[WIham] [MadisonAmateurRadio] Fw: SKYWARN: Emergency Management Report

[Gary K9GS]

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On 6/17/2014 4:20 PM, larry olsen via WIham wrote:
> maybe that so called governess should tour my area, we were in the start of that storm last night, I had no power til 4am this morning. let me tell you, its difficult to find the loo when you cant see shit, and you gotta feel around 2 black dogs. just to go relieve oneself.
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> On Tuesday, June 17, 2014 1:29 PM, "'wb9qzb_groups at yahoo.com' wb9qzb_groups at yahoo.com [MadisonAmateurRadio]" <MadisonAmateurRadio at yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> Subject:  SKYWARN: Emergency Management Report
> Sent:  Tue, Jun 17, 2014 5:20:32 PM
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> WISCONSIN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
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> Situation Report #1 6/17/14
> Weather Update – A
> powerful line of severe storms rolled across southern Wisconsin during the
> late evening and early morning hours of June 16-17, 2014.   For the
> most part, the line generated strong, straight-lined wind and heavy
> rain. The National Weather Service radar indicated a pronounced rotation
> over northern Lafayette and southern Iowa counties around 11pm.
> Meteorologist believe it was at this point a tornado may have
> first touched down in the Mineral Point area, lifted and touched down
> multiple times between New Glarus and Verona which likely lasted from 12:05am
> to 12:13am.  Crews from the National Weather Service are in those areas
> today to do a storm survey and confirm the tornado.
> Storm Damage – Here is a summary of the damage.
> Platteville: Five people were injured by flying glass when
> the storm blew out windows in homes around Platteville. One victim was taken
> to a local hospital for treatment. UW Platteville is closed today. Officials
> say several campus buildings have extensive structural damage.
> Verona: At least 19 homes are damaged and uninhabitable with
> 150 other homes suffering minor damage. There’s also extensive damage
> to Country View Elementary where a wall partially collapsed. The Salvation
> Army established an emergency shelter at Memorial Baptist Church. Three
> families are currently using that shelter. The Red Cross assisted two other
> families with housing and other emergency needs.
> Madison: At least 16 homes suffered severe damage on the
> southwest side and the near east side.
> Green County: Several barns were blown down and homes
> damaged in York Township which is in the northern part of the county. Many
> trees and power lines are down in Juda and Brodhead
> Power Outages – Here is a summary of
> the outages.
> MG&E – 1,732 customers in and near
> Verona and Madison.
> Alliant Energy: WPL-Northeast 27; WPL-North
> Central 579; WPL-South 6,326. Total 6,932.
> During the Dane County EOC call at 08:00 a.m.,
> Alliant reported there are sixty (60) distribution poles and fifteen (15)
> transmission poles reported down between Platteville and Verona. They
> anticipate this to cause some extended outages.
> Wisconsin Public Service: 544 Customers
> throughout the northeast and North Central Regions.
> Xcel Energy: 44 customers in Southwestern and
> Western Wisconsin.
> WE Energies: 1,073 customers near the Fox
> Valley and Southeastern Wisconsin.
> Total customers without power stands at about
> 10,000.
> Governor Walker
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> touring this morning and is holding a news conference at 11:45am at
> Platteville High School.
> Looking Ahead – The
> Storm Forecast Center continues to have most of Wisconsin at a
> “slight” risk for more severe weather today with the most danger
> in the late evening of Tuesday and early morning Wednesday. Wisconsin
> Emergency Management has received no requests for assistance but will stay in
> contact with our county and tribal emergency management partners across the
> state.
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