Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in Racine County, WI

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Hail Report Description: Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).

Hail Report Description: Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).

Hail Report Description: Trained Spotter reports half to one inch sized hail.

Hail Report Description: Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).

Hail Report Description: Downtown Racine.

Hail Report Description: Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).

Hail Report Description: Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).

Hail Report Description: Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).

Hail Report Description: Tennis-Baseball sized hail causing significant damage to vehicles in far western Waterford near Walworth county border.

Hail Report Description: Size est by picture. Time est by radar.

Hail Report Description: Report relayed from social media.

Hail Report Description: Reports from MPING and through Twitter.

Hail Report Description: Picture via Facebook.

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Hail Report Description: REPORT RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

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Hail Report Description: PEA TO QUARTER SIZE WITH PICTURE. RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

Hail Report Description: NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE. LASTED 3 TO 5 MINUTES.

Hail Report Description: RELAYED VIA BROADCAST MEDIA. SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN QUARTERS. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

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Wind Report Description: Delayed report: Via social media large tree snapped toward base of trunk on property.

Wind Report Description: Several tree limbs down a half foot or less in diameter.

Wind Report Description: Private Weather Station.

Wind Report Description: Trees and powerlines down. Time estimated from radar.

Wind Report Description: Total destruction of greenhouse and damage to other outbuildings. Multiple trees uprooted and leaning NNE on property. NWS Storm Survey determined damage due to downburst winds estimated at 80 mph. Time estimated from radar.

Wind Report Description: Trained spotter reports uprooted trees in addition to shingle & chimney damage.

Wind Report Description: Siding damage.

Wind Report Description: Batten International Airport in Racine.

Wind Report Description: Several large trees damaged and another tree down on wires in the town of Wheatland. Shed... barn and playset damaged one mile north. Time estimated from radar.

Wind Report Description: Power lines down... uprooted and snapped trees. Hail damage to siding.

Wind Report Description: Trained storm spotter reported multiple trees down and broken branches up to 12 inches in diameter. Time estimated by radar.

Wind Report Description: Multiple trees and limbs down across town. Some on wires. Time est from radar.

Wind Report Description: Delayed report via social media. Large tree snapped near the base of trunk with diameter greater than 12 inches and landed on nearby residential structure. Additional reports of downed trees and large tree limbs around the area. Time estimated based on radar.

Wind Report Description: Reports of multiple trees and wires down across Racine County.

Wind Report Description: Trees and wires down from northern Burlington up toward Waterford. Time estimated from Radar.

Wind Report Description: CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM BURLINGTON FOR TIME. SCATTERED DAMAGE REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY FROM BURLINGTON EAST TO LAKE MICHIGAN. TIME EST FROM RADAR.

Wind Report Description: SCATTERED DAMAGE REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY FROM BURLINGTON EAST TO LAKE MICHIGAN. TIME EST FROM RADAR.

Wind Report Description: TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

Wind Report Description: LARGE TREES DOWN. ROOF DAMAGE ON A NEARBY BARN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

Wind Report Description: DELAYED REPORTS OF MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AND TREES ON POWERS LINES ACROSS WESTERN RACINE COUNTY. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

Wind Report Description: NUMEROUS POWER LINES AND TREE BRANCHES DOWNED WITH SOME ROOF DAMAGE. MOST DAMAGE IS BETWEEN STH 11AND 2700 BLOCK ADDRESSES. ABOUT A 3 BLOCK WIDE PATH FROM 95TH STREET AND 86TH STREET. ESTIMATED 50-55 MPH WINDS.

Wind Report Description: MULTIPLE TREES AND A POWER LINE DOWN.

Wind Report Description: DELAYED REPORT. NUMEROUS TREES... BRANCHES AND LINES DOWN ACROSS RACINE COUNTY. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE LINGERING THIS MORNING.

Wind Report Description: MULTIPLE REPORTS OF TREES ON ROADWAYS AND POWER POLES SNAPPED. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

Wind Report Description: MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AT STATE STREET AND OAKLAND AVENUE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

Wind Report Description: TREE REPORTED DOWN AT LOCATION.

Wind Report Description: LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN AT LOCATION.

Wind Report Description: REPORT RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OF DOWNED TREE LIMBS CAUSED BY ESTIMATED 60 MPH GUSTS.

Wind Report Description: LARGE BRANCHES DOWN. REPORT RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

Wind Report Description: LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN AT LOCATION.

Tornado Report Description: NWS Damage Survey reported EF-1 Tornado... estimated peak winds of 100 mph. Began on west side of US-45 in northern Racine Co and tracked northeast to County Line Rd on the south side of Franklin in Milwaukee County. Many snapped and uprooted trees... barn damage... house roof damage... and a warehouse lost 50 percent of its roof. Time estimated from radar.

Tornado Report Description: NWS Damage Survey reported EF-0 Tornado... estimated peak winds of 80 mph. Began on west side of US-45 in northern Racine Co near North Cape and tracked northeast to 7 Mile Rd. Intermittent damage to a few trees... barn with portion of roof torn off and lofted. Time estimated from radar.

Tornado Report Description: NWS Damage Survey concludes an EF-0 tornado occurred with estimated peak winds of 70 mph and a path width of 70 yards. This tornado began at the intersection of Wisconsin Hwy 83 and County Hwy O north of Waterford. This tornado then continued east... uprooting and snapping trees as well as lofting a porta-potty onto a building... before likely ending in the Tichigan State Wildlife Area. Time estimated from radar.

Tornado Report Description: Corrects previous tornado report from 2 SE Rochester. EF0 tornado developed near the intersection of Plank Rd. and County Highway J and traveled 3.9 miles ending near Plank Rd. just east of South Cox Rd. Maximum estimated wind speed of 85 mph. Uprooted and snapped trees. Minor structural damage to barns and outbuildings.

Tornado Report Description: NWS Damage Survey: EF-1 Tornado... estimated peak winds of 100mph. Started NW of Waterford down and went through the north side of Waterford.

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Tornado Report Description: NWS DAMAGE SURVEY. EF-0 TORNADO. PEAK WINDS OF 65MPH. MULTIPLE EYEWITNESS REPORTS IN THIS AREA. MAIN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS TO AN OUTBUILDINGS ROOF.

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Tornado Report Description: An EF0 tornado caused sporadic tree damage along its path.

Tornado Report Description: This tornado is a continuation of a segment that started in Kenosha County. It quickly intensified to an EF-1 rating after moving into Racine County. It moved into southern Racine County about 2.3 miles southwest of Union Grove, around 1,700 feet to the east of the intersection of County Line Road and 224th Avenue. The tornado moved northeast before dissipating near the intersection of County Highway K and County Highway H, about 1/2 mile southeast of Franksville. There were no fatalities, but 2 people were injured in storm-related vehicle accidents. Newspaper articles indicated they were hospitalized. Union Grove bore the brunt of the damage. Eleven buildings, fencing, and trees were damaged on the Racine County Fairgrounds. Large oak trees in Old Settler's Park, which is the northwest corner of the Racine County Fairgrounds, were hit hard. Across the street (STH 11), two businesses had large pieces of roof covering peeled off. One of these, Grove Gear, had about 10,000 square feet of it's roof ripped off, which allowed rain to damage the inside offices and equipment. Newspaper articles indicated that damage to Grove Gear alone was about $1.4 Million. Two other businesses also had roof and siding damage. A residential-care facility had several of its buildings damaged. Around 100 homes in the Village of Union Grove sustained light to moderate damage to roofs, windows, and/or siding, and numerous trees were either uprooted or had large branches broken or snapped. Numerous gas leaks in and around Union Grove were reported. Only one home was extensively damaged and had to be demolished. A semi-trailer truck overturned on Interstate 94 near State Highway 20, blocking the northbound lanes, as the tornado crossed the interstate. Another semi-trailer was blown over on eastbound Highway 20 near the west frontage road next to the interstate. A number of campers were overturned and one was destroyed at the Burlington RV store at the intersection of STH 20 and Interstate-94. WeEnergy Utility estimated that 3200 customers lost electrical power in Racine County. The path of the tornado averaged 75 yards in width. A detailed examination of the tornado path suggests that this tornado consisted of three or four individual vortices, with one taking over as the previous one dissipated. Each vortex had it own path, which resulted in segmented-appearance of the tornado path as shown in the associated image attached to this severe weather episode. Although the header strip for this tornado event indicates a path length of 10.57 miles, a manual map measurement value of 10.67 miles was obtained. The total loss estimate of $5M was received from Racine County Emergency Management. The EF1 estimated wind speed of 105 mph was based on DI 21(MBS) DOD 3. The exact start location is Lat 42.66995 Lon -88.07447. The exact end location is Lat 42.75586 Lon -87.90231.

Tornado Report Description: An EF1 tornado that developed in far northern Kenosha County, northeast of Somers, entered Racine County near the intersection of County Highway KR (County Line Road) and 90th Street. After a path length of about 0.43 mile in Kenosha County, it crossed into Racine County where CTH EA (72nd Ave) intersects County Line Rd. The tornado moved northeast and dissipating in the northeast section of Graceland Cemetery on the west side of the City of Racine, about 500 feet west of Osborne Boulevard. In Racine County, the tornado blew a weakly anchored barn (built in the 1920s) off its foundation and damaged an industrial building south of STH 11. Later on, it tore off a 100'x200' roof section of the Case/New Holland building, damaged several HVAC units on the roof, and tore off some of the building's garage doors. The Case/New Holland plant was closed until Monday, November 1st while the roof was being repaired. Two workers in this plant were injured by the tornadoes effects. Additionally, a tractor and it's semi-trailer on the Case/New Holland site were blown over and damaged. wo other businesses on STH 11 reported roof damage. At least 3 homes sustained damage. State Highway 11 was closed for a time in eastern Racine County due to debris and fallen power lines, closing or disrupting business at stores along Highway 11, especially in the 7000 and 7100 blocks. At a church 2 miles northeast of the intersection of STH 11 and Oakes Rd., damage was inflicted to its roof, siding windows and a brick sign. Numerous trees and a few power lines were blown down or broken along the path of the tornado. At one point, about 2700 customers lost electrical power. There were reports of a couple vehicle accidents as drivers tried to avoid the tornado. The tornado path averaged 50 yards in width, with a maximum width of 100 yards. The EF-rating was based on DI 23 DOD 4 EXP103 with estimated wind speeds up to 105 mph. The exact start location in Racine County is Lat 42.66901 Lon -87.89515. The exact end location is Lat 42.72845 Lon -87.82596. The path of the tornado was not a straight line, rather, a rough curved line with an actual path length of 5.92 miles within Racine County. After crossing STH 11 about 1/10 of a mile east of North Branch Pike River, the tornado path bearing changed from NNE to NE. Property damage values are estimated.

Tornado Report Description: A tornado spun up just northwest of the village of Sturtevant just northwest of the intersection of STH 11 and Wisconsin St., and moved east-southeast through the northern part of the village before dissipating in the Elmwood Park area near the intersection of Taylor Ave and Meachem Rd. It damaged two doors of the Sturtevant Fire Department, damaged the roofs and windows of two homes, uprooted a tree that crashed through another home, and knocked over another tree that damage a truck. One person was injured when the tornado winds rushed into her home and pushed her three feet against a banister. Numerous vehicles in a WalMart parking lot had broken windows from airborne debris. It overturned, moved, and slightly damaged two trailers about 50 yards at a local business where it also snapped 3 light poles. At least two to three dozen trees were uprooted or had broken limbs. The beginning and ending lat/lon pairs of numbers were: 42.70306/-87.91533 and 42.68797/-8782715. The EF-rating was based on DI 27 (FR12), DOD3 EXP, which suggests maximum wind speeds about 95 to 100 mph.||Elsewhere, rear flank downdraft winds from the storm produced scattered minor damage over the extreme southeast corner of Racine County and northeast Kenosha County. The thunderstorm may also have produced a waterspout as it moved out over Lake Michigan about 1 mile north-northeast of the intersection of State Highway 32 and County Highway KR. However, there was no confirmation.

Tornado Report Description: This rural tornado damaged a few trees and some corn crop. It was seen by a storm chaser. Average path width was about 30 yards. It started just southeast of the intersection of CTH A and Cox Road and moved northeast across STH 75 about 1/2 mile east of N Beaumont Ave. and dissipated south of radio towers which are south of Bennet Rd. Wind speeds estimated at about 75 mph. DI#27 (TH), DOD2.

Tornado Report Description: A weak EF0 tornado spun up about 1/8 mile northwest of the intersection of 3 Mile Road and 68th Stree in central Racine County about 2 miles south-southeast (172 degrees) of Raymond, or 3.5 miles east-southeast (112 degrees) of North Cape. It initially tore up some mature corn crop, toppled a couple trees, crossed the intersection on a southeast path, tore some roof shingles off of a pole shed, and then dissipated in an open field. The average path length was about 15 yards. Damage indicator #1 (SBO) was used with a DOD value of 2 in the damage assessment for an expected wind value of about 75 mph. The initial spin up location was N42.77287 W88.00481 and the end point was N42.77119 W88.00054.

Tornado Report Description: Thia weak tornado spun up in north-central Kenosha County, about 3.5 miles northeast of Paris. It exited Kenosha County about 3.7 miles northeast of Paris, or .8 miles east of the intersection of KR and D, and entered Racine County about 2.8 miles east-southeast of Union Grove. It proceeded northeast toward the intersection of Interstate 94 and Highway 11, and eventually dissipated 1.8 miles northwest of Sturtevant. Luckily, the tornado circulation wasn't at ground level the entire time, and traveled part of the time over some swamp land, otherwise there would have been more damage. In Racine County, the tornado intensified to the top of the F1 rating (winds about 87 to 96 knots, or 100 to 110 mph), and demolished a hay shed, damaged a pole barn (horse trailer inside was pushed through a closed door), flattened some fence, uprooted or snapped many trees, damaged a road sign, damaged a Sheriff Department speed trailer at the I-94/Hwy 11 intersection, and flattened some corn crop. A couple of power line poles were also damaged. Eyewitness reports indicated that the tornado briefly consisted of multiple vortices, and sounded like a jet engine. Average path length was about 25 yards. Synoptically, a 500 mb circulation center moved northeast through southeast Wisconsin at the time of the tornado. Scattered thunderstorms associated with the low moved northeast at about 30 mph. Maximum air temperatures during the afternoon were in the lower 80s with surface dewpoints in the mid to upper 60s.

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