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A look back at yesterday’s storms
Showers and thunderstorms made their way through the Weather First area on Thursday, bringing heavy rain to most of the area and damaging winds to others. In terms of severe weather, most of it in our local area stayed south of the Minnesota/Iowa border. Severe storms began to develop just south of Floyd county around 6PM. Around 7PM Charles City was struck by these severe storms producing damaging winds that damaged trees and left parts of the city without power.
National Weather Service confirms two tornados touched down in Western Wisconsin Thursday evening
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - The Twin Cities National Weather Service office confirmed two tornadoes touched down in Western Wisconsin Thursday. One tornado was confirmed in Pierce County near Beldenville. The NWS said the EF-0 tornado developed 2.9 miles away from Beldenville. Winds peaked at 80mph. With the tornado being...
High School Blitz 2024: Week 2 competition before calendar turns
MILWAUKEE - High school football teams around southeast Wisconsin competed before the Labor Day weekend begins and the calendar turns to September. The FOX6 High School Blitz Game of the Week was Port Washington at Grafton. Featured games for Week 2 included: Random Lake at University School of Milwaukee, West Allis Central at Brown Deer, Franklin at Brookfield Central, Menomonee Falls at New Berlin West and Lakeside Lutheran at Lake Country Lutheran.
Health officials in Wisconsin, Illinois report 3 West Nile virus deaths
Two people in eastern Wisconsin and one person in northeastern Illinois have died of West Nile virus, according to health officials.A third person in Wisconsin also has been hospitalized because of the mosquito-borne illness, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services said Thursday in a release.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThat state's cases involve residents of Outagamie, Fond du Lac and Brown counties.In Lake County, Illinois, three people tested positive for the virus over the past seven days, the Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center said Thursday in a release.One of the victims experienced symptom...
Biden to head to Wisconsin and Michigan next week
President Biden will travel to Wisconsin and Michigan next week for events to tout his administration’s efforts to lower costs — a sign he is increasing his presence in battleground states ahead of November’s election, even after ending his candidacy. The White House announced Biden will head to Wisconsin next Thursday to highlight his administration’s…
Officials warn of blue-green algae outbreak in Wisconsin's Geneva Lake
LAKE GENEVA, Wis. (CBS) -- Anyone heading up to Geneva Lake in Wisconsin should be advised—as state health officials are testing the water for blue-green algae.The Geneva Lake Environmental Agency, a local organization, first reported on Thursday of last week that a harmful algae bloom had been identified within Geneva Harbor. By Saturday of last week, all Lake Geneva beaches were closed as a precautionary measure.The Walworth County, Wisconsin Department of Health and Human Services reported as of Tuesday, the City of Lake Geneva's Riviera and Big Foot beaches remained closed, as were the Town of Linn and Linn Pier...
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