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Madison weather: Baseball-sized hail reported amid tornado warning in Dane County, Wisconsin | Videos
Baseball-sized hail pounded parts of Dane County as a powerful tornado warning swept across northeastern Madison, Wisconsin, on Tuesday evening.
Baseball-sized hail pounded parts of Dane County as a powerful tornado warning swept across northeastern Madison, Wisconsin, on Tuesday evening, forcing residents into shelters.
Dane County Tornado Warning
Tornado Warning remained in effect until 6:00 p.m. CDT Tuesday for northeastern Dane County as a severe thunderstorm with a confirmed radar-indicated rotation barreled across the region, causing baseball-sized hail and destructive winds.
At 5:25 p.m. CDT, the National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan reported the storm positioned over northeastern Madison, tracking east at 20 mph. Forecasters warned of a tornado and three-inch hail as primary hazards.
"Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter," the warning stated. "Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely."
The dangerous storm was expected near Eastern Madison, Sun Prairie, Windsor, and Cottage Grove around 5:30 p.m. CDT, with additional impacts possible in areas including Token Creek.
Residents in the path were urged to take immediate shelter in a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor, away from windows. Dane County activated sirens for the tornado warning and associated destructive severe thunderstorm threats.
No immediate reports of confirmed tornado touchdowns or major injuries from this specific cell were available as the warning was active.
Tornado Watch 109
The National Weather Service has issued Tornado Watch 109, effective immediately through 10 PM CDT tonight. The watch covers 20 counties across southeast, south central, and east central Wisconsin, where conditions are favorable for the development of tornadoes, along with damaging winds and large hail.
Counties included in the watch:
East Central Wisconsin
Fond du Lac
Sheboygan
South Central Wisconsin
Columbia
Dane
Green
Green Lake
Iowa
Lafayette
Marquette
Rock
Sauk
Southeast Wisconsin
Dodge
Jefferson
Kenosha
Milwaukee
Ozaukee
Racine
Walworth
Washington
Waukesha
Major cities and communities under the watch:
Madison
Milwaukee
Kenosha
Racine
Waukesha
Janesville
Beloit
Fond du Lac
Sheboygan
Beaver Dam
Watertown
West Bend
Brookfield
Germantown
Mequon
Menomonee Falls
Delavan
Elkhorn
Lake Geneva
Portage
Baraboo
Reedsburg
Dodgeville
Monroe
Whitewater
