Carla Williamson's house collapsed into the basement around her. Somehow, she survived. Greta Van Susteren returns to her hometown of Appleton, Wisconsin, after an EF-3 tornado with winds reaching approximately 140 miles per hour tore through Appleton and Menasha. In this special “Record Rewind” edition of “Greta Wire,” Williamson recounts the terrifying moments after she took shelter in her basement. Within minutes, the house shifted off its foundation and collapsed over her. Trapped beneath the wreckage with almost no room to move, Carla remained on the phone with a 911 dispatcher for 29 minutes before a stranger entered the destroyed home and helped rescue her. Greta also speaks with Sen. Ron Johnson about the recovery,…
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers declared a state of emergency after an EF3 tornado tore through four communities in the Fox Cities region, destroying homes and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands, though no one was killed. The tornado touched down at approximately 11:56 a.m. CT on Monday, July 27, about two miles west-northwest of […] The post EF3 tornado carves 12-mile path through Wisconsin's Fox Cities, prompting state of emergency appeared first on American Almanac .
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers declared a state of emergency after an EF3 tornado tore through four communities in the Fox Cities region, destroying homes and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands, though no one was killed. The tornado touched down at approximately 11:56 a.m. CT on Monday, July 27, about two miles west-northwest of Appleton in Outagamie County. It stayed on the ground for more than 20 minutes, carving a roughly 12-mile path through Appleton, Menasha, Neenah, and Oshkosh before the funnel cloud dissipated over Lake Winnebago at approximately 12:22 p.m. CT. The National Weather Service assigned a preliminary EF3 rating, the third-highest category on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, with estimated peak winds of up to 140 mph.…Open
A significant tornado occurred around noon in the Appleton and Menasha areas with a preliminary EF-3 rating and estimated peak winds of 140 mph, according to the National Weather Service. #tornado #wisconsin #weather #naturaldisaster
