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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
600 PM CDT Mon May 27 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 5/26/24 Tornado Event...

.West of Janesville to Milton...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    80 mph
Path Length /statute/:  12.23 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/26/2024
Start Time:             05:00 PM CDT
Start Location:         5 W Janesville / Rock County / WI
Start Lat/Lon:          42.682900000000004 / -89.1103

End Date:               05/26/2024
End Time:               05:21 PM CDT
End Location:           1 ENE Milton / Rock County / WI
End Lat/Lon:            42.7865 / -88.9247

Survey Summary:
Tornado began west of Janesville and tracked northeast toward
Milton where it went through the High School area and the north
central part of town.  Mainly tree damage was noted but a
bleacher section of a baseball field was lofted over a fence at
the high school.

.Lima Center...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    80 mph
Path Length /statute/:  15.00 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/26/2024
Start Time:             05:15 PM CDT
Start Location:         4 ENE Janesville / Rock County / WI
Start Lat/Lon:          42.7083 / -88.9366

End Date:               05/26/2024
End Time:               05:38 PM CDT
End Location:           3 SE Fort Atkinson / Jefferson County / WI
End Lat/Lon:            42.892 / -88.8081

Survey Summary:
Tornado went through mainly rural areas and caused tree damage
along it`s path.

.Fort Atkinson...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    65 mph
Path Length /statute/:  5.57 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   30 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/26/2024
Start Time:             05:27 PM CDT
Start Location:         4 WSW Fort Atkinson / Jefferson County / WI
Start Lat/Lon:          42.9062 / -88.9168

End Date:               05/26/2024
End Time:               05:37 PM CDT
End Location:           3 N Fort Atkinson / Jefferson County / WI
End Lat/Lon:            42.9659 / -88.8435

Survey Summary:
Weak tornado came off of Lake Koshkonong and was photographed up
through the northwest of Fort Atkinson.  Minor tree damage along
its path.

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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 events and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


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Halbach/Patterson