Powerful storms that included at least one tornado took down power lines and trees, damaged structures, toppled semis on the interstate and left tens of thousands without electricity in parts of Wisconsin.
Read More »Rare October tornado destroys garages on Madison’s east side
An unusual tornado in October has downed power lines and destroyed garages on Madison's east side, but no injuries were reported.
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Read More »Residents rebuild after fatal tornado (UPDATE)
Residents in western Wisconsin are slowly recovering from a tornado that killed one person, injured 25 and caused at least $10 million in damage.
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Read More »Weather service crew surveys tornado damage
A National Weather Service crew was surveying damage Thursday from a tornado in northwestern Wisconsin that injured one person when a barn collapsed.
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Read More »Barron County puts initial tornado damage estimate at $10M
The Barron County Sheriff's Department has released initial damage estimates from a tornado that tore through the Chetek area of northwestern Wisconsin last week.
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Read More »Tornado caused $18.6 million in damage at UW-Platteville
A final tally shows a tornado that struck the UW-Platteville campus nearly a year ago caused $18.6 million in damage.
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Read More »Disaster declaration OK’d for Grant County area
Low-interest loans will be available to individuals and businesses that suffered damaged following a string of tornadoes and heavy storms that hit the Grant County area last month.
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Read More »Tornado repairs could top $10M at UW-Platteville
The tornado that hit the University of Wisconsin-Platteville last week damaged at least four buildings and an athletic stadium, and the chancellor says repairs could cost more than $10 million.
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Read More »Walker declares emergency following storms
Gov. Scott Walker has declared a state of emergency in three southern Wisconsin counties following a rash of storms and tornadoes that caused millions of dollars in damage this week.
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Read More »High wind downs trees, power lines in Madison area (UPDATE)
Another round of severe storms knocked down trees and power lines in and around Madison on Wednesday, a day after tornadoes caused extensive damage in the area.
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