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A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Dane, Columbia and Rock counties Thursday evening.
The warning for Dane and Columbia counties is in effect from 7:06 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., the National Weather Service said. Rock County has a warning until 7:30 p.m. Wind gusts up to 60mph and quarter-size hail are possible in all three counties.
A series of storms stretching from Stoughton to Evansville were moving east at around 6:50 p.m. at 15 mph, the National Weather Service said. At 19:06 a severe gale was over Marshall, moving north at 15 mph.
Hail damage to cars is expected. Roofs, sidings and trees could see wind damage.
“For your protection, go indoors on the bottom floor of a building,” the National Weather Service said.
Photos: Epic storms that have struck the Madison area
Tornado leaves Barneveld in ruins in 1984
Shortly after sunrise on June 8, 1984, rescue workers begin a second search of Barneveld to see if anyone else was injured or killed in an F5 tornado. Nine people died and about 100 were injured in the storm, which destroyed most of the Iowa County village. The water tower, which survived unscathed, became a symbol of resilience.
STATE JOURNAL ARCHIVE
Barns destroyed in 1998
A storm on May 31, 1998 along Highway 113 in Dane blew down two tobacco barns and damaged machinery and other buildings at Virgil and Marietta Ripp’s farm. The Ripps said the storm was so sudden they didn’t have time to go down to their basement, but no one was hurt.
CRAIG SCHREINER, STATE JOURNAL
Record-breaking storm in April 1973
A record-breaking spring storm in April 1973 dumped more than a foot of snow over southern Wisconsin, halting all travel in two-thirds of the state.
STATE JOURNAL ARCHIVE
Storm fells trees in 2006
Severe storms swept through the Madison area in the early hours of July 20, 2006, causing a large branch on the Capitol lot to snap off near the corner of Carroll and Mifflin Streets. The tree was later felled, prompting some residents to seek creative ways to commemorate the tree that witnessed Madison’s story.
STEVE APPS, STATE JOURNAL
Strong winds uproot a tree in 2003
On July 6, 2003, high winds of up to 60 mph swept across Lake Mendota, uprooting a tree in John and Jeanne Morledge’s yard on Woodward Drive and damaging two boats.
CRAIG SCHREINER, STATE JOURNAL
Maple Bluff was hit hard in 2003
The storms of July 7, 2003 also downed about 100 trees in Maple Bluff, the Madison-area village known for its stately lakefront homes. The storms didn’t cause any injuries, but they knocked out power to about 3,000 homes and businesses, dropped more than 1 inch of rain and hailed 3/4 inch.
CRAIG SCHREINER, STATE JOURNAL
Tornadoes sweep through Stoughton in 2005
Stoughton residents near Stoughton Country Club sort debris after tornadoes ripped through the area in August 2005. The luxury homes on the east side of Stoughton Country Club were among the hardest hit by the F3 tornado, which swept 17 miles across Dane County.
JOHN MANIACI, STATE JOURNAL
Tornadoes sweep through Stoughton in 2005
A home owned by Gary and Erica Hutson north of Stoughton was leveled by a storm on August 18, 2005, and the family’s belongings were scattered across the property and an adjacent cornfield.
CRAIG SCHREINER, STATE JOURNAL
Ast breaks through the wall in 2006
Homeowner Sara Obern (right) and her daughter’s friend Katrina Rozzel, 12, look at a branch that came through the wall in an upstairs bedroom July 20, 2006 after gusts of wind caused a tree to burst open the roof fell. Rozzel made a sign next to the tree that read, “Don’t pretend you’re not impressed. You know it’s you.”
LEAH L. JONES, STATE JOURNAL
In June 2010, Dane County was hit by severe storms
A large tree was downed at the corner of Caesar St. and Woodside Drive in powerful storms that swept through Dane County on June 21, 2010, causing minor damage to homes and uprooting trees in Sauk City.
STEVE APPS, STATE JOURNAL
Madison residents dig under 2012 snowstorm
Luke McHenry of Madison, with the help of his son Sebastian Wells, digs his vehicle along Fish Hatchery Road after a severe winter storm swept through the upper Midwest on December 20, 2012.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Cyclist battles snow storm in 2013
A cyclist rides the trail along Lake Monona January 30, 2013 during a winter storm in Madison.
AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Snowfall sets a record on January 30, 2013
A driver stuck on a snow bank along Mineral Point Road waits for help as motorists struggle with slippery road conditions January 30, 2013 during a winter storm that dropped 5.8 inches of snow in Madison. Total snowfall is considered the city’s record for Jan. 30.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Teams clean up fallen trees in 2014
Workers try to remove a tree that fell on a home when a tornado ripped through the Madison area on June 17, 2014, damaging homes in the city’s southwest.
AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Heavy rains led to flooding in 2014
Motorists and a fire truck brave flood waters on East Washington Avenue between Blount and Livingston streets after a strong storm dumped large amounts of rain in Madison June 30, 2014.
MP KING, STATE JOURNAL
In 2014, a storm knocked down a power pole overnight
A collapsed utility pole hangs over Jenifer Street June 17, 2014 after an overnight storm downed trees and damaged property on Madison’s Near East Side.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
High winds damage road sign in 2016
High winds damaged this freeway sign on July 6, 2016 on the eastbound Beltline near Mineral Point Road.
BARRY ADAMS, STATE JOURNAL
Snowstorm slows Beltline traffic in 2016
Motorists drive on the Beltline Highway near the Fish Hatchery Road overpass during a winter storm in Madison on December 16, 2016.
MP KING, STATE JOURNAL
Student clears sidewalk after storm in January 2017
UW-Madison student Christine Evans shovels the sidewalk in front of her apartment in Madison’s Near East Side during a winter storm on January 25, 2017.
AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Storm clouds move over the area in May 2017
Dark storm clouds hover over the High Crossing Boulevard ramp to Interstates 39 South, 90 East and 94 East in Madison on May 30, 2017.
MP KING, STATE JOURNAL
The Highway 14 bridge was washed out in 2018
The Highway 14 bridge in Black Earth was eroded by floodwaters on August 20, 2018 after record rains inundated the area.
STEVE APPS, STATE JOURNAL ARCHIVES
Tenney Park floods in 2018
An aerial view of the Yahara River, left, at Tenney Park on Madison’s Near East Side on August 25, 2018. Much of the park and adjacent East Johnson Street were submerged.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
