Assessed damage from Janesville tornado surpasses $20 million

JANESVILLE — The estimate of structural damage the EF-2 tornado that struck the south side of the city on June 22 caused has surpassed $20 million, a city official said.

Nick Faust, assistant to the city manager, said that estimate was as of Thursday with about 300 structures damaged. Both figures might change as the city continues to assess damages.

Janesville was the site of one of eight tornadoes across southern Wisconsin on June 22. There were estimated wind speeds of 115 mph in the Janesville tornado. It was on the ground for 11 minutes from 7:42-7:53 p.m.

The outbreak of tornadoes spanned from Grant County on the Iowa state line all the way to Kenosha County. Two additional twisters touched down in Walworth County, one that tracked from the town of Delavan to Williams Bay and another that tracked from just east of Fontana to over Lake Como.