Tornado, storms knock out power for tens of thousands
The Monroe County Sheriff's office said in a statement that the tornado was reported east of Tomah shortly after 4 p.m. local time.
"The tornado appears to have traveled northeast from Hwy 131 and County Hwy A for about 15 miles before leaving Monroe County north of Shennigton. The tornado took down multiple trees, powerlines and barns. There is [a] widespread power outage and damage to a number of homes as well. Multiple semis were blown over onto their sides causing I90 to be shut down for more than 3 hours," the authorities wrote.
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