Baseball-sized hail pounded elements of Dane County as a strong tornado warning swept throughout northeastern Madison, Wisconsin, on Tuesday night, forcing residents into shelters.
Dane County Tornado Warning
Tornado Warning remained in impact till 6:00 p.m. CDT Tuesday for northeastern Dane County as a extreme thunderstorm with a confirmed radar-indicated rotation barreled throughout the area, inflicting baseball-sized hail and damaging winds.
At 5:25 p.m. CDT, the National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan reported the storm positioned over northeastern Madison, monitoring east at 20 mph. Forecasters warned of a tornado and three-inch hail as main hazards.
“Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter,” the warning acknowledged. “Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely.”
The harmful storm was anticipated close to Eastern Madison, Sun Prairie, Windsor, and Cottage Grove round 5:30 p.m. CDT, with further impacts doable in areas together with Token Creek.
Residents in the trail have been urged to take speedy shelter in a basement or an inside room on the bottom ground, away from home windows. Dane County activated sirens for the tornado warning and related damaging extreme thunderstorm threats.
