EVANSVILLE, Wis. (AP) — The first tornadoes ever recorded in Wisconsin in the usually frigid month of February tore through mostly rural areas on a day that broke records for warmth, setting up the perfect scenario for the type of severe weather normally seen in the late spring and summer.

The storms left a swath of destruction that included dead and missing cows, roofs blown off of homes, destroyed storage sheds and barns, trashed vehicles and shattered windows.

At least two tornadoes were confirmed south of Madison and the National Weather Service was investigating reports of several more spawned from storms that swept across the southeastern part of the state around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, said meteorologist Taylor Patterson.

One confirmed tornado near Evansville was a “high end” F2, the weather service said. Those tornadoes are described as “significant,” with winds in this particular twister topping out at 135 mph (220 kph). It was on the ground for 36 minutes, traveling 24.5 miles (39.4 km) with a maximum width of 500 yards (457.2 meters).

  • rhythmisaprancer@kbin.social
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    9 months ago

    I agree. It’s the one thing I have power over, tho. I’m not sure what the end goal is, perhaps more folks will understand why they were wrong when their house burns down or washes away. Probably a fruitless task 😐

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      9 months ago

      If you think it’s worth doing, I’m not going to be the one to tell you not to do it. I just think we’re already past the tipping point. Undoing global warming is a hell of a lot harder than causing it- maybe impossible.

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        9 months ago

        Ya agree wholly. I’m definitely not going to push others to do it! We’re not likely to get back to even “now” for a long time. Probably generations.