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Storms, flooding sweep state

June 8, 2008 By WRN Contributor

Six people were injured and numerous buildings and homes damaged, as tornado-bearing stormsripped through Wisconsin Saturday. Some areas of central Wisconsin gotup to four inches of rain, causing serious flash flooding.  Four of thesix injured were hurt when a suspected tornado blew the windows out ofa home near the Village of Randolph. Several counties reported damagedone to the roofs of some homes and outbuildings on farms.  Severe flashflooding in Waukesha County had local officials urging residents to stay home, if possible. At its worst, We Energies reportedabout 18-thousand customers were without power. None of the injurieswere thought to be life-threatening.
 

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