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National Weather Service Confirms Tornadoes

Source: Kory Hartman

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National Weather Service Confirms Tornadoes

Jul 17, 2025, 9:47 AM CST

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MADISON, Wis. (CIVIC MEDIA) – Damage surveys are underway to find strength and distance twisters that may have traveled through parts of Wisconsin.

NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan’s survey team confirms an EF-0 tornado with estimated winds of 70 mph touched down southwest of Hustisford around 3:22 p.m. on Wednesday, July 17, 2025. It was on the ground until 3:36 p.m., lifting near Grey Road and Wildcat Road, northeast of town.

In Iowa and Dodge counties, teams were out early Thursday morning looking at spots where videos and pictures of a twister were taken from.  The NWS reports mainly tree damage seen so far as they are trying to track down where they may have hit in fields.

Source: u/Tort78 via Reddit

Another confirmed brief EF-0 tornado northeast of Beaver Dam, with estimated winds around 65 mph. It was on the ground for less than a minute in mostly corn fields and tree lines near Buckhorn Road and Breezy Point Road.

Crews have found a third confirmed area of tornado damage south of Sauk City. Rated and EF-0 with max winds of 80 MPH. Swaths of uprooted trees were seen along the path, and shingles damaged on a home.

The NWS says they are trying to move as fast as possible to try and investigate the entire area Thursday. 

Reports of tornadoes came in from at least seven different towns between 12 and 4 p.m. Wautoma and areas of the Fox Valley also experienced significant flash flooding, with cars submerged.

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