Tornado on Jul. 28, 2023 21:16 PM CDT (2024)

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has been tracking tornadoes for decades. This interactive map, which contains data from January 1950 to February 29, 2024, pinpoints where a cyclone touched down and traces its path of destruction. For more recent tornadoes, clicking deeper provides more details, damage estimates and whether someone was injured or killed in the storm.

Summary

Multiple periods of thunderstorms came through southern Wisconsin due to the passage of low pressure. Mainly widespread wind damage was noted from the multiple rounds of storms, but some significant hail was observed and one tornado.

Date/Time	F Scale	Length (in miles)	Width (in feet)	Injury*	Fataliy**	Property Damage
Jul. 28, 2023 09:16 AM CDT				0 (0)	0 (0)	$60,000
Jul. 28, 2023 09:16 AM CDT	A swath of tree damage in Fort Atkinson. This includes 60-70 trees and branches down in Evergreen Cemetery. Other scattered trees and branches down in the city and just northwest of the city. Trees down on a car. 6000-7000 households and businesses without power.
Jul. 28, 2023 18:25 PM CDT				0 (0)	0 (0)
Jul. 28, 2023 18:25 PM CDT	A picture of the hail was provided on social media.
Jul. 28, 2023 18:27 PM CDT				0 (0)	0 (0)
Jul. 28, 2023 18:45 PM CDT				0 (0)	0 (0)
Jul. 28, 2023 19:12 PM CDT				0 (0)	0 (0)
Jul. 28, 2023 19:36 PM CDT				0 (0)	0 (0)
Jul. 28, 2023 19:36 PM CDT	A picture of the hail was provided on social media.
Jul. 28, 2023 19:40 PM CDT				0 (0)	0 (0)
Jul. 28, 2023 19:40 PM CDT				0 (0)	0 (0)
Jul. 28, 2023 20:03 PM CDT				0 (0)	0 (0)	$3,000
Jul. 28, 2023 20:03 PM CDT	Large branches around 4-6 inches snapped.
Jul. 28, 2023 20:12 PM CDT				0 (0)	0 (0)	$15,000
Jul. 28, 2023 20:12 PM CDT	Many trees and branches down in the Baraboo area, including highway signs and power poles.
Jul. 28, 2023 20:20 PM CDT				0 (0)	0 (0)	$4,000
Jul. 28, 2023 20:20 PM CDT	Several large trees down along the northern portion of Lake Wisconsin.
Jul. 28, 2023 20:25 PM CDT				0 (0)	0 (0)	$1,000
Jul. 28, 2023 20:25 PM CDT	A large tree down.
Jul. 28, 2023 20:25 PM CDT				0 (0)	0 (0)
Jul. 28, 2023 20:32 PM CDT				0 (0)	0 (0)	$3,000
Jul. 28, 2023 20:32 PM CDT	A tree with a diameter around 12 inches snapped at its base. Several large tree limbs down.
Jul. 28, 2023 20:33 PM CDT				0 (0)	0 (0)	$3,000
Jul. 28, 2023 20:33 PM CDT	A large branch around 8 inches in diameter down on a house.
Jul. 28, 2023 20:36 PM CDT				0 (0)	0 (0)	$1,000
Jul. 28, 2023 20:36 PM CDT	A tree down.
Jul. 28, 2023 20:38 PM CDT				0 (0)	0 (0)	$6,000
Jul. 28, 2023 20:38 PM CDT	Several trees and branches down.
Jul. 28, 2023 20:47 PM CDT				0 (0)	0 (0)
Jul. 28, 2023 20:51 PM CDT				0 (0)	0 (0)	$500
Jul. 28, 2023 20:51 PM CDT	An 8 inch diameter tree down on highway 73.
Jul. 28, 2023 20:55 PM CDT				0 (0)	0 (0)
Jul. 28, 2023 21:03 PM CDT				0 (0)	0 (0)	$500
Jul. 28, 2023 21:03 PM CDT	A large tree branch around 6 inches in diameter snapped.
Jul. 28, 2023 21:05 PM CDT				0 (0)	0 (0)	$3,000
Jul. 28, 2023 21:05 PM CDT	A tree down on a house.
Jul. 28, 2023 21:10 PM CDT				0 (0)	0 (0)	$25,000
Jul. 28, 2023 21:10 PM CDT	Flash flooding of streets in Madison especially on the west and northwest sides. Vehicles stranded in high water.
Jul. 28, 2023 21:12 PM CDT				0 (0)	0 (0)	$3,000
Jul. 28, 2023 21:12 PM CDT	A tree branch around 4-6 inches in diameter fell onto a residential structure.
Jul. 28, 2023 21:16 PM CDT				0 (0)	0 (0)	$1,000
Jul. 28, 2023 21:16 PM CDT	A tree with a diameter around a foot down on the north side of the Rock River.
Jul. 28, 2023 21:25 PM CDT				0 (0)	0 (0)	$4,000
Jul. 28, 2023 21:25 PM CDT	Scattered trees and branches down in Palmyra.
Jul. 28, 2023 21:28 PM CDT	EF1	0.81	90	0 (0)	0 (0)
Jul. 28, 2023 21:28 PM CDT	NWS damage survey found tree damage in a convergent path east of Palmyra.
Jul. 28, 2023 21:30 PM CDT				0 (0)	0 (0)	$4,000
Jul. 28, 2023 21:30 PM CDT	Multiple trees down on Hardscrabble Road.
Jul. 28, 2023 21:30 PM CDT				0 (0)	0 (0)	$8,000
Jul. 28, 2023 21:30 PM CDT	Many 4-6 inch diameter branches down on Grand Ave. A power pole was damaged.
Jul. 28, 2023 21:30 PM CDT				0 (0)	0 (0)	$1,000
Jul. 28, 2023 21:30 PM CDT	Estimated 60-70 mph wind gust at National Weather Service office. Some tree damage noted.
Jul. 28, 2023 21:30 PM CDT	EF1	0.46	90	0 (0)	0 (0)
Jul. 28, 2023 21:30 PM CDT	NWS damage survey found tree damage in a convergent path east of Palmyra.
Jul. 28, 2023 21:35 PM CDT				0 (0)	0 (0)	$4,000
Jul. 28, 2023 21:35 PM CDT	A tree fell onto a power pole knocking it down.
Jul. 28, 2023 21:38 PM CDT				0 (0)	0 (0)	$3,000
Jul. 28, 2023 21:38 PM CDT	Trees down.
Jul. 28, 2023 21:39 PM CDT				0 (0)	0 (0)	$1,000
Jul. 28, 2023 21:39 PM CDT	A Shagbark Hickory tree was snapped about a third of the way up the tree.
Jul. 28, 2023 21:42 PM CDT				0 (0)	0 (0)	$6,000
Jul. 28, 2023 21:42 PM CDT	A barn or outbuilding lost a portion of its sheet metal roof.
Jul. 28, 2023 21:45 PM CDT				0 (0)	0 (0)	$7,000
Jul. 28, 2023 21:45 PM CDT	A large tree, greater than a foot in diameter, snapped near its base and landed on a nearby residential structure. Additional scattered trees and branches down in the area.
Jul. 28, 2023 21:46 PM CDT				0 (0)	0 (0)	$1,500
Jul. 28, 2023 21:46 PM CDT	A tree was split and another tree down.
Jul. 28, 2023 21:55 PM CDT				0 (0)	0 (0)
Jul. 28, 2023 21:55 PM CDT				0 (0)	0 (0)	$500
Jul. 28, 2023 21:55 PM CDT	Tree with diameter of nearly a foot was snapped.
Jul. 28, 2023 22:00 PM CDT				0 (0)	0 (0)
Jul. 28, 2023 22:00 PM CDT	An estimated wind gust of 60 mph from a trained spotter.

* Direct Injury (Indirect Injury)
* Direct Fatality (Indirect Fatality)

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F Scale***

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*** Enhanced Fujita Scale describes the strength of the tornado based on the amount and type of damage caused by the tornado. The F-scale of damage will vary in the destruction area; therefore, the highest value of the F-scale is recorded for each event. EF0 – Light Damage (40 – 72 mph), EF1 – Moderate Damage (73 – 112 mph), EF2 – Significant damage (113 – 157 mph), EF3 – Severe Damage (158 – 206 mph), EF4 – Devastating Damage (207 – 260 mph), EF5 – Incredible Damage (261 – 318 mph)

Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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F Scale***

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