Wisconsin

When Was The Last Time Wisconsin Had A Derecho?

Western Wisconsin Derecho Shelf cloud as it approached Downsville, WI Date(s) July 15, 1980 Damage costs $240 million (1980) Areas affected Wisconsin 1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale What was the deadliest derecho? The June 2012 Mid-Atlantic and Midwest derecho was one of the deadliest and most destructive fast-moving severe thunderstorm complexes in North …

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Who Made Wisconsin Dells?

When it was founded in the late 1850s, Wisconsin Dells was originally named Kilbourn City. “The man who founded the city and is responsible for putting it here was a man named Byron Kilbourn,” Rambow said, adding that Kilbourn was a railroad mogul. When was Wisconsin Dells invented? Wisconsin Dells was founded as Kilbourn City …

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