Residents clean up on Thursday, June 18 after an EF-1 tornado tore through the north side of the Village of Belleville the night before. The residents of two homes in the area were displaced.
Josh VanBlarcom, left; his dog, Lola; and his sister, Emma Schliem, gather at their childhood home Thursday in Belleville. VanBlarcom, who still lives at the home with his mother, Janet VanBlarcom, barely made it to the basement before a tornado tore off the roof.
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A friend helps a homeowner clean up Thursday after a tornado swept through Belleville.
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A mangled basketball hoop lies in the road Thursday along Welch Street in Belleville after a tornado delivered winds up to 110 mph.
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Becky Nolden, who lives near the worst damage, walks through a debris-littered yard Thursday. The fast-moving storm came and went “within 30 seconds,” she said.
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Ron Wallom uses a chainsaw to remove damaged branches in a friend’s yard. Wednesday night’s storm hit 34 years to the day after another storm took down his in-laws' barn, also in Belleville.
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Downed branches are stacked in the front yard of a home along Albert Circle in Belleville.
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A tractor moves large branches stacked in the road that had fallen near a barn on Gehin Road in Belleville.
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A fallen tree rests on top of a jungle gym in the backyard of a home on Albert Circle in Belleville.
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Sun shines peeks through to the frame of a roof that had been blown off on Albert Circle.
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A line of shredded trees stands at the end of Gehin Road in Belleville.
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A tree is covered in roofing insulation blown off of a home during a tornado on Thursday, June 18, 2026 in the Village of Belleville, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
