Power Outage in Whitewater, WI

Freezing rain with ice accumulation of 0.30-0.70 inches. Tree branches and power lines down. Power outages for thousands of customers. Snow accumulation of an inch or less.

Scattered trees, branches, and power lines down.

Several trees and power lines down.

Some trees and one power line down near Delavan Lake.

Westerly wind gusts of 45 to 50 mph. Scattered tree limbs down and some power outages.

A swath of tree and power line damage especially in Pell Lake. A roof was blown off a building in Lake Geneva.

Ice accretion of 0.20 to 0.25 inches. Some power outages.

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

Trees and power lines down throughout the township of Delavan.

Widespread branches and trees down across the county. A few power lines down.

Numerous trees down and power lines down in and around Whitewater.

Law enforcement officials reported trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph (52 knots) in in the town of La Grange.

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

A wet microburst from a severe thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated up to 50 knots (58 mph) that dropped trees and downed power lines along the north and south shores of Lake Como to the northern shore of Lake Geneva. Trees ended up falling onto 6 homes, damaging shingles and siding. The dock at the Mars Resort on Lake Como was destroyed when a tree fell on the dock.

A wet microburst from a severe thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated up to 50 knots (58 mph) that dropped trees and downed power lines along the north and south shores of Lake Como to the northern shore of Lake Geneva. Trees ended up falling onto 6 homes, damaging shingles and siding. The dock at the Mars Resort on Lake Como was destroyed when a tree fell on the dock.

Law enforcement officials reported trees and power lines down in a 5-mile wide swath from northeast of Tibbets to east of Elkhorn due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 knots (69 mph). Corn crops were also blown down by the damaging winds. Two county salt storage sheds off of County Highway NN in Elkhorn were also severely damaged by the thunderstorm gusts.Winds caused the paneling of one shed to collapse into the structure. The roof of the other shed was lifted from it's foundation, damaging electrical utilities attached to it and adjacent buildings before settling back down. Officials estimate it will cost $800,000 to repair the sheds. Trees also toppled over onto the Lauderdale Lakes Management district's community center on the corner of Sterlingworth Drive and U.S. Highway 12.

A swath of thundersrtorm wind damaged affected northwest Walworth County. The swath was about 4 miles wide. At least 200 trees were uprooted in the Whitewater area, and two vehicles ($estimated $10K in damage) were damaged by tree debris. The tree debris also knocked out a couple feeder power-lines that resulted in 3800 customers losing electrical power. This swath started in northeast Rock County and ended in southeast Jefferson County.

Powerful thunderstorm wind gusts toppled large trees.

Powerful thunderstorm wind gusts toppled several large trees and broke branches that brought down some power-lines.

Powerful thunderstorms winds knocked down large trees.

Strong southeast wake-low winds gusting to 39 knots (45 mph) resulted in scattered reports of broken tree branches damaging power-lines.

Powerful thunderstorm winds toppled several large trees.

Powerful thunderstorm winds knocked down large trees.

Powerful thunderstorm winds toppled a tree, which fell onto a car, injuring one person.

Downburst winds toppled numerous large trees in the area north and northeast of Tibbet around the Lauderdale Lakes. Twenty-five homes sustained tree damage, and some power lines were pulled down.

Scattered thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front, trailing from low pressure that moved from west central Wisconsin into western Ontario during the day on May 20th. One cluster of thunderstorms pulsed up to severe levels, producing damaging wind gusts over Walworth County that downed power lines and trees. Surface temperatures in the 80s and dew points around 60 degrees produced mixed-layer CAPE values around 1500 J/kg. Forcing with surface convergence along the front was aided by lift attributed to differential positive vorticity advection as an upper level shortwave lifted across western Wisconsin.

A complex of severe thunderstorms moved west to east across southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois during the early morning hours of July23rd. Strong wind gusts from a wet microburst from one of the thunderstorms in Walworth County dropped trees onto homes and downed power lines in the vicinity of Lake Como and Lake Geneva.

Lightning struck a substation south-southwest of Whitewater on Clover Valley Road. It left about 8,000 customers without power for 2 to 4 hours. Due to the inter-connection of electrical lines, a substation near Palmyra (Jefferson County) also sustained damage. Consequently power outages were noted in the Hebron to Palmyra area of southeastern Jefferson County. Many businesses were forced to close early.