Power Outage in Westfield, WI

Many trees, branches, and power lines down throughout the county.

Law enforcement officials reported trees and power lines downed by powerful thunderstorm winds that gusted to an estimated 65 mph (56 knots) along a path from 1 mile northeast of Oxford to 2 miles south of Westfield.

Severe thunderstorms with strong wind gusts produced damage across Marquette County, including a 10-mile wide swath of damage from west of Westfield to Germania. The damaging winds downed power lines and trees, including a tree that crushed a parked car on CTH B in Montello. Five homes received minor damage to roofs, siding and gutters due to tree debris striking the homes. At the peak of the storm, 937 homes were without electricity. A mesonet site one mile north of Westfield recorded a 67 mph (58 knot) wind gust.

Severe thunderstorms produced damaging winds estimated up to 65 mph that caused extensive tree damage in a 4 mile wide swath from Westfield to Montello. Trees fell on two homes at Buffalo Lake causing roof damage. Several power lines were damaged by tree debris and there were scattered power outages in the Montello area. Most likley this wind damage was associated with the forward flank downdraft of the supercell thunderstorm that generated a F1 tornado in Marquette County a few minutes later.

Powerful thunderstorm wind gusts toppled large trees and broke branches that brought down some power-lines in locations scattered across the county. Three trailer homes about 6 miles east-northeast of Montello were damaged as two large trees came down in the winds.

This tornado spun up at 1708CST about 1.7 miles north-northeast of Westfield, or about 0.4 miles north-northwest of the intersection of CTH E and 7th Court, just east of Interstate 39/STH 51. The tornado headed northeast and ended at 1722CST about 7.2 miles northeast of Westfield, or about 0.4 mile north of the intersection of CTH Z and 11th Rd. O one property, a residential home sustained minor roof damage, and there was minor damage to two out-buildings and farm equipment/machinery. On another property, minor damage to a silo was noted. Extensive tree and power-line damage was reported along the entire path of the tornado. Average path length was about 75 yards.