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Unexpectedly vigorous thunderstorms popped up on Tuesday afternoon, hitting much of Sheboygan County with damaging hail and winds.
The first Severe Thunderstorm Warnings were issued shortly before 1:30 when a storm moving northeast from Kewaskum put down quarter-size hail capable of damaging vehicles. By 1:32 PM, doppler radar was tracking that strong thunderstorm near Sheboygan Falls, expecting to produce penny-sized hail, and shortly thereafter media reports displayed pictures of hail-covered ground in Sheboygan.
Another Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued for Sheboygan, Sheboygan Falls, Oostburg, Kohler, Waldo, Givvsville and Hingham at 1:36 PM advising of hail that could damage vehicles as it moved through until 2:15 PM.
The National Weather Service described the cells as “Pulse Thunderstorms” which reach high intensity, but only for a brief time. That assessment was verified by a report of 3/4″ hail 3 miles south of Sheboygan shortly before 2 PM.
An additional cell that popped up 9 miles southwest of Plymouth packing winds of 60 MPH and quarter-size hail generated another Severe Thunderstorm Warning shortly before 2 PM, with that activity confirmed by reports at Camp Long Lake.
By 2:45PM, activity had mostly moved out over Lake Michigan, leaving an area of rain showers in its wake.
Quieter weather is expected Tuesday evening, only to be replaced on Wednesday by a more vigorous system of thunderstorms that could add an inch or more of rain to much of the county by the time it exits early Thursday.
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