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Event Details
| Event | Lightning |
| State | WISCONSIN |
| County/Area | JACKSON |
| WFO | ARX |
| Begin Date | 05/03/2012 08:00:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range | 0 |
| Begin Azimuth | NW |
| Begin Location | BUCKHOLZ CORNERS |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 44.16/-91.13 |
| End Date | 05/03/2012 10:00:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 60.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | A line of severe thunderstorms moved along a stationary front and produced damaging winds and large hail across southwest and central Wisconsin in the morning hours of May 3rd. A National Weather Service employee reported a couple of trees knocked down in Holmen (La Crosse). One inch diameter size hail fell in Big Flats (Adams County). |
| Event Narrative | Lightning struck and caught a house on fire northwest of Melrose. The house was totally destroyed by the fire. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 66.20K | 0.00K | |||||||
| HERRINGTON | LA CROSSE CO. | WI | 05/03/2012 | 06:22 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| BIG FLATS | ADAMS CO. | WI | 05/03/2012 | 06:30 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HOLMEN | LA CROSSE CO. | WI | 05/03/2012 | 06:32 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| COUNCIL BAY | LA CROSSE CO. | WI | 05/03/2012 | 06:35 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| GALESVILLE | TREMPEALEAU CO. | WI | 05/03/2012 | 06:44 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.20K | 0.00K |
| BIG FLATS | ADAMS CO. | WI | 05/03/2012 | 06:45 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BUCKHOLZ CORNERS | JACKSON CO. | WI | 05/03/2012 | 08:00 | CST-6 | Lightning | 0 | 0 | 60.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 66.20K | 0.00K |


