Two tornadoes confirmed from Tuesday’s severe weather
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Tuesday’s multiple rounds of storms brought numerous reports of damage to southern Wisconsin. The National Weather Service Milwaukee survey team confirmed two tornadoes touched down during Tuesday’s severe weather event. Both tornadoes occurred in southwester portions of Walworth County Tuesday afternoon.
The first tornado developed in northern Illinois and tracked into Wisconsin south of Walworth before ending east of Walworth. The main structural damage was to a barn on the Illinois side near Weidner Rd where it collapsed and landed on a number of sheep that were sheltering there. Another shed was lofted and destroyed along Six Corners Road near Highway 67.
Rating: EF0
Estimated Peak Wind: 80 mph
Path Length /statute/: 14.28 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 50 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 05/07/2024
Start Time: 02:05 PM CDT
Start Location: 4 NW Capron / Boone County / IL
Start Lat/Lon: 42.44 / -88.8037
End Date: 05/07/2024
End Time: 02:25 PM CDT
End Location: 1 SE Fontana-On-geneva / Walworth County / WI
End Lat/Lon: 42.5316 / -88.5545
The second tornado was briefly on the ground south of Darien and hit a horse barn on Wise Road. No injuries to farmers that were taking care of the horses at the time in the barn.
Rating: EF1
Estimated Peak Wind: 90 mph
Path Length /statute/: 0.98 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 50 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 05/07/2024
Start Time: 02:18 PM CDT
Start Location: 1 SSW Darien / Walworth County / WI
Start Lat/Lon: 42.5814 / -88.7242
End Date: 05/07/2024
End Time: 02:21 PM CDT
End Location: 1 S Darien / Walworth County / WI
End Lat/Lon: 42.5899 / -88.7087
Tornadoes are rated on the Enhanced Fujita Scale in the following categories:
EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph
The information in this story is preliminary and subject to change pending final review of the events and publication in NWS Storm Data.
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