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Flood — Washington, WI

May 21, 2004

A morning round of severe thunderstorms affected parts of south-central and most of southeast Wisconsin, bringing with it mostly reports of damaging wind. Some of the stronger wind reports occurred in Washington and Ozaukee County where pockets of widespread tree and structural damage resulted. Hundreds of trees were toppled which crashed onto the roofs of many homes and vehicles from Hartford to Newburg in Washington County. Damage was estimated at nearly 350,000 dollars. Winds were estimat

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5403903). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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