Power Outage in Watertown, WI

Tree branches down onto two vehicles. Power lines down.

Power lines downed in the town of Portland and Beaver Dam. Tree damage on the northeast side of Watertown.

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

Sporadic tree damage including power lines down from Jefferson to Fort Atkinson.

Scattered downed trees and limbs across the county with some falling on power lines.

Scattered downed trees and branches were reported with some falling onto power lines mainly over the southern portion of Jefferson County, including the city of Fort Atkinson.|A 61 mph wind gust was measured at the National Weather Service office 3 miles southeast of Sullivan.

Numerous trees and power lines down throughout the city.

Multiple trees and powerlines down throughout Watertown. The combination of winds and heavy rains caused an old brick building to partially collapse.

The Jefferson County Emergency Manager reported a couple of large trees and power lines were blown down in Ft. Atkinson from damaging thunderstorm wind gusts that were estimated up to 65 mph (56 knots).

The Jefferson County Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines were blown down in Watertown from damaging thunderstorm wind gusts that were estimated up to 60 mph (52 knots).

An NWS employee reported trees, large branches and power lines blown down in Fort Atkinson by damaging thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 57 knots (65 mph).

Strong gradient winds downed tree branches and power lines, causing scattered power outages across Jefferson County.

Law enforcement officials reported trees and power lines down in an 8-mile wide swath from near Busseyville to north of Palmyra due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 56 knots (64 mph). Corn crops were also blown down by the damaging winds.

Powerful thunderstorm wind gusts toppled several large trees. One of the trees crashed onto and damaged a 5th wheel camper southwest of Ft. Atkinson. Elsewhere in the Ft. Atkinson area, a roof on a home's 3-season room was ripped off by the powerful winds, and another home received moderate damage when a large tree punctured down through the roof onto a bathtub.

Powerful thunderstorm winds broke numerous large tree branches and toppled several large trees in the vicinity of the Milwaukee/Sullivan WFO.

Powerful thunderstorm winds pushed over several large trees.

Numerous trees and power lines were reported blown down by damaging thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 56 knots in a swath from 2 miles south of Watertown to Watertown. A tree fell on a home, with minimal damage reported by firefighters responding to the scene. The winds blew over a shed that damaged fencing, a viewing platform and a horse trailer at the Avalon Therapeutic Equestrian Center. Damage in the area totaled $50,000 dollars.

Trees and power lines were reported blown down by damaging thunderstorm wind gusts measured at 50 knots (58 mph) in a swath from Ft. Atkinson to Jefferson.

A few large trees were toppled and power-line were down due to tree debris.

A 30-foot tall tree was snapped and uprooted in Rock River Park, and several other trees were toppled in the area southwest and west of Ft. Atkinson. In addition, some of the toppled trees and broken branches knocked down a couple power-lines that resulted in the loss of electrical power to 300 customers.

Powerful thunderstorms winds rolled through the Ixonia area. Damage consited of shingles ripped off of roofs, 6 imploded windows in a home, a gas tank blown over, numerous uprooted or snapped large trees, and downed power-lines. Based on measured wind gusts with similar storms that affected the Juneau area in Dodge County, the Ixonia winds were estimated at about 74 knots (85 mph).

Powerful thunderstorms winds knocked down large trees.

Strong southeast wake-low winds gusting to 39 knots (45 mph) resulted in scattered reports of felled trees and broken tree branches damaging power-lines. A pier on Rock Lake in Lake Mills was ripped apart by the resultant hhigh waves that quickly formed.

Powerful thunderstorm wind gusts toppled several large trees, some up to 18 inches in diameter.

Powerful thunderstorm winds knocked down large trees.

Trees toppled over. Two small planes at the Ft. Atkinson Municipal Airport broke loose from their morrings due to the powerful winds. One of the plane's wings were damaged as it tipped from side to side.

The fourth of five tornadoes in or near Fort Atkinson developed at 1837CST about 1.1 mile southwest of Fort Atkinson in a grassy area west of The Fireside Dinner Theater which is on STH 26 Business. This tornado moved due east through the southern part of the city of Fort Atkinson, just missing The Fireside which had some 500 guests inside, and dissipated 1.3 southeast of the city center on STH 12/89 about 0.2 mile south of Fox Hill Rd. Twenty residential homes and 5 businesses sustained minor damage, one business was destroyed, numerous many large trees were uprooted or twisted, some power-lines were damaged, and minor crop damage was noted. As for business losses, a portion of the roof of the Rock River Lanes was peeled back, the Best Western Motel had minor sign and roofing damage, and the Fort Plaza Mini Warehouse was destroyed. This tornado was rated as F1 with estimated wind speeds of 64-97 knots (74-112 mph). The average path width was about 30 yards.

Some large trees were toppled and a couple power lines were snapped.

Powerlines down.

Powerful southwest winds behind a cold front gusted to 55 knots (63 mph) at a severe weather spotter's residence on the southwest side of the city of Watertown (Jefferson Co.). Elsewhere across the county gusts were in the 43 to 52 knot range (50 to 60 mph). These wind gusts knocked many tree branches out of trees. In addition, these winds were responsible for widespread blowing and drifting snow which made it difficult for highway snowplow crews keep roads open during the pre-dawn hours.

Scattered thunderstorms, some marginally-severe, moved east-southeast across parts of south-central and southeast Wisconsin. Powerful downburst, straight-line winds gusted to an estimated 52 knots (60 mph), resulting in toppled large trees. Large hail was also noted west of Plain (Sauk Co.).