The National Weather Service says it is possible a tornado touched down in Litchfield County late Sunday afternoon. The announcement comes after the organization issued a tornado watch for most of the state. The NWS issued the watch for Fairfield, New Haven, Litchfield, Middlesex, Hartford and Tolland counties. It said the watch is in effect…
Tornado touches down in Western Massachusetts
A tornado touched down in Western Massachusetts Sunday evening, the National Weather Service confirmed. The National Weather Service said a tornado was confirmed by radar shortly before 7 p.m. Sunday. Local law enforcement reported the tornado touched down on South Main Street in Sandisfield, a town in the Berkshires, near mile marker four. The National…
The characteristics and locations of the 4 tornadoes confirmed Saturday in Minnesota
(FOX 9) – The National Weather Service confirmed four separate tornadoes in the Twin Cities area Saturday, some taking place in the early morning hours and others occurring in the evening. Two in the Braham, Minnesota area and two in the Afton, Minnesota area were reported. No injuries or fatalities occurred as a result of…
Multiple tornado touchdowns Tuesday in central Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) — After an active evening of severe weather across central Illinois, the National Weather Service (NWS) is confirming at least two tornado touchdowns on Tuesday afternoon. The first tornado touch down happened shortly after 4:00 PM in Auburn, Sangamon County. At least three tornado reports from the National Weather Service have come…
Daylight reveals tornado damage in Cadott
CADOTT, Wis. (WEAU) – As the sun started to rise on Wednesday, homeowners in Cadott walked out their front door to asses the damage from Tuesday night’s tornado. “The biggest trees I never expected to come down, were down,” one homeowner said. “You start looking to the side and see the devastation, a garage got…
NWS: 4 tornadoes cause damage in parts of MN, western WI over the weekend
RIVER FALLS, Wisconsin — Just before 10 p.m. on Saturday, Judy Edgar received an alert on her phone about a possible tornado near River Falls, Wisconsin. She went into the basement and about a half hour later emerged to find the family’s barn destroyed. Her home, just across the driveway, had no damage. “Isn’t that…
Unconfirmed Tornado Destroys Barns, Sheds, Greenhouses In Western Wisconsin
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A possible tornado touched down near Prescott, Wisconsin at about 10 p.m. Saturday. There were no reports of any deaths or serious injuries, but many structures were hit hard. For many, Sunday morning was spent sawing up trees that snapped from straight-line winds in a neighborhood just north of Prescott near Kinnickinnick…
National Weather Service confirms an EF-1 tornado near Osseo
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) – The National Weather Service confirms an EF-1 tornado touched down near Osseo just before 1:00 a.m. on July 19. According to the NWS, the tornado reached peak winds of 105 MPH and was on the ground for 3.65 miles. Some of the damage includes down trees, barns torn apart and…
Tornadoes cause damage in Minnesota and Wisconsin
The National Weather Service confirmed Sunday that a tornado struck about 50 miles north of the Twin Cities early Saturday morning, mangling docks and damaging boats on West Rush Lake. The NWS was also looking at damage from Saturday night’s hazardous weather in parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin and confirmed three other tornadoes: One that…
Supercell brings second tornado
Hot on the heels of last week’s tornado, a second storm supercell moved through Crook County on Friday – possibly bringing another tornado along with it. According to the Black Hills National Forest, the wind event once again caused damage near the old mining town of Tinton. The thunderstorm developed over southeast Montana and northeast…