Power Outage in Marinette, WI

Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines in the city of Marinette.

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in Beaver.

Thunderstorm winds downed 6 to 8 large trees and downed power lines around McAllister Street and Hockridge Street.

A cold front that moved into a hot and humid airmass produced thunderstorms. Some of these storms produced large hail and damaging winds that downed trees and power lines as they moved across northern Wisconsin. The high winds also did severe damage to a store in the town of Woodboro (Oneida Co.). The storms knocked out power to approximately 5,000 customers in Rhinelander (Oneida Co.), 800 in Tomahawk (Lincoln Co.) and 1,000 in Minocqua (Oneida Co.).

Thunderstorms developed in hot and humid air ahead of a slow moving front. These storms downed trees and power lines and produced heavy rainfall and hail up to tennis ball size as they made their way across central and northeast Wisconsin. One of the storms dropped 0.67 inch of rain in just 7 minutes at Colby (Marathon co.).

Thunderstorms, that developed along an axis of unstable air, produced damaging winds and large hail. High winds downed numerous trees and large branches in the Crivitz area (Marinette co.) causing power outages to over 4,000 customers. Branches were also downed and a 30 foot tree was snapped at Three Lakes (Oneida co.). Half dollar size hail fell at Hiles (Forest co.) and there were several reports of penny to quarter size hail in extreme northeast Wisconsin.

Scattered thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front that moved through Wisconsin. Some of the storms were severe over north central and northeast Wisconsin during the afternoon. There were several reports of hail in excess of an inch in diameter in Crandon (Forest co.), near Crivitz (Marinette co.) and in the Coleman (Marinette co.) and Pound (Marinette co.) areas. High winds in Wabeno (Forest co.) uprooted and snapped trees, causing damage to some buildings, and downed tree branches and power lines. High winds also downed trees and power lines in Conover (Vilas co.). About 1,500 customers in Vilas county and Forest county lost electrical service due to the storms.

Thunderstorms developed in unstable air ahead of an approaching cold front. The storms downed numerous trees, large branches and power lines as they moved across northeast Wisconsin. A microburst 10 miles west of Athelstane snapped dozens of trees in a 2 mile long swath.

Severe thunderstorms developed across north central and northeast Wisconsin in unstable air near a warm front. The storms produced hail up to half dollar size and downed trees and power lines.Lightning caused fires in a pavilion and a cabin at a campground in Oneida county.

Heavy snow fell across much of northern Wisconsin as a strong low pressure system moved through the state. Lightning and 1 to 2 inch per hour snowfall rates were observed with this storm system. Six to 20 inches of wet snow downed trees and power lines, causing power outages to about 40,000 customers. Heaviest snowfall totals were 20 inches at Elcho (Langlade co.), 16.0 inches at 6 miles southwest of Laona (Forest co.), 14.5 inches at Summit Lake (Langlade co.), 11 inches at Crandon (Forest co.) and 10 inches at Midget Lake (Oneida co.).

Warm air ahead of a strong low pressure system that moved into Wisconsin during the night brought freezing rain to north central Wisconsin. This resulted in significant ice accumulations before the precipitation changed to rain overnight. The icing caused power lines to fall and as many as 10,000 customers lost electricity due to the downed lines.

Thunderstorms developed in an area of strong lift and unstable air along a cold front. Severe storms produced a few reports of large hail, up to quarter size, but wind damage was much more common. Trees and power lines were downed by high winds across much of north central and northeast Wisconsin and about 10,000 customers lost electrical power during the night in the Eagle River (Vilas co.), Rhinelander (Oneida co.) and Tomahawk (Lincoln co.) areas. Heavy rainfall from the storms caused some minor street flooding in Tomahawk.

Moist, unstable air combined with an approaching cold front, which led to the formation of severe thunderstorms in northeast Wisconsin. The most severe damage occurred over central Marinette county, near Middle Inlet, where winds of 60 mph downed large trees and hail over three inches in diameter fell. At least 2,200 customers lost electrical power as a result of the storms.

Periods of freezing precipitation caused a glaze to form on trees and power lines across northeast Wisconsin. Strong and gusty winds on the morning of the 17th combined with the glaze to cause power lines and tree limbs to break. About 20,000 customers lost electricity due to downed power lines.