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A second round of damaging storms in less than 24 hours delivered tornadoes, huge hailstones, damaging winds, and flooding rain to southern Wisconsin on Tuesday.
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Pieces of hail collected Tuesday from a yard on Madison’s Far West Side are shown on a cutting board with a quarter and a golf ball.
Hail that fell on Madison’s Far West Side Tuesday evening.
A lightning strike illuminates the inside of storm clouds with magenta hues as inclement weather rolls through Madison’s downtown on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
Images of the aftermath from Tuesday morning’s storm
Damage was widespread but limited after a severe storm moved through Wisconsin early in the morning on April 14. Later Tuesday, a second line of storms swept through the area, bringing torrential rain, high winds and very large hail.
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Members of St. Joseph Catholic Church in East Bristol, including Ken Batz, left, and Steve Breunig, survey damage the church sustained in stor…
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Storms overnight damaged the roof of St. Joseph Catholic Church in East Bristol.
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Crews work to repair downed utility lines along Clarkson Road in Waterloo after overnight storms.
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After storms overnight knocked out power, a sheriff's deputy directs traffic Tuesday morning at Highway K and Highway 12.Â
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Traffic is backed up on Highway 12 at Highway P heading into Madison on Tuesday morning after storms overnight knocked out power. Â
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Thunderstorms overnight and possible tornadoes caused widespread damage, including to the marquee at Bonham Theatre & Video in Prairie du Sac.
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Milwaukee Valve in Prairie du Sac sustained damage to its roof early Tuesday morning. Metal and insulation from the company’s roof scattered t…
Prairie du Sac storm damage
Debris and downed tree limbs are scattered across the lawn in front of Prairie Meadows Apartments in Prairie du Sac Tuesday. The debris is fro…
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Tyler Ramaker, 23, cleans up after a severe thunderstorm with high winds toppled a pine tree into the front of his house on East Woodland Trai…
An overnight storm destroyed a portion of the roof at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in East Bristol, Wis. Tuesday, April 14, 2026.
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Greg Hutter uses a rubber mallet Tuesday to hammer out the dents from a row of mailboxes on East Woodland Trail in Prairie du Sac. The mailbox…
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Crews from Diedrich Tree Care work on removing a pine tree Tuesday that damaged a home on East Timber Trail in Prairie du Sac.
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Crews from Diedrich Tree Care work on removing a pine tree that damaged a home Tuesday on East Woodland Trail in Prairie du Sac.
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Joleen Erdmann, of North Freedom, takes brush from a fallen tree to a wooded area next to her home.
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Grant Westerman, of Carr Valley Electric, tries to restore power to a North Freedom home.
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Workers remove fallen tree branches that temporarily closed a portion of River Road in the town of Westport, Wis. following an overnight storm…
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St. Joseph Catholic Church in East Bristol sustained major damage to its roof after a powerful storm moved through the Madison area early Tues…
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Roof damage at St. Joseph Catholic Church after a storm moved through the area in East Bristol, Wis. Tuesday, April 14, 2026. AMBER ARNOLD, ST…
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Crews assess the damage to the roof of St. Joseph Catholic Church in East Bristol. Completed in 1890, the church was built largely by local farmers.
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Part of the roof from St. Joseph Catholic Church, right, is seen between the church and the rectory after it was damaged by a storm that moved…
Hail falls on Madison’s Far West Side
Hail that fell on Madison’s Far West Side Tuesday evening.
Hail on Madison’s Far West Side
Pieces of hail collected Tuesday from a yard on Madison’s Far West Side are shown on a cutting board with a quarter and a golf ball.
Large hail, torrential rain and strong winds struck the area for the second day in a row on Tuesday.
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St. Joseph Catholic Church in East Bristol sustained major damage to its roof after a powerful storm moved through the Madison area early Tues…
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Roof damage at St. Joseph Catholic Church after a storm moved through the area in East Bristol, Wis. Tuesday, April 14, 2026. AMBER ARNOLD, ST…
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Crews assess the damage to the roof of St. Joseph Catholic Church in East Bristol. Completed in 1890, the church was built largely by local farmers.
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Part of the roof from St. Joseph Catholic Church, right, is seen between the church and the rectory after it was damaged by a storm that moved…
Hail falls on Madison’s Far West Side
Hail that fell on Madison’s Far West Side Tuesday evening.
Hail on Madison’s Far West Side
Pieces of hail collected Tuesday from a yard on Madison’s Far West Side are shown on a cutting board with a quarter and a golf ball.
