Wisconsin's 1st tornado of 2012 happens near Wausau tonight. This photo shows the storm that produced the tornado. (PHOTO: WIFC-FM am host Dave Kallaway)
The first tornado of the year touched down in a field about six miles west of Wausau around 7 pm Thursday.
Law enforcement confirmed the twister to the National Weather Service. Weather Service meteorologist Ashley Wolf says the last time Wisconsin made it this far in the year without a twister was in 1997.
Wolf says as of now there are no reports of structural damage.
(Matt Lehman, WSAU)