UNDATED (WSAU) — North central Wisconsin was swathed by a line of severe thunderstorms, causing a tornado warning in Lincoln and Langlade Counties Tuesday night.
While no funnel clouds ever touched down in the area, funnels were spotted in the air around Medford just before 8 p.m. and storms showed signs of rotation around Spirit and Tomahawk later on.
Pockets of 100-to-500 people were affected by power outages in Tomahawk, Irma, Gleason, Marathon City, and Edgar, far fewer than storms that contained heavier winds earlier this spring. Torrential rainfall also raised the concern for potential flash flooding.
The storm system began farther west in the state and took the life of one person in a trailer park between Chetek and Cameron on Highway SS in Barron County. The Wisconsin Emergency Operation Center reports that more than 25 people were also injured as a result of a tornado touching down in that area.
