MINERAL POINT, Wis. — The National Weather Service has confirmed two “weak” tornadoes touched down in Mineral Point as storms rolled through Wisconsin on Wednesday.
Both were categorized as EF-0 tornadoes. They occurred primarily in corn fields with max wind speeds of 60 mph.
NWS Survey found 2 tornadoes occurred in Iowa County from the Wednesday evening storms. Both were weak EF-0 tornadoes that occurred primarily in corn fields with max winds of 60 mph. #wiwx pic.twitter.com/KS1h438KnX
— NWS Milwaukee (@NWSMilwaukee) August 12, 2021
The NWS in La Crosse also confirmed an EF-1 tornado touched down in Monroe County Wednesday night. That storm destroyed two buildings in its path.
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