Wisconsin tornado causes extensive damage and cuts power to thousands
A telephone pole hangs above a road littered with debris from a severe storm in Menasha, Wisconsin. Photograph: Douglas Tom Williams/APView image in fullscreenA telephone pole hangs above a road littered with debris from a severe storm in Menasha, Wisconsin. Damage was reported in cities including Appleton and Menasha, where police chief Matt Albrecht said some homes and businesses were “severely impacted”.The tornado ripped roofs off homes and flipped vehicles in Menasha, just blocks from the shores of Lake Winnebago.
- ▪A telephone pole hangs above a road littered with debris from a severe storm in Menasha, Wisconsin.
- ▪Photograph: Douglas Tom Williams/APView image in fullscreenA telephone pole hangs above a road littered with debris from a severe storm in Menasha, Wisconsin.
- ▪Damage was reported in cities including Appleton and Menasha, where police chief Matt Albrecht said some homes and businesses were “severely impacted”.The tornado ripped roofs off homes and flipped vehicles in Menasha, just blocks from the
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A telephone pole hangs above a road littered with debris from a severe storm in Menasha, Wisconsin. Photograph: Douglas Tom Williams/APView image in fullscreenA telephone pole hangs above a road littered with debris from a severe storm in Menasha, Wisconsin. Photograph: Douglas Tom Williams/APWisconsinWisconsin tornado causes extensive damage and cuts power to thousandsTornado that blackened midday sky rips roofs off homes and flips vehicles in town of MenashaAssociated PressMon 27 Jul 2026 17.57 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA tornado struck north-eastern Wisconsin on Monday, blackening the midday sky and sending workers sheltering in office basements as ferocious winds splintered homes, scattered twisted metal across a highway and knocked out power to more than 30,000 people.The…
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