MADISON, Wis. — The first-ever February tornado for the state of Wisconsin was spotted Thursday just south of Madison, the National Weather Service confirmed.
It was the first time a tornado was confirmed during the second month of the year in the state since records have been kept, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.
Rock County officials, in the area where the tornado was reported, initially received reports of about 25 buildings, power lines or other structures damaged.
There were no immediate reports of injuries though, Mark Elland, a shift supervisor at the Rock County 911 center, told the Wisconsin State Journal. Minor injuries were reported as of early Friday. He said there had been “numerous reports of tornado activity, funnel clouds,” including reports from law enforcement of a tornado touching down in several areas of the county.
