Local Storm Report
Issued by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI

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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
255 PM CDT Tue Aug 12 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0412 PM     Lightning        1 E Palmyra             42.88N 88.56W
08/09/2025                   Jefferson          WI   Emergency Mngr

            *** 2 INJ ***
            Delayed Report via Jefferson County
            Emergency Management. Two hikers were struck
            by lightning on the Emma Carlin Ice Age
            Trail at the Kettle Moraine State Forest.
            They were about a mile in on the trail when
            lightning hit a nearby tree. The lightning
            caused a ground current, which rendered both
            individuals unconscious.


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