By Kim McDarison

A National Weather Service summary of Friday’s storms as they passed through the Jefferson County area notes that a “short-lived” tornado was identified near Palmyra.

The summary stated that an EF-1 tornado, with peak winds of 95 miles-per-hour, produced a path that was some 1.25 miles long. The tornado had a reported width of 50 yards.

The tornado touched down between 10:28 and 10:31 p.m. on Friday and moved along its path near Mill Road some two miles east of Palmyra, the summery stated.

The tornado was responsible for tree damage in a “narrow, convergent path,” the summary stated.

Additionally, the summary noted that multiple rounds of thunderstorms moved through southern Wisconsin on Friday.

“Several Surface boundaries provided sources of lift producing large hail around two inches in diameter and heavy rain impacted the area before a surging line of storms moved in from the northwest,” the summary continued.

The service noted that 60 to 80 mile per hour winds within the line were the cause of tree damage across “a large portion” of the area.

The full report from the National Weather Service is here: https://www.weather.gov/mkx/July28th2023SevereStorms.