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NOUS43 KARX 182339
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WIZ061-191145-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
639 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 06/17/26 TORNADO EVENT
..TORNADO #2: GRANT COUNTY WI INTO IOWA COUNTY WI
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 105 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 19.83 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 150 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 06/17/2026
START TIME: 05:45 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 4 ESE BOSCOBEL / GRANT COUNTY / WI
START LAT/LON: 43.1042 / -90.6361
END DATE: 06/17/2026
END TIME: 06:14 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 6 E HIGHLAND / IOWA COUNTY / WI
END LAT/LON: 43.0529 / -90.2533
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THIS TORNADO DEVELOPED OUT OF THE SAME STORM THAT PRODUCED THE
LONG TRACK TORNADO WEST OF BOSCOBEL. THIS TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED
ABOUT 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BOSCOBEL, CONTINUING EAST-SOUTHEAST
THROUGH GRANT COUNTY AND INTO NORTHWEST IOWA COUNTY (NWS
MILWAUKEE'S AREA) BEFORE DISSIPATING ABOUT 6 MILES EAST OF
HIGHLAND. DAMAGE WAS UP TO EF1 MAGNITUDE ALONG ITS PATH,
CONSISTING OF SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE AND SOME HEAVILY DAMAGED
FARM OUTBUILDINGS. THE TORNADO INTENSIFIED SLIGHTLY AS IT CROSSED
INTO IOWA COUNTY AND IMPACTED THE HIGHLAND AREA, WITH STRONG REAR
FLANK DOWNDRAFT WINDS NOTED ALONG ITS SOUTHERN PERIPHERY. NO
INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
EF0.....65 TO 85 MPH
EF1.....86 TO 110 MPH
EF2.....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3.....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4.....166 TO 200 MPH
EF5.....>200 MPH
NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
KURZ
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