Madison weather: Baseball-sized hail reported amid tornado warning in Dane County, Wisconsin | Videos

Baseball-sized hail pounded parts of Dane County as a powerful tornado warning swept across northeastern Madison, Wisconsin, on Tuesday evening, forcing residents into shelters.

Baseball-sized hail pounded parts of Madison, Wisconsin. (UnSplash)Dane County Tornado Warning

Tornado Warning remained in effect until 6:00 p.m. CDT Tuesday for northeastern Dane County as a severe thunderstorm with a confirmed radar-indicated rotation barreled across the region, causing baseball-sized hail and destructive winds.

At 5:25 p.m. CDT, the National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan reported the storm positioned over northeastern Madison, tracking east at 20 mph. Forecasters warned of a tornado and three-inch hail as primary hazards.

"Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter," the warning stated. "Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely."

The dangerous storm was expected near Eastern Madison, Sun Prairie, Windsor, and Cottage Grove around 5:30 p.m. CDT, with additional impacts possible in areas including Token Creek.

Residents in the path were urged to take immediate shelter in a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor, away from windows. Dane County activated sirens for the tornado warning and associated destructive severe thunderstorm threats.

No immediate reports of confirmed tornado touchdowns or major injuries from this specific cell were available as the warning was active.

Tornado Watch 109

The National Weather Service has issued Tornado Watch 109, effective immediately through 10 PM CDT tonight. The watch covers 20 counties across southeast, south central, and east central Wisconsin, where conditions are favorable for the development of tornadoes, along with damaging winds and large hail.

Counties included in the watch:

East Central Wisconsin

Fond du Lac

Sheboygan

South Central Wisconsin

Columbia

Dane

Green

Green Lake

Iowa

Lafayette

Marquette

Rock

Sauk

Southeast Wisconsin

Dodge

Jefferson

Kenosha

Milwaukee

Ozaukee

Racine

Walworth

Washington

Waukesha

Major cities and communities under the watch:

Madison

Milwaukee

Kenosha

Racine

Waukesha

Janesville

Beloit

Fond du Lac

Sheboygan

Beaver Dam

Watertown

West Bend

Brookfield

Germantown

Mequon

Menomonee Falls

Delavan

Elkhorn

Lake Geneva

Portage

Baraboo

Reedsburg

Dodgeville

Monroe

Whitewater

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