Tornado touches down in western Wisconsin, eastern Iowa
A storm system moving through the upper Midwest dropped tornadoes on eastern Iowa and Western Wisconsin late Wednesday.
A tornado touched down in Ellsworth, Wis., and made its way east toward the Spring Valley area around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.
The Associated Press said that a storm spotter reported a tornado 6 miles northeast of Ellsworth Wednesday afternoon that toppled trees and demolished half a house.
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Around the same time, a tornado touched down in the eastern part of Iowa.
The Des Moines Register reports that the tornado struck in Prairieburg, resulting in an injury and damaged building structures.
In both states, torrential rains dropped up to two inches of rain and left many people were left without power.