A famers' market vendor's canopy and a commercial building on Broadway in Green Bay are damaged after a storm June 24, 2026. PC: Fox 11 Online
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — Wednesday night’s heavy rains came faster than some people expected.
At the Farmers’ Market on Broadway in Green Bay, more than one vendor got caught in the storm.
One business owner showed says she’s in the market for a new tarp.
“We no longer have a tent anymore,” said Jennifer Bukouricz, who owns Monzù Bakery.
A mangled mess of aluminum and cloth was all that was left of the Monzù Bakery tarp. It was a victim of Wednesday night’s weather at the farmers’ market.
The whole area was flooded by Wednesday night’s storms. Everything was underwater, from Atkinson Park to streets to the parking lot at the bakery. And then, the hail started.
“It was like, pop, pop, pop,” Bukouricz said.
She had a hail bank in the back of her building that was created from the snow pellets coming off of the roof.
Nearby neighborhoods had the same banks of hailstones piled up on their lawns. In her five years of being in the building, Bukouricz has never seen anything like it.
Other vendors at the farmers market were in the same position. Some posted on social media about their damage, thankful it wasn’t worse.
Bukouricz feels the same.
“What are you going to do? The weather came so fast, you couldn’t keep up,” she said.
On Broadway, which organizes the market, released this statement:
In making cancellation or closure decisions regarding the Farmers’ Market on Broadway, and other On Broadway, Inc. events, staff followed the established severe weather protocols and closely monitored forecasts and available data, following guidance from the National Weather Service throughout market day.
Decisions regarding a market closure or cancellation involves multiple individuals, including On Broadway, Inc. Board of Directors members, and are made based on the best information available to us at that time.
As we do following every event and any significant incident, we will conduct a thorough review of this situation and evaluate our procedures. If improvements or adjustments to our plans are warranted, we will make them to help ensure the continued safety of attendees, vendors, programming partners, and staff at our events.
Comments