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Tracking Storm System Across the Central U.S.

A storm system will slowly continue to press across the central U.S. Friday and Saturday with widespread showers and thunderstorms. Slight risks for severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall have been issued Saturday from the Ozarks into the mid-Mississippi River Valley with potential for damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Read More >

Overview

A line of severe thunderstorms moved east northeast through far southern Wisconsin on Friday evening, March 31, 2023, producing several tornadoes and damaging winds.

Damage surveys conducted from Saturday, April 1 through Monday, April 3, 2023 found 12 total confirmed tornadoes within this line of storms, with 5 rated EF-1 and 7 rated EF-0.

See the list below for more detailed information. 

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8:05 PM CDT (3/31/23) KMKX radar images showing hook echo (upper left, middle) and Tornado Debris Signature (lower left, middle) southwest of Delavan Lake, where EF0 damage occurred.
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