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HIGHLIGHT: WISCONSIN

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Milwaukee: Strong thundersto­rms caused widespread damage across Wisconsin, left tens of thousands without power and triggered tornado warnings. The severe weather stretched from the Mississipp­i River to Lake Michigan and began Wednesday night in northweste­rn Wisconsin. By 2 a.m. Thursday, the numerous tornado warnings across the state expired. The National Weather Service confirmed it was a tornado, probably rated EF1, that caused damage around the Jefferson County community of Concord, where the storm toppled farm buildings and left a path of destructio­n. Gov. Tony Evers signed a declaratio­n imposing a state of emergency in Wisconsin.

 ?? JOHN HART/WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL VIA AP ?? Jefferson County residents inspect damage at Dahnert Park in Concord, Wis., on Thursday after an overnight storm.
JOHN HART/WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL VIA AP Jefferson County residents inspect damage at Dahnert Park in Concord, Wis., on Thursday after an overnight storm.

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