Power Outage in Berlin, WI

An area of trees and power lines down.

Scattered trees and power lines down across Berlin.

Westerly wind gusts up to 45 mph. Scattered tree limbs down and some power outages.

County officials reported a tree fell through a house in Berlin. Power lines were reported down by the strong thunderstorm gusts, as well as minor crop damage.

A weak tornado spun up southeast of Berlin near the intersection of CTH AA and Forest Ridge Rd. The tornado moved northeast and disappated near the intersection of CTH V and White Ridge Rd. The average path width was 60 yards. A damage survey noted seven high tension wood power poles were snapped. A few trees were uprooted including one that fell on and damaged a car. There was minor roof damage to a barn. Several small barrels were thrown over 100 yards into a nearby field. A portable toilet was moved about 50 feet. Near the end of the track, a TV antenna was snapped and there was damage to the facia of a home. A small shed was destroyed and a couch that was outdoors was thrown about 75 feet. The Green Lake County Emergency Manager estimated property damage at $30,000. Additionally, it is estimated that the power-pole and line replacement cost was about $100,000.

Large trees were uprooted and several power-lines were damaged/felled.

Microburst-like winds from a decaying band of showers blew down a pole barn southeast of Markesan and flung 2x4 windows through an adjacent building. The winds broke tree branches in the city of Berlin which then fell on power lines. Power outages were noted in Berlin.

Widespread tree damage and power-line damage reported across the county.

A cluster of scattered severe thunderstorms rolled through Marquette and Green Lake Counties. Large trees and a power pole were toppled by powerful wind gusts south of Montello (Marquette Co.).

Yet another round of high winds (third for this month for southern Wisconsin) occurred during the overnight hours in a small area of south-central Wisconsin north of Madison. Numerous reports of toppled trees and some damaged power lines were passed on to law enforcement officials. Maximum winds gusts were estimated to be around 52 knots (60 mph) based on tree damage. The high winds were associated with scattered rain showers which led to the mixing and transfer of high-momentum air down to the surface. Wind gusts to 40 to 45 knots (46 to 52 mph) were noted elsewhere across south-central and southeast Wisconsin, where only minor tree limb breakage was reported.