Power Outage in Manitowoc, WI

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and snapped a power pole near Whitelaw. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data.

Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and snapped power poles in Two Creeks. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data.

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines near Newton. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data.

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in Manitowoc. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data.

Strong winds caused downed trees, power lines, and power outages in Manitowoc, Two Rivers, and Two Creeks.

Thunderstorm winds downed trees on County Road Q, between Lorenz Road and Beagle Lane. One tree, about 13 inches in diameter, landed on a power line. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data.

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines near the intersection of County Road X and Highway 42. The time of this report was estimated based on radar data.

Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines between Keil and Cleveland. Winds from the storms also tore the roof from an elementary school in Cleveland and knocked a garage from its foundation just west of Cleveland.

Thunderstorm winds downed many trees and power lines in the City of Manitowoc.

Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and power lines near U.S. Highway 10 west of Manitowoc and Two Rivers.

Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and power lines near U.S. Highway 10 west of Manitowoc and Two Rivers.

A number of trees were knocked down throughout the county, creating scattered power outages.

An upper level disturbance combined with an increasingly unstable atmosphere to produce thunderstorms across central and east central Wisconsin. A storm that developed ahead of a larger area of showers and storms produced a funnel cloud and damaging winds that downed trees and power lines. The storm also dropped half dollar to golf ball size hail at several locations across the southern half of Manitowoc County.

An unstable air mass combined with an upper level disturbance and a weak surface boundary to produce thunderstorms. Some of the storms produced large, destructive hail and isolated wind damage. Quarter to golf ball size hail damaged vehicles in Rhinelander (Oneida Co.), but east central Wisconsin was hardest hit by the storms. Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in the Birnamwood (Shawano Co.) and Clintonville (Waupaca Co.) areas, and golf ball to tennis ball size hail caused considerable damage to vehicles, homes and businesses around the city of Manitowoc (Manitowoc Co.).

A low pressure system that passed through northwest Wisconsin dragged a cold front through the state. Pulse severe thunderstorms developed in a moderately unstable air mass ahead of the front. The storms produced hail up to golf ball size, downed trees and power lines, and destroyed a band stand in a small town park.

Unstable air combined with a surface front and an upper level disturbance to produce severe thunderstorms across northern Wisconsin. High winds from the storms, some estimated as strong as 90 mph, caused considerable damage to trees and power lines as the storms moved through north-central and northeast Wisconsin. Roads across parts of northern Wisconsin were blocked by downed trees and power lines, including most of the roads in the town of Nashville (Forest Co.) where numerous homes were damaged.||Power was knocked out to more than 15,000 Wisconsin Public Service customers in Oneida County, Forest County, Langlade County, Marinette County and Door County for at least part of the night. On the morning of the 24th there were still 8,500 customers without power, 500 of whom did not have electricity restored by late afternoon.

Isolated severe thunderstorms moved through Manitowoc county on the morning of the 23rd as a low pressure system moved into southern Wisconsin, dragging a stationary front north as a warm front. High winds from the storms tore the roof from a barn, snapped and uprooted trees and downed power lines. A tornado touched down down briefly east of Reedsville, damaging shingles and siding on a house, and snapping trees and large branches.

Lightning struck a transformer near a power plant, which caused a loss of power to a turbine, resulting in an overheated bearing in the turbine. Lubricant on the bearing caught fire but damage to the turbine was minor.

Convective snowfall developed over east central Wisconsin as an upper trough passed through the area. Thunder and lightning accompanied one to three inches of snow that fell across Manitowoc county. The weight of the wet snow caused some tree limbs to break, taking power lines down along with them.