NWS confirms EF0 tornado with 80 mph winds touched down in Washington County

WASHINGTON COUNTY -- The National Weather Service confirmed on Thursday, May 10 that a tornado did touch down in Washington County on Wednesday -- an EF0 with peak winds estimated at 80 miles-per-hour.The Washington County tornado was caught on camera.

NWS: Small tornado likely caused damage near Fennimore in Grant County

FENNIMORE, Wis. — The National Weather Service says a preliminary investigation indicates a small tornado caused damage in southwestern Wisconsin Wednesday, May 9.A barn and machine shed were destroyed near Fennimore Wednesday afternoon.

Funnel clouds caught on camera in Washington Co.; NWS survey Thursday

MILWAUKEE -- A tornado warning was canceled for the southeast part of Washington County Wednesday evening, May 9, but not before FOX6 News viewers captured funnel clouds on camera.

Storms strike Jacksonville State University in Alabama, leave trail of damage across South

ALABAMA -- With violent weather plowing through the Southeast, the kitchen windows exploded at Richard Brasher's home in eastern Alabama.Using couch cushions for protection, Brasher hid in the bathtub with his wife, daughter and two grandchildren as the storm passed near Jacksonville State University.

5 dead after tornado, flooding from central US storms

OKLAHOMA CITY — The death toll rose to at least five on Sunday after severe thunderstorms swept through the central U.S., spawning a tornado that flattened homes, gale force winds and widespread flooding from the Upper Midwest to Appalachia.The system that stretched from Texas to the Canadian Maritime provinces had prompted several emergency declarations even before the dangerous system swept through.In southwestern Michigan, the body of a man was found floating in floodwaters Sunday in Kalamazoo, city Public Safety Lt.

National Weather Service says EF-0 tornado hit Madison's east side: "It was pretty nuts!"

MADISON -- The National Weather Service said Sunday a preliminary analysis of damage in the Madison area has indicated an EF-0 tornado struck Saturday, October 7th.The NWS-Milwaukee noted that while tornadoes in October in Wisconsin aren't common, this isn't unprecedented.Late Saturday afternoon, a line of showers developed along a frontal boundary pushing northeast through southern Wisconsin.According to the NWS, these showers weren't big/tall enough to produce lightning, but there was enough shear (changing wind directions and wind speeds) and instability, coupled with a very moist atmosphere, to cause many of the showers to rotate.

1 injured after tornado touches down in western Wisconsin; 25 to 30 buildings damaged

ELLSWORTH — An emergency official says one person was injured when a tornado touched down in western Wisconsin, damaging 25 to 30 homes and farm buildings.Gary Brown, emergency manager for Pierce County, says the person was in a barn when the storm hit and part of the building collapsed.

"Keeping an eye on it:" Photo of man mowing as tornado swirls behind him goes viral

THREE HILLS, Alberta – A tornado touched down in Canada on Friday, June 2nd – but it wasn’t the massive funnel cloud that got all the attention after the storm passed.It was this picture of Theunis Wessels, mowing his lawn as the tornado spun in the background behind him that captured everyone’s attention:

"It's all leveled:" State of Emergency issued after strong EF2 tornado hit near Chetek

CHETEK -- Governor Scott Walker on Wednesday afternoon, May 17th toured the damage after a deadly tornado near Chetek Tuesday -- and the governor declared a State of Emergency.

Officials ID man killed after tornado tore through mobile home park near Chetek

Authorities have released the name of a man who was killed when a tornado tore through a mobile home park in northwestern Wisconsin.Barron County sheriff's department officials say 46-year-old Eric Gavin was killed Tuesday evening by the tornado that destroyed the Prairie Lake Estates Mobile Home Park near Chetek.It destroyed 50 to 60 trailer homes and injured 25 people, 17 of whom were taken to hospitals.Storms barreled through a large swath of the central U.S. and tornadoes reportedly touched down in four other states, including Kansas, Nebraska, Texas and Oklahoma, where another man was killed trying to flee to safety.The governors of Wisconsin and Oklahoma plan to survey the most damaged areas of their states later Wednesday.

Nearly 50 people taken to hospitals after Texas tornado

CANTON, Texas — Nearly 50 people were taken to hospitals after a tornado hit a small city in East Texas on Saturday, including one with critical injuries.Powerful storms swept through Canton and nearby areas about 50 miles (80 kilometers) east of Dallas, leaving behind a trail of overturned vehicles, mangled trees and damaged homes.ETMC Regional Heathcare Systems hospitals in the area received 47 patients following the storm, including one person in critical condition, spokeswoman Rebecca Berkley said.

Mother, 3-year-old daughter killed when tornado hit their mobile home in Louisiana

BREAUX BRIDGE, Louisiana — Strong winds flipped a mobile home off its foundation Sunday, April 2nd in Louisiana, killing a mother and her three-year-old daughter as a storm system with hurricane-force winds crawled across the Deep South, damaging homes and businesses.Louisiana Gov.

Nursing home damaged after tornado touched down in central Illinois

OTTAWA, Illinois -- At least one person was killed when a torando spawned by a late-winter storm system swept through the central Illinois city of Ottawa Tuesday, February 28th.Illinois Emergency Management Agency spokeswoman Patti Thompson says the victim, who hasn't been identified, was killed Tuesday by an uprooted tree.

"It's bad:" Governor declares state of emergency after 'at least 7 tornadoes' in Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS -- A powerful tornado touched down Tuesday, February 7th in the New Orleans East neighborhood, flipping cars, smashing homes and injuring several dozen people, some seriously.The severe weather spanned a wide swath of southeastern Louisiana.Gov.