In photos: Remembering the Jan. 7, 2008 Wheatland tornado
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Subzero temperatures in Wisconsin this week contrasted sharply with record warmth that spawned a rare January tornado in Kenosha County six years ago, Jan. 8, 2008.
Wheatland tornado, Jan. 7, 2008
- Gregory Shaver
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A boy looks at a boat in the front yard of a home in Wheatland, Wis.,Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008, after the neighborhood was hit by a tornado Monday. The Kenosha County sheriff says it's a miracle no one was seriously injured when a rare series of January tornadoes ripped through southeastern Wisconsin and left demolished houses in its wake. (AP Photo/Journal Times, Gregory Shaver)
Wheatland tornado, Jan. 7, 2008
- BRIAN PASSINO
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Damage caused by a tornado is seen in the subdivision south of Hwy. 50 and west of Hwy. O in Wheatland. Wisconsin, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008. A rare January outbreak of tornadoes raked the Midwest on Monday, flattening houses in several states. (AP Photo/Kenosha News, Brian Passino)
Wheatland tornado, Jan. 7, 2008
- Gregory Shaver
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Katie Verzal helps gather belongings at a neighbors house Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008, after their home in Wheatland, Wis., was leveled by a tornado. The Kenosha County sheriff says it's a miracle no one was seriously injured when a rare series of January tornadoes ripped through southeastern Wisconsin and left demolished houses in its wake. (AP Photo/Journal Times, Gregory Shaver)
Wheatland tornado, Jan. 7, 2008
- Gregory Shaver
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A board slices into the side of Bob Rynkiewicz's home in the Town of Wheatland, Wis., Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008, after a tornado hit his neighborhood Monday. The Kenosha County sheriff says it's a miracle no one was seriously injured when a rare series of January tornadoes ripped through southeastern Wisconsin and left demolished houses in its wake. (AP Photo/Journal Times, Gregory Shaver)
Wheatland tornado, Jan. 7, 2008
- Gregory Shaver
A boy looks at a boat in the front yard of a home in Wheatland, Wis.,Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008, after the neighborhood was hit by a tornado Monday. The Kenosha County sheriff says it's a miracle no one was seriously injured when a rare series of January tornadoes ripped through southeastern Wisconsin and left demolished houses in its wake. (AP Photo/Journal Times, Gregory Shaver)
Wheatland tornado, Jan. 7, 2008
- BRIAN PASSINO
Damage caused by a tornado is seen in the subdivision south of Hwy. 50 and west of Hwy. O in Wheatland. Wisconsin, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008. A rare January outbreak of tornadoes raked the Midwest on Monday, flattening houses in several states. (AP Photo/Kenosha News, Brian Passino)
Wheatland tornado, Jan. 7, 2008
- Gregory Shaver
Katie Verzal helps gather belongings at a neighbors house Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008, after their home in Wheatland, Wis., was leveled by a tornado. The Kenosha County sheriff says it's a miracle no one was seriously injured when a rare series of January tornadoes ripped through southeastern Wisconsin and left demolished houses in its wake. (AP Photo/Journal Times, Gregory Shaver)
Wheatland tornado, Jan. 7, 2008
- Morry Gash
Chris and Dave Borre look over the remains of their home from their front yard Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008, after a rare series of January tornadoes ripped through the area on Monday , in Wheatland, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Wheatland tornado, Jan. 7, 2008
- Gregory Shaver
A board slices into the side of Bob Rynkiewicz's home in the Town of Wheatland, Wis., Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008, after a tornado hit his neighborhood Monday. The Kenosha County sheriff says it's a miracle no one was seriously injured when a rare series of January tornadoes ripped through southeastern Wisconsin and left demolished houses in its wake. (AP Photo/Journal Times, Gregory Shaver)
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Four category zero tornadoes, including one near Burlington, were confirmed in southeastern Wisconsin, following Wednesday's brief but powerful afternoon storm.

