EF-0 tornado confirmed in Portage Co. Wednesday night

PORTAGE CO., WIS. (WSAW) Portage County Emergency Management reports that an EF-0 tornado touched down for a brief period of time near Custer during storms Wednesday night.

A damage survey, drone footage and storm spotter video were used to confirm the tornado.

CJ Mountour captured cell phone video in Custer Wednesday night.

The storm’s path lasted about a quarter mile.

An outbuilding was damaged and a corn field had damage about 50 yards wide.

So far 22 tornadoes have touched down in Wisconsin this year, compared to an average of 23.

by WSAW Staff
July 13, 2017

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Kyrie Wagner