A line of strong thunderstorms moved through the area this morning…What was strange about this line of storms…The leading edge there was very little in the way of wind…Once the rain started it fell rather hard…I picked up .040”….Winds picked up after the line of thunderstorms moved through….The first and second pictures shows a uprooted pine tree in the City of Rice Lake…18 to 24 inches in diameter…At my home I had a have top of an 8 inch diameter tree snapped off…Though the tree is just about dead still took a good wind to snap it off as the strongest winds were from the East/Southeast so this tree is somewhat protected from the wind from that direction Peak wind gust was recorded @ 37.3 MPH…Time is estimated 10:20 AM – 10:30 AM…. The NWS is classifying the damage was non thunderstorm wind damage though it is related to the storms...I would have to agree with how there writing all the reports up in their LSR... as Non thunderstorm wind damage..There has been many other reports of trees downed through out the area.All the way from Superior/Ashland down into through EAU County and points South..Now the pictures.
