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The following information has been reported to me by our National Weather Service office in Sullivan, Wisconsin...


BASED ON DAMAGE SURVEY AND DATA ANALYSIS...8 TORNADOES HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED FROM THE SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK ON SATURDAY...JUNE 7TH OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. HERE ARE SOME PRELIMINARY DETAILS ON THOSE TORNADOES. KEEP IN MIND THAT THESE DETAILS ARE PRELIMINARY...AND MAY CHANGE OVER THE COURSE OF OUR INVESTIGATION. THE TORNADOES ARE LISTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER.

TORNADO ONE
MARQUETTE COUNTY
BEGINNING TIME  159 PM
ENDING TIME  205 PM
BEGINNING LOCATION  2.5 MILES NORTH OF BRIGGSVILLE
ENDING LOCATION  2.0 MILES NORTHEAST OF BRIGGSVILLE
PATH WIDTH  50 YARDS
PATH LENGTH  2.5 MILES
MAX WINDS  90 MPH
EF-SCALE  EF-1

TORNADO TWO
COLUMBIA COUNTY
BEGINNING TIME  232 PM
ENDING TIME  250 PM
BEGINNING LOCATION  1.0 MILE EAST SOUTHEAST OF PARDEEVILLE
ENDING LOCATION  3.0 MILES SOUTH OF CAMBRIA
PATH WIDTH  2 MILES
PATH LENGTH  8 MILES
MAX WINDS  120 MPH
EF-SCALE  EF-2

TORNADO THREE
COLUMBIA & DODGE COUNTIES
BEGINNING TIME  305 PM
ENDING TIME  309 PM
BEGINNING LOCATION  2.5 MILES NORTHEAST OF FALL RIVER
ENDING LOCATION  5.0 MILES NORTHWEST OF ASTICO
PATH WIDTH  25 YARDS
PATH LENGTH  2 MILES
EF-SCALE  EF-0

TORNADO FOUR
SAUK COUNTY
BEGINNING TIME  316 PM
ENDING TIME  316 PM /BRIEF/
BEGINNING LOCATION  2.0 MILES OF SOUTHWEST PLAIN
ENDING LOCATION  2.0 MILES OF SOUTHWEST PLAIN
PATH WIDTH  25 YARDS
PATH LENGTH  0.1 MILES
EF-SCALE  EF-0

TORNADO FIVE
DANE COUNTY
BEGINNING TIME  325 PM
ENDING TIME  325 PM /BRIEF/
BEGINNING LOCATION  2.3 MILES NORTHEAST OF COTTAGE GROVE
ENDING LOCATION  2.3 MILES NORTHEAST OF COTTAGE GROVE
PATH WIDTH  25 YARDS
PATH LENGTH  0.1 MILES
EF-SCALE  EF-0

TORNADO SIX
DANE COUNTY
BEGINNING TIME  338 PM
ENDING TIME  338 PM /BRIEF/
BEGINNING LOCATION  1.0 MILE NORTHWEST OF SUN PRAIRIE
ENDING LOCATION  1.0 MILE NORTHWEST OF SUN PRAIRIE
PATH WIDTH  25 YARDS
PATH LENGTH  0.1 MILES
EF-SCALE  EF-0

TORNADO SEVEN
DANE COUNTY
BEGINNING TIME  442 PM
ENDING TIME  444 PM
BEGINNING LOCATION  1.5 MILES NORTH OF STOUGHTON
ENDING LOCATION  2.2 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST STOUGHTON
PATH WIDTH  75 YARDS
PATH LENGTH  2 MILES
MAX WINDS  100 MPH
EF-SCALE  EF-1
NOTE: THIS TORNADO WAS EMBEDDED IN A SWATH OF SEVERE DOWNBURST WINDS. THIS DOWNBURST PROGRESSED FROM A COUPLE MILES SOUTH OF OREGON THROUGH THE LAKE KEGONSA AREA...ACROSS THE WEST SIDE OF STOUGHTON. HOWEVER...THERE WAS A BAND OF MORE INTENSE DAMAGE FOUND WITHIN THE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE...AND SPOTTERS WITNESSED A TORNADO TOUCH DOWN.

TORNADO EIGHT
WAUKESHA COUNTY
BEGINNING TIME  537 PM
ENDING TIME  537 PM /BRIEF/
BEGINNING LOCATION  1.5 MILE SOUTH OF EAGLE
ENDING LOCATION  1.5 MILE SOUTH EAGLE
PATH WIDTH  25 YARDS
PATH LENGTH  0.1 MILES
EF-SCALE  EF-0