TEN TORNADOES HIT NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN AFTER A 17 YEAR LULL, TORNADO OUTBREAK TIES RECORD FOR APRIL SET ON APRIL 27, 1984 SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 2011 Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA
TEN TORNADOES HIT WISCONSIN April 10, 2011 will go down in Wisconsin history as tied with April 27, 1984 for the biggest one day tornado outbreak in April.
TORNADO HAZARDS (AKA POTENTIAL DISASTER AGENTS) High-velocity wind field that can reach 500 kph (300 mph) Heavy rainfall Hail Lightning
EXAMPLE OF DAMAGE
SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACTS The powerful EF 2 tornado that hit Lincoln county had 230 kph (140 mph) winds, cut a 3-5 km (2-3 mi) wide and 36 km (22 mi) long path of destruction after touchdown, and did more than $20 million in damage.