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Storms Hit Hard, Tornado’s Cause Damage in Local Communities

News | April 17, 2026 | 0 | by Morgan McCarthy
Storms Hit Hard, Tornado’s Cause Damage in Local Communities

The Midwest and Great Lakes regions are getting pounded by severe storms and damage hit hard in some of our local area.

There have been over a dozen tornado warnings in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois and Kansas. The National Weather Service says there were reports of tennis ball size hail in Clark and Jackson Counties in central Wisconsin and we are learning more about the damage in the aftermath of the area hardest hit. CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW COVERAGE WITH WEAU 13 NEWS.

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