At least five tornadoes part of recent severe weather event in Wisconsin
At least five tornadoes formed across Wisconsin as part of the severe weather event that took place across the state Wednesday night and early Thursday morning.
The National Weather Service offices in Milwaukee/Sullivan and Green Bay sent out storm survey teams to the hardest hit areas to determine what type of severe weather event cause the damage.
The first tornado took place around 8:40 p.m. several miles southeast of Merrill along the county line between Lincoln and Marathon in central Wisconsin. It was on the ground for four minutes and traveled 2.8 miles with a 150 yard width at its maximum size. It’s top wind speed was 90 miles-per-hour, ranking it as a category EF1.