Record Heat for the Intermountain West and Northern Plains; Heavy Rainfall and Severe Weather Threats

Record setting heat is expected over the next several days from the Intermountain West through the northern Plains. Furthermore, fire weather concerns increase with dry and breezy conditions. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorm threats for the Ohio/Tennessee Valleys, central Appalachians and Southeast today. The threat shifts to central Gulf Coast and across central Texas this week. Read More >

Overview

Thunderstorms developed across southern Wisconsin on Tuesday, July 2, 2019. Many of the storms were short-lived but produced strong wind gusts and heavy rain. There were even a couple reports of small hail. Intense storms caused tree damage and power outages in eastern Waukesha County and Racine.

Racine

Wind

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First Line Of Severe Storms	Racine	Racine	Bohner's Lake

Storm Reports

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
909 PM CDT TUE JUL 2 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0520 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 NNE KENOSHA           42.59N 87.81W
07/02/2019  M47 MPH          LMZ646             WI   C-MAN STATION

            MEASURED AT KENOSHA LAKESHORE.

0507 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 E RACINE              42.73N 87.77W
07/02/2019  M51 MPH          RACINE             WI   C-MAN STATION

            RACINE REEF WXFLOW STATION.

0503 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SW NORTH BAY          42.76N 87.80W
07/02/2019                   RACINE             WI   AMATEUR RADIO

            REPORT OF LARGE TREE DOWN IN AREA OF
            INTERSECTION OF CHARLES AND MELVIN. THE
            POWER IS OUT AND CELL PHONE SERVICE IS OUT.
            TIME ESTIMATED ON RADAR.

0501 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 N PLEASANT PRAIRIE    42.59N 87.94W
07/02/2019  M55 MPH          KENOSHA            WI   ASOS

            KENOSHA AIRPORT.

0500 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 NNE KENOSHA           42.59N 87.81W
07/02/2019  M43 MPH          LMZ646             WI   C-MAN STATION

            KNSW3.

0430 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 WNW WEST ALLIS        43.02N 88.06W
07/02/2019                   MILWAUKEE          WI   PUBLIC

            122ND AND WASHINGTON AREA OF WEST ALLIS. 12
            INCHES DIAMETER BRANCH DOWN.

0430 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NNE MILWAUKEE         43.06N 87.90W
07/02/2019                   MILWAUKEE          WI   PUBLIC

            CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 2
            NNE MILWAUKEE. 12 INCH DIAMETER BRANCH DOWN
            ON CAR. 2500 BLOCK OF WEIL ST.

0428 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 E RACINE              42.73N 87.76W
07/02/2019  M40 MPH          LMZ646             WI   C-MAN STATION

            RACINE REEF WXFLOW OBSERVATION.

0425 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BROOKFIELD              43.06N 88.12W
07/02/2019                   WAUKESHA           WI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORTS OF TREE DAMAGE AND POWER LINES DOWN
            IN THE BROOKFIELD TO NEW BERLIN AREA. TIME
            ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0420 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MENOMONEE FALLS         43.15N 88.13W
07/02/2019                   WAUKESHA           WI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORTS OF TREES DOWN IN MENOMONEE FALLS
            AREA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0420 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PEWAUKEE                43.09N 88.25W
07/02/2019                   WAUKESHA           WI   PUBLIC

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.

0400 PM     HEAVY RAIN       2 S GERMANTOWN          43.20N 88.11W
07/02/2019  M1.59 INCH       WASHINGTON         WI   MESONET

            MMSD RAIN GAUGE NORTH OF FREISTADT RD.

0400 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 E GERMANTOWN          43.23N 88.10W
07/02/2019  M1.54 INCH       WASHINGTON         WI   COCORAHS

            TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE 6 AM. 1.31 INCHES FELL
            IN 50 MINUTES BETWEEN 305 PM AND 355 PM.

0354 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 SE JACKSON            43.29N 88.11W
07/02/2019  M0.93 INCH       WASHINGTON         WI   COCORAHS



0330 PM     HAIL             GERMANTOWN              43.24N 88.12W
07/02/2019  M0.75 INCH       WASHINGTON         WI   BROADCAST MEDIA

            .

0229 PM     HAIL             1 N WEST BEND           43.44N 88.18W
07/02/2019  M0.75 INCH       WASHINGTON         WI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            .

0226 PM     TSTM WND GST     WEST BEND               43.42N 88.18W
07/02/2019  E50 MPH          WASHINGTON         WI   PUBLIC

            A FEW TREE LIMBS AND SMALL BRANCHES DOWN.

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