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Event Details:
| Event | Tornado |
| -- Scale | EF0 |
| -- Length | 0.24 Miles |
| -- Width | 25 Yards |
| State | WISCONSIN |
| County/Area | COLUMBIA |
| WFO | MKX |
| Report Source | Trained Spotter |
| NCEI Data Source | CSV |
| Begin Date | 2008-04-25 16:20 CST-6 |
| Begin Location | 4WSW WYOCENA |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 43.4786/-89.371 |
| End Date | 2008-04-25 16:21 CST-6 |
| End Location | 4WSW WYOCENA |
| End Lat/Lon | 43.4806/-89.367 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | The first widespread severe weather outbreak to affect south-central and southeast Wisconsin occurred on April 25th. It consisted of mostly large hail up to 1.25 inches in diameter, a couple damaging, straight-line wind reports, two tornadoes in Columbia County, and scattered flash flooding due to heavy rains and traning thunderstorm cells. Additionally, lightning struck several buildings and started fires that left damage. Many power outages were reported thanks to tree branches snapping power lines, and up to 11,000 customers in southern Wisconsin lost power for varying time periods. Synoptically, low pressure over southeast Minnesota moved northeast with a trailing cold front. Just ahead of the cold front was found strong warm air advection and moisture advection associated with a low-level jet. Surface dewpoints poked into the mid to upper 60s ahead of the cold front while a favorable jet stream pattern existed aloft. |
| Event Narrative | This brief tornado spun up about 3.85 miles west-southwest of the village of Wyocena just east of the intersection of Dunning Road and Patchin Road. It was captured in a video tape. Only some damage to tree branches was noted. The starting and ending lat-lon numbers are N43.47857/W89.37096 and N43.48060/w89.36700. On the EF-Scale, this tornado was given a rating of EF0, based on DI #27 (TH), DOD2. |
Event Map:
Note: The tornado track is approximate based on the beginning (B) and ending (E) locations. The actual tornado path may differ from a straight line.
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 1.106M | 0.00K | |||||||
| (MKE)MITCHELL APT MI | MILWAUKEE CO. | WI | 04/24/2008 | 16:35 | CST-6 | Lightning | 0 | 0 | 200.00K | 0.00K | |
| DODGEVILLE | IOWA CO. | WI | 04/25/2008 | 08:00 | CST-6 | Lightning | 0 | 0 | 75.00K | 0.00K | |
| DOWNTOWN WAUKESHA | WAUKESHA CO. | WI | 04/25/2008 | 10:02 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| KEWASKUM | WASHINGTON CO. | WI | 04/25/2008 | 14:25 | CST-6 | Lightning | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K | |
| COBB | IOWA CO. | WI | 04/25/2008 | 14:38 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CLYDE | IOWA CO. | WI | 04/25/2008 | 15:22 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| OKEE | COLUMBIA CO. | WI | 04/25/2008 | 15:25 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SAUK CITY | SAUK CO. | WI | 04/25/2008 | 15:25 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MERRIMAC | SAUK CO. | WI | 04/25/2008 | 15:27 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BARABOO | SAUK CO. | WI | 04/25/2008 | 15:31 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LEWISTON | COLUMBIA CO. | WI | 04/25/2008 | 15:32 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| IRON RIDGE | DODGE CO. | WI | 04/25/2008 | 15:35 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LOMIRA | DODGE CO. | WI | 04/25/2008 | 15:40 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PORTAGE | COLUMBIA CO. | WI | 04/25/2008 | 15:43 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ENDEAVOR | MARQUETTE CO. | WI | 04/25/2008 | 15:46 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SHARON | WALWORTH CO. | WI | 04/25/2008 | 15:55 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| EDEN | FOND DU LAC CO. | WI | 04/25/2008 | 16:00 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MERRIMAC | SAUK CO. | WI | 04/25/2008 | 16:05 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K | |
| OKEE | COLUMBIA CO. | WI | 04/25/2008 | 16:05 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K | |
| PRINCETON | GREEN LAKE CO. | WI | 04/25/2008 | 16:06 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| DEKORRA | COLUMBIA CO. | WI | 04/25/2008 | 16:18 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 600.00K | 0.00K |
| GREENBUSH | SHEBOYGAN CO. | WI | 04/25/2008 | 16:18 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WYOCENA | COLUMBIA CO. | WI | 04/25/2008 | 16:20 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PORTAGE | COLUMBIA CO. | WI | 04/25/2008 | 16:22 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PORTAGE | COLUMBIA CO. | WI | 04/25/2008 | 16:30 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.25 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PORTAGE | COLUMBIA CO. | WI | 04/25/2008 | 16:30 | CST-6 | Lightning | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K | |
| ELKHART LAKE | SHEBOYGAN CO. | WI | 04/25/2008 | 16:35 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| DALTON | GREEN LAKE CO. | WI | 04/25/2008 | 16:38 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| RANDOM LAKE | SHEBOYGAN CO. | WI | 04/25/2008 | 16:43 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MANCHESTER | GREEN LAKE CO. | WI | 04/25/2008 | 16:44 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| KINGSTON | GREEN LAKE CO. | WI | 04/25/2008 | 16:47 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WATERTOWN | DODGE CO. | WI | 04/25/2008 | 16:48 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GREEN LAKE | GREEN LAKE CO. | WI | 04/25/2008 | 17:01 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| RIPON | FOND DU LAC CO. | WI | 04/25/2008 | 17:02 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| KOHLSVILLE | WASHINGTON CO. | WI | 04/25/2008 | 17:07 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SUSSEX | WAUKESHA CO. | WI | 04/25/2008 | 18:00 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| DOUSMAN | WAUKESHA CO. | WI | 04/25/2008 | 18:15 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 30.00K | 0.00K |
| WHITEWATER | WALWORTH CO. | WI | 04/25/2008 | 18:30 | CST-6 | Lightning | 0 | 0 | 100.00K | 0.00K | |
| BOLTONVILLE | WASHINGTON CO. | WI | 04/25/2008 | 19:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K | |
| WALDO | SHEBOYGAN CO. | WI | 04/25/2008 | 19:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 1.106M | 0.00K |
