Leader Staff
Reports of storm damage were still coming in to the Shawano County Sheriff’s Department on Thursday, a day after a string of heavy thunderstorms hammered the county.
Damage assessment teams from multiple agencies were in southeastern Shawano County to survey the hardest hit areas.
National Weather Service, American Red Cross and emergency managers from multiple counties were patrolling areas to document the damage. No damage estimates were available.
Red Cross personnel were available at the Lessor Town Hall to provide information for programs available to assist residents with needs related to the storm.
Three tornadoes were reported in and around Shawano County on Wednesday. The first tornado was reported 2 miles east/northeast of Gresham at 1:47 p.m. An EF0 tornado was reported near Navarino at 3:40 p.m., and a tornado rated EF1 was reported at 3:51 p.m. near Pulaski.
The sheriff’s department logged nearly two dozen weather-related complaints from the towns of Angelica and Maple Grove on Wednesday afternoon, mostly reporting property damage due to the storms.
A second wave of more than a dozen property damage reports came in several hours later from residents in the town of Lessor.
Reports detailed damage to homes, garages, barns and sheds, some of them reported to have been completely destroyed.
There were also reports of blocked roads and downed power lines.
The storm tracked northeast primarily through the towns of Lessor, Maple Grove and Angelica, according to Shawano County Emergency Management.
No further information was being provided by emergency management Thursday.