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The latest round of severe weather passed through Wisconsin August 7, 2019. The line of strong and severe thunderstorms made their way from north to south across the central and eastern portions of the state.
Several of the storms did produce funnel clouds. They were reported near Mount Calvary in Fond du Lac County, near Plover in Portage County, and near Wisconsin Rapids in Wood County. There were no confirmed reports of tornadoes as of late Wednesday night.
The storms also brought wind gusts up to and over 60 miles-per-hour. This knocked down trees and power lines in Sheboygan, Manitowoc, Wood, Waupaca, Brown and Outagamie counties. This caused power outages across the state, surpassing over 10-thousand customers. Most of them were in the Green Bay area.
There were also reports statewide of hail, some as large as 1.5-inches in diameter, and flash flooding in some cities due to heavy rains.
RUNDOWN OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM/TORNADO WARNINGS:
UPDATE: Severe Thunderstorm warning has been issued for most of Jefferson County until 11:15 p.m. Biggest threat from the storm is winds up to 60 miles per hour.
UPDATE: Severe Thunderstorm warning issued for parts of Washington, Ozaukee, and Dodge Counties until 10 p.m.
UPDATE: The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Warning for northeast Fond du Lac and northwest Sheboygan counties until 9 p.m.
ORIGINAL POST:
The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm warning for Fond du Lac County until 9:00 p.m.