Weather Service Confirms At Least 4 Tornadoes in Wisconsin

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The National Weather Service has confirmed at least four tornadoes caused widespread damage in Wisconsin and contributed to at least one death.

The State Patrol says 29-year-old Quinn Boehning was killed after crashing into a fallen tree and power line near the town of Ripon about 6 a.m. Thursday.

The severe weather began Wednesday evening in northwestern Wisconsin and pushed south and east with the last tornado warning expiring around 2 a.m. Thursday.

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The weather service says at least four tornadoes touched down in Jefferson and Waukesha counties early Thursday.