53 in the Barron County town of Prairie Lake, about midway between Chetek and Cameron. The size of that search has been scaled back, but it still continues at this hour because the sheriff said there are people who live in Prairie Lake Estates trailer court who are unaccounted for. The tornado swept into the mobile ho.
It destroyed 50 to 60 trailer homes and injured 25 people, 17 of whom were taken to hospitals.
A series of storms throughout the eastern part of the Texas Panhandle witnessed four tornadoes spotted throughout the afternoon, as well as heavy damage in some parts of Wheeler County.
Barron County officials will spend the next few days assessing the damage and continuing clear up efforts, and Gov. Scott Walker plans to meet with county officials to sign a disaster declaration.
Fitzgerald said local and state officials are calling it a tornado, but that hasn't been confirmed by the National Weather Service. The area stretches from the Texas Panhandle through Oklahoma, western Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa into Minnesota and Wisconsin.
In western Oklahoma, a tornado ripped through Beckham County and killed one person. Mary Fallin said in a statement. Weather Service meteorologist Mike Greisiner says the storms began as a "supercell" which developed around 3:30 at Saint Paul, two hours before the Chetek tornado - and it really gained strength in Washington County as it was heading east.
Most of the fatalities from tornadoes so far this year occurred during a January 21-22 outbreak that killed 20 people in the South.
The Wisconsin tornado was part of a huge swath of the Plains and Upper Midwest threatened with severe weather.
"There is definitely the potential for all the severe weather hazards", including tornadoes and hail, Hultquist said.
Another tornado in Elk City, Oklahoma, killed at least one person.
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This item has been corrected to reflect that the tornado killed a man in northwestern Wisconsin, not the northeast of the state. He says he had no immediate confirmation of any injuries.
Power remains out in Elk City Wednesday morning due to deadly storms Tuesday night.
Assessment crews were headed out Wednesday to determine the extent of the damage.
First responders could hear people yelling for help when they arrived, the sheriff said, adding that at least one child was among the injured.
The damage was extensive. We are sending fire departments into these neighborhoods. Authorities say it appears he was fleeing his home when his vehicle was thrown several hundred feet. Aerial footage showed a wide path of leveled mobile homes and debris. Forecasters said more strong winds and hail were expected throughout the region. Martin stated that he thought the trailer park had approximately 50 homes in it.
The possible tornado destroyed about 40 trailer homes.
The Red Cross and the Salvation Army set up a shelter and were providing food and clothes for displaced families.
Another tornado struck a rural area in western Oklahoma around 7.15pm just south of Elk City, about 110 miles west of Oklahoma City.
According to NWS reports, two homes received "major damage" while a number of barns and out buildings were also damaged.
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