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Images of the aftermath from Tuesday morning’s storm

  • Apr 14, 2026
  • Apr 14, 2026 Updated 7 mins ago

Damage was widespread but limited after a severe storm moved through Wisconsin early in the morning on April 14.

Storm damage 1, St. Joseph Catholic Church in East Bristol, John Hart photo

Members of St. Joseph Catholic Church in East Bristol, including Ken Batz, left, and Steve Breunig, survey damage the church sustained in storms overnight .

JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Storm damage 2, St. Joseph Catholic Church in East Bristol, John Hart photo

Storms overnight damaged the roof of St. Joseph Catholic Church in East Bristol.

JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Storm damage in Waterloo

Crews work to repair downed utility lines along Clarkson Road in Waterloo after overnight storms.

JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Deputies direct traffic at Highway 12 and K, Barry Adams

After storms overnight knocked out power, a sheriff's deputy directs traffic Tuesday morning at Highway K and Highway 12. 

BARRY ADAMS, STATE JOURNAL
Traffic backed up on Highway 12, Barry Adams photo

Traffic is backed up on Highway 12 at Highway P heading into Madison on Tuesday morning after storms overnight knocked out power.  

BARRY ADAMS, STATE JOURNAL
Bonham Theatre & Video marquee damage, Barry Adams photo

Thunderstorms overnight and possible tornadoes caused widespread damage, including to the marquee at Bonham Theatre & Video, 564 Water St. in Prairie du Sac.

BARRY ADAMS, STATE JOURNAL
Prairie du Sac storm damage 5

Milwaukee Valve in Prairie du Sac suffered damage to its roof early Tuesday morning. Metal and insulation from the company’s roof scattered throughout the neighborhood on Tower Street.

BARRY ADAMS, STATE JOURNAL
Prairie du Sac storm damage

Debris and downed tree limbs are scattered across the lawn in front of Prairie Meadows Apartments in Prairie du Sac Tuesday. The debris is from the roof of Milwaukee Valve, across the street.

Prairie du Sac

Tyler Ramaker, 23, cleans up after a severe thunderstorm caused a pine tree to hit the front of his house in Prairie du Sac early Tuesday.

BARRY ADAMS, STATE JOURNAL
Prairie du Sac

Greg Hutter uses a rubber mallet to hammer out the dents from a row of mailboxes on East Timber Trail in Prairie du Sac Tuesday.

BARRY ADAMS, STATE JOURNAL
Prairie du Sac

Crews from Diedrich Tree Care work on removing a pine tree that heavily damaged a home on East Timber Trail in Prairie du Sac Tuesday.

BARRY ADAMS, STATE JOURNAL
Prairie du Sac

Crews from Diedrich Tree Care work on removing a pine tree that heavily damaged a home on East Timber Trail in Prairie du Sac Tuesday.

BARRY ADAMS, STATE JOURNAL
Prairie du Sac

Joleen Erdmann, of North Freedom, takes brush from a fallen tree to a wooded area next to her home.

BARRY ADAMS, STATE JOURNAL
Prairie du Sac

Grant Westerman, of Carr Valley Electric, tries to restore power to a North Freedom home.

BARRY ADAMS, STATE JOURNAL
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Workers remove fallen tree branches that temporarily closed a portion of River Road in the town of Westport, Wis. following an overnight storm Tuesday, April 14, 2026. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL

JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL

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Strong tornadoes, very large hail possible as southern Wisconsin faces another round of storms Tuesday

Strong tornadoes, very large hail possible as southern Wisconsin faces another round of storms Tuesday

The storms are expected to start from 3-6 p.m. with isolated supercell storms developing, peak from 6-10 p.m. with a possible line of supercells, and end from 10 p.m.-1 a.m.

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