EF0 Tornado — Rusk, Wisconsin

2021-06-24 · near Bruce, Rusk, Wisconsin

Event narrative

A tornado moved toward the north-northwest and struck a farm toward the end of its path. The roof of a shed was lifted up and pushed, some concrete blocks were knocked over. Siding of a house was ripped off. A few trees were downed. The starting point was based on video. Three videos were available. The damage survey of the farm was provided by a storm chaser.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms developed over west-central Wisconsin during the afternoon of Thursday, June 24th. These storms developed in an area of strong instability and ample wind shear to cause rotating storms. A tornado formed near Bruce, Wisconsin and caused damage to XX. As the storm moved southeast, and built to the west, large hail fell near Bloomer, Wisconsin and parts of Chippewa and Eau Claire counties before moving off to the southeast. Another brief tornado occurred on the south side of Stanley and was caught on video.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 957094. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.