Tornado Touchdown: Damage and possible injuries in Wisconsin
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Severe weather flared from the edge of the Twin Cities into Wisconsin Tuesday. Damage and injuries are reported in Wisconsin.
At least two tornado touchdowns are reported in Wisconsin. The damage and possible injury reports are coming in from this twister in Barron County.
Barron County tornado
Here is the radar view of the tornadic supercell storm that appears to have dropped a damaging tornado in Barron County.
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Damage reports
Reports of damage and possible injuries near Chetek, Wisconsin are coming into the MPR News newsroom and flying on social media this evening.
Reports say the tornado may have hit a mobile home park in the area. Chetek is about 70 miles east of the Twin Cities.
Large hail
The storms dropped massive hailstones as they blew across Minnesota and Wisconsin.
It takes storm updrafts around 100 mph to produce hail this big.
Next wave around midnight?
The severe thunderstorm watch for the Twin Cities has been cancelled. Drier air brings a quiet evening across the Twin Cities. The next wave of thunderstorms approaches from the south around or after midnight. The overnight storms will likely stay below severe limits, but will contain downpours, frequent lightning, gusty winds and possibly some hail.
