Wisconsin tornado causes extensive damage and cuts power to thousands of homes

Wisconsin tornado causes extensive damage and cuts power to thousands of homes 1 of 2 | Storm clouds develop over the Oshkosh, Wis., Monday, July 27, 2026. (Christina Vogel via AP) 2 of 2 | Storm clouds develop over the Oshkosh, Wis., Monday, July 27, 2026. (Christina Vogel via AP) 1 of 2 | Storm clouds develop over the Oshkosh, Wis., Monday, July 27, 2026. (Christina Vogel via AP) 1 of 2 Storm clouds develop over the Oshkosh, Wis., Monday, July 27, 2026. (Christina Vogel via AP) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 2 of 2 | Storm clouds develop over the Oshkosh, Wis., Monday, July 27, 2026. (Christina Vogel via AP) 2 of 2 Storm clouds develop over the Oshkosh, Wis., Monday, July 27, 2026. (Christina Vogel via AP) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Madison, Wis. (AP) — A tornado swept through Wisconsin on Monday, splintering homes, downing trees and knocking out power to thousands of people.The National Weather Service, using radar, confirmed a tornado in Winnebago County, about 90 miles (145 kilometers) northwest of Milwaukee.Video showed chunks of twisted metal and pieces of wood scattered across one highway as cars maneuvered around the debris. A warehouse appeared to be heavily damaged.Greg Van Driest was working in downtown Appleton when the sky got as dark as night.“The word we all were using was ‘ominous,’” he said. “It’s like, ‘Whoa, look at that.’ ... You looked outside and you thought it was three in the morning, it was that dark.”National Weather Service meteorologist Holley Kamba said the agency was receiving reports of a variety of damage in southern Outagamie County and eastern Winnebago County, “We have been receiving calls of damage with a lot of trees down, power lines down,” Kamba said. “We’ve been searching for some pictures of the structural damage.”So far, there have been no reports of injuries, she said.The twister was moving over Lake Winnebago and moving southward toward Fond du Lac County around 12:25 p.m., the National Weather Service said.National Weather Service meteorologists in Green Bay issued a tornado warning for the Fox Cities region, which includes Appleton, Menasha and Neenah, at 11:59 a.m.