Wisconsin, Tornado and National Weather Service
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A large confirmed tornado was spotted touching down in Dougleville, Wisconsin, as captured in dramatic video footage, shared on social media by storm chasers. The video shows a large funnel cloud near a highway under the dark skies.
Milwaukee, Dane, Ozaukee, Waukesha, Kenosha and Racine counties are among more than 30 Wisconsin counties under a tornado watch.
The team said an EF-0 tornado touched down about three miles southwest of Hustisford near the intersection of County Road e and West Hillcrest Road. It reached wind speeds of up to 70 mph. The tornado touched down at around 3:22 p.m. and ended northeast of Hustisford at around 3:36 p.m. near Grey Road and Wildcat Road.
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WQRF Rockford on MSNMultiple tornadoes touch down in Wisconsin WednesdayCentral and southern Wisconsin felt the brunt of Wednesday’s severe threat. A compact area of low pressure (M.C.V) aided in the development of scattered low-topped rotating thunderstorms
Hustisford and Beaver Dam, both located in Dodge County, saw tornadoes briefly touch down Wednesday afternoon.
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WISN 12 News on MSNTornado Watch expired for all of southeast WisconsinA tornado watch for all of southeast Wisconsin has expired. The watch was in effect until 7 p.m. Storms are expected to move into the western counties, such as Jefferson County, as early as 3 p.m. Severe weather is most likely along the leading edge of the line.
The National Weather Service is assessing the impact of a tornado that struck Dodgeville in southern Wisconsin.
The First Warn Weather Team began alerting southern Wisconsin early Tuesday about the potential for tornadoes on Wednesday. Chief Meteorologist Alex Harrington called for an ALERT DAY
3:30 p.m. UPDATE: A tornado warning is in effect for southeastern Columbia County, northeastern Dane County and west-central Dodge County until 4 p.m. Additional tornado warnings are in effect for western Fond du Lac County, northeastern Columbia County, northwestern Dodge County and southeastern Dodge County, also until 4 p.m.