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1 TEN TORNADOES HIT NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN
AFTER A 17 YEAR LULL, TORNADO OUTBREAK TIES RECORD FOR APRIL SET ON APRIL 27, 1984 SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 2011 Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA

2 TEN TORNADOES HIT WISCONSIN
April 10, 2011 will go down in Wisconsin history as tied with April 27, 1984 for the biggest one day tornado outbreak in April.

3 TORNADO HAZARDS (AKA POTENTIAL DISASTER AGENTS)
High-velocity wind field that can reach 500 kph (300 mph) Heavy rainfall Hail Lightning

4 EXAMPLE OF DAMAGE

5 SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACTS
The powerful EF 2 tornado that hit Lincoln county had 230 kph (140 mph) winds, cut a 3-5 km (2-3 mi) wide and 36 km (22 mi) long path of destruction after touchdown, and did more than $20 million in damage.


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