Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
ThE REMAINS of trees that fell during an early Thursday morning storm rest at a playground at the Iron Belt, Wis., Community Center later that morning. The storm caused damage to trees and structures in the Iron County community along Wisconsin 77, cutting off power for a time.
A severe storm that slashed through northern Wisconsin and the western Upper Peninsula Thursday morning knocked down countless trees and power lines.
Scattered power outages were reported across the Gogebic Range after the early morning storm produced some 60 mph winds and heavy lightning.
The sudden storm around 4:30 a.m. dumped a half inch of rain on Ironwood at the Gogebic-Iron Wastewater Treatment Plant off Cloverland Drive, according to the National Weather Service office in Marquette. The rain fell in a short burst.
There was damage to property, including vehicles, throughout the Range....
