Thunderstorm Wind, Walworth
- When
- April 19, 9:48 PM CST
- Where
- Walworth County, Sharon
- Property damage
- $300,000
- Coordinates
- 42.500, -88.730
Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, April 19, 1996
Many large trees or tree branches were toppled in and around Sharon as the bow echo and its damaging winds moved out of Rock county and into Walworth county. West of Sharon two large grain bins were either blown over or damaged, and several sheds were damaged.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $300,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS MKX wrote it up.
Many large trees or tree branches were toppled in and around Sharon as the bow echo and its damaging winds moved out of Rock county and into Walworth county. West of Sharon two large grain bins were either blown over or damaged, and several sheds were damaged. Northwest of Sharon near the village of Allens Grove a large barn was destroyed and two cows inside were killed. Some large trees were also toppled east of Sharon on the west side of the village of Walworth.
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 54 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:46 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5546633.