Photos: Powerful storm causes widespread damage around Lake Geneva
The Lake Geneva area was cleaning up Saturday after a powerful storm blew through on Friday, killing three children when their boat capsized on Geneva Lake and causing a wide swath of damage from Sharon to Como.Â
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People assess the damage of a row of power lines brought down on S. Lake Shore Dr. after a strong storm that came through the day before on Saturday, July 4, 2026 in Lake Geneva, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
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Boats sit in shallow water off of Big Foot Beach on Saturday, July 4, 2026 in Lake Geneva, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
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Penny Roehrer walks through her debris-ridden yard after assessing the damage of her home, which had a tree fall on to it after a strong storm that blew through the day before on Saturday, July 4, 2026 at Victorian Square Condos in Lake Geneva, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
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A cyclist rides by a tree branch that had fallen on a power line on S. Lake shore Dr. during a strong storm that blew through the day before on Saturday, July 4, 2026 in Lake Geneva, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
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A person walks past damage along the White River after a strong storm that blew through the day before on Saturday, July 4, 2026 in Lake Geneva, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
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Cars pass by the top of a tree that had fallen upside down and pulled a power line down with it after a strong storm that blew through the day before on Saturday, July 4, 2026 in Lake Geneva, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
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People play in the water off of Big Foot Beach on Saturday, July 4, 2026 in Lake Geneva, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
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A family runs in to Lake Geneva off of Big Foot Beach on Saturday, July 4, 2026 in Lake Geneva, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
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A silo collapsed during the storm and fell on motorists taking shelter from the storm.
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Debris from a fallen silo is scattered across a field after a powerful storm moved through Sharon Friday afternoon.
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Alliant Energy reported 7,400 people were left without power in the Sharon area after Friday’s storm.
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About 40 homes were damaged in the Sharon area Friday night.
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A silo collapsed during the storm and fell on motorists taking shelter from the storm.
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Debris from a fallen silo is scattered across a field after a powerful storm moved through Sharon Friday afternoon.
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Alliant Energy reported 7,400 people were left without power in the Sharon area after Friday’s storm.
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About 40 homes were damaged in the Sharon area Friday night.
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