4 E STETSONVILLE 45.08N 90.23W
05/20/2012 M1.00 INCH TAYLOR WI PUBLIC
0122 PM HAIL 3 N HANNIBAL 45.29N 90.78W
05/20/2012 E1.00 INCH TAYLOR WI PUBLIC
HAIL LASTED ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND COVERED THE GROUND.
0133 PM HAIL 1 N JUMP RIVER 45.37N 90.80W
05/20/2012 E0.25 INCH TAYLOR WI CO-OP OBSERVER
HAIL LASTED ABOUT 2 MINUTES.
0135 PM TSTM WND GST 4 W WILLARD 44.73N 90.82W
05/20/2012 E45.00 MPH CLARK WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0139 PM HAIL 3 E JUMP RIVER 45.36N 90.74W
05/20/2012 M1.00 INCH TAYLOR WI CO-OP OBSERVER
A LOT OF PENNY TO NICKEL HAIL SIZE HAIL STONES...ALONG
WITH A FEW QUARTER SIZE.
0153 PM HAIL 3 ESE STETSONVILLE 45.06N 90.26W
05/20/2012 E0.25 INCH TAYLOR WI PUBLIC
0158 PM HAIL 4 E STETSONVILLE 45.08N 90.23W
05/20/2012 E0.25 INCH TAYLOR WI PUBLIC
0200 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 E STETSONVILLE 45.08N 90.21W
05/20/2012 TAYLOR WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
ROOF BLOWN OFF AN OLDER BUILDING ALONG COUNTY HWY A NEAR
THE TAYLOR AND MARATHON COUNTY LINE
0202 PM HAIL GAD 45.12N 90.20W
05/20/2012 M0.75 INCH TAYLOR WI CO-OP OBSERVER
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