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Cleanup underway after string of severe storms swept through parts of SE Wisconsin
A rare storm packing 100 mph winds and with power similar to an inland hurricane swept across the Midwest, blowing over trees, flipping vehicles, causing widespread property damage.
RACINE - The National Weather Service announced Tuesday, Aug. 11 that preliminary information from their storm survey crew found damage consistent with a high-end EF-0 tornado occurred in Lake Geneva in Monday, Aug. 10
Winds upwards of 80 mph produced tree damage with multiple large limbs and tree trunks knocked down or snapped.
The NWS surveyed damage Tuesday in:
- The Camp Lake area in Kenosha County.
- The Lake Geneva area in Walworth County.
- Areas north of Union Grove in Racine County.
'All hell was breaking loose:' NWS confirms EF-0 tornado in Camp Lake area Monday
It moved through the Kenosha County area with winds up to 80 mph, and left behind quite a bit of damage, but thankfully, no injuries.