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Mukwonago Tornado

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Mukwonago Tornado

By Craig Koplien




ckoplien@todaystmj4.com







The statement below was issued Monday evening by the National Weather Service regarding the tornado that touched down near Mukwonago.















PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
945 PM CDT MON JUN 08 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0338 PM     TORNADO          1 WSW MUKWONAGO         42.86N 88.35W
06/08/2009                   WAUKESHA           WI   NWS STORM SURVEY

            MINIMAL WEAK TORNADO TRAVELED FROM 1.6 WSW MUKWONAGO
            EASTWARD TO 1.5 MILES EAST OF MUKWONAGO BY 342 PM. NOT A
            CONTINOUS PATH. TREE DAMAGE NOTED. UNKNOWN IF THERE WAS
            STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. PRELIM RATED AS AN EF0 WITH WINDS OF
            65 MPH. MOST LIKELY A RAIN-WRAPPED TORNADO AT TIMES AND
            DIFFICULT TO SEE. A THANKS IS EXTENDED TO THE MUKWONAGO
            POLICE FOR THEIR HELP.

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