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Wisconsin severe weather preparedness; experts say have a plan
Tornadoes can happen anytime, any place. So when severe weather hits, it is all about having a plan.
LAKE GENEVA, Wis. - The National Weather Service has reported a "brief" tornado touched down near Lake Geneva on Wednesday morning, April 5.
According to NWS storm survey information, the EF-0 tornado had peak winds estimated at around 80 mph and was on the ground for about two minutes around 6:40 a.m. – passing east of Lake Geneva near the line between Bloomfield and Lyons.
Its path was estimated at 75 yards wide, and it was on the ground for 0.6 miles.
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The main damage associated with the tornado, the NWS said, was to numerous trees at a single home. Some trees were uprooted with some debris carried into a nearby field. There was some minor roofing damage.
The tornado came less than a week after the NWS confirmed three different tornadoes touched down in Walworth County – in Elkhorn, Sharon and Whitewater areas – all EF-0 as well.
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