DODGEVILLE, Wis. (WKOW) – The National Weather Service is assessing the impact of a tornado that struck Dodgeville in southern Wisconsin.
Meteorologist Benjamin Shepherd with the National Weather Service says early assessments show the twister was on the lower end of the scale, likely an EF-1.
"We're trying to gauge the width and the length of the damage path, using trees, cornfields, anything that we can find a consistent and traceable path of damage," Shepherd said.
The storm carved a path through farmland and wooded areas, sparing most homes but damaging barns and crops.
"The vast majority of it is tree damage and some crop damage to cornfields. We have not seen too much structural damage," Shepherd said.
Shepherd explained that the tornado was spawned by a compact but intense system known as a discrete or miniature supercell.
Crews are matching radar analysis with damage reports to determine the full extent of Wednesday's storms.
The National Weather Service continues to survey several locations in southern Wisconsin to confirm tornado touchdowns.
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