Images of the aftermath from Tuesday morning’s storm
From the Tornadoes, hail and floods: Recap a difficult week in southern Wisconsin series
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.
Members of St. Joseph Catholic Church in East Bristol, including Ken Batz, left, and Steve Breunig, survey damage the church sustained in storms early Tuesday morning.
Storms overnight damaged the roof of St. Joseph Catholic Church in East Bristol.
Crews work to repair downed utility lines along Clarkson Road in Waterloo after overnight storms.
After storms overnight knocked out power, a sheriff's deputy directs traffic Tuesday morning at Highway K and Highway 12.
Traffic is backed up on Highway 12 at Highway P heading into Madison on Tuesday morning after storms overnight knocked out power.
Thunderstorms overnight and possible tornadoes caused widespread damage, including to the marquee at Bonham Theatre & Video in Prairie du Sac.
Milwaukee Valve in Prairie du Sac sustained damage to its roof early Tuesday morning. Metal and insulation from the company’s roof scattered throughout the neighborhood on Tower Street.
Debris and downed tree limbs are scattered across the lawn in front of Prairie Meadows Apartments in Prairie du Sac Tuesday. The debris is from the roof of Milwaukee Valve, across the street.
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 Trail in Prairie du Sac. The tree caused only minor damage to the roof of the front stoop.
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 mailboxes were damaged by a tree that had fallen across the street.
Crews from Diedrich Tree Care work on removing a pine tree Tuesday that damaged a home on East Timber Trail in Prairie du Sac.
Crews from Diedrich Tree Care work on removing a pine tree that damaged a home Tuesday on East Woodland Trail in Prairie du Sac.
Joleen Erdmann, of North Freedom, takes brush from a fallen tree to a wooded area next to her home.
Grant Westerman, of Carr Valley Electric, tries to restore power to a North Freedom home.
Workers remove fallen tree branches that temporarily closed a portion of River Road in the town of Westport, Wis. following an overnight storm Tuesday, April 14, 2026. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
St. Joseph Catholic Church in East Bristol sustained major damage to its roof after a powerful storm moved through the Madison area early Tuesday morning. An even stronger line of storms moved through the area Tuesday evening.
Roof damage at St. Joseph Catholic Church after a storm moved through the area in East Bristol, Wis. Tuesday, April 14, 2026. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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.
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 through the area in East Bristol , Wis. Tuesday, April 14, 2026. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Hail that fell on Madison’s Far West Side Tuesday evening.
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.
Tornado slams Juneau County, large hail hammers southern Wisconsin in second round of storms Tuesday
A confirmed tornado touched down west of Union Center around 6 p.m. Tuesday, damaging about 10 homes, but causing no injuries, Juneau County authorities reported.
Southern Wisconsin was walloped by one storm after another the week of April 12, repeatedly sending residents to their basements and overwhelm…