{"id":21415,"date":"2024-02-16T17:51:07","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T17:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/?p=761198"},"modified":"2024-02-16T17:51:07","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T17:51:07","slug":"february-tornadoes-in-wisconsin-caused-2-4m-in-damage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2024\/02\/16\/february-tornadoes-in-wisconsin-caused-2-4m-in-damage\/","title":{"rendered":"February Tornadoes in Wisconsin Caused $2.4M in Damage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/img\/social\/ij-social-post-1104x736.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<ul class=\"nav nav-tabs tabs tabs-entry\">\n<li class=\"active\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/midwest\/2024\/02\/16\/761198.htm\">Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/midwest\/2024\/02\/16\/761198.htm?comments\" rel=\"nofollow\">0 Comments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"article-content clearfix\">\n<p>EVANSVILLE, Wis. (AP) \u2014 The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/midwest\/2024\/02\/14\/760764.htm\">first ever tornadoes ever recorded<\/a> in Wisconsin in the usually frigid month of February caused more than $2.4 million in damage, officials said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The tornadoes that ripped through Rock County on Feb. 8 killed some cattle and hit 30 homes, officials said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bzn bzn-sized bzn-intext\">\n<ins data-revive-zoneid=\"79\" data-revive-topics=\"catastrophe,natural-disasters,windstorm\" data-revive-companies data-revive-block=\"1\" data-revive-id=\"36eb7c2bd3daa932a43cc2a8ffbed3a9\"><\/ins> <\/div>\n<p>The damage estimates don\u2019t include agricultural impacts to silos, barns and equipment, said Kevin Wernet, director of Rock County Emergency Management.<\/p>\n<p>More than $2 million in damages were reported in the town of Porter and more than $320,000 in damages were reported in the town of Fulton, officials said. Two homes were destroyed and 10 sustained major damage.<\/p>\n<p>One confirmed tornado near Evansville was a \u201chigh end\u201d F2, the weather service said. Those tornadoes are described as \u201csignificant,\u201d with winds in this particular twister topping out at 135 mph (220 kph). It was on the ground for 36 minutes, traveling 24.5 miles (39.4 kilometers) with a maximum width of 500 yards (457.2 meters).<\/p>\n<p>Another tornado that touched down near Juda was an F1 with peak winds of 110 mph (177 kph) and on the ground for 14 minutes, covering 8.35 miles (13.4 kilometers) with a maximum width of 50 yards (45.7 meters), the weather service said.<\/p>\n<p>The tornadoes were the first Wisconsin has experienced during the month of February since at least 1950, when records started being kept.<\/p>\n<div class=\"copyright-notice lite\">Copyright 2024 Associated Press. All rights reserved. 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