PLATTEVILLE, Wis. — A stormy close to the work week brought severe weather to many corners of Wisconsin Friday. Along with the storm was some dangerous hail.

Platteville resident Brandon Snyder said the storm woke him up early Friday morning. He said he knew it was serious just from the sounds he was hearing.

“It got really loud, and it hit against my window,” Snyder said. “So, then I peeked outside with an umbrella and it’s just coming down.”

That’s when Snyder said he saw golf ball-sized hail as well as some pieces that were almost as big as tennis balls. 

His car sustained considerable damage. That included dents on the hood and large cracks in the front windshield.

“When I was running my finger across the spiderweb of the windshield, it did feel slightly jagged, not too much to where I don’t feel like it’s going to fall through if I do drive,” Snyder said.

Snyder wasn’t alone. The damage was widespread across the city. 

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville reported significant damage to the university’s greenhouse, broken windows at Royce Hall and punctures in a few panels in their solar array.

The school is on break until Tuesday, giving the facilities crew time to clean up and make repairs.

North of campus, Tammie Vannatta saw some damage to her home and a mess in her yard.

“I have a lot of branches down,” Vannatta said. “I had just one hole in my siding. My front door was cracked. Some patio things were broken.”

Vannatta has lived in Platteville for over 30 years. She said she’s never seen a storm quite like Friday’s.

“It just sounded like big rocks falling on my roof,” Vannatta said. “I was actually scared that my roof was going to cave in, and it lasted a good 40 minutes.”

Snyder said his insurance company told him there were over 500 claims being dealt with across town.

He said he hopes the cost of his repairs won’t be too bad.

“I think it’ll be fine,” Snyder said. “But it’s definitely going to be kind of a tighter budget.”

He said he’s also lucky to have friends and family who stepped up to help.

“I can get through it,” Snyder said. “I can chug along. It’s part of adulting, it’s part of life.”