National Weather Service estimates 100 mph winds during Walworth Co. storm
NWS says downburst winds during Friday storms destroyed barns and snapped hundreds of trees at the trunk.
WALWORTH COUNTY, Wis. —
The National Weather Service says storm damage in Walworth County was from downburst winds and not a tornado.
NWS estimates peak winds of 90 to 100 miles per hour during the storm Friday that caused damage south of Darien, through Lake Delavan to Como.
The strong winds destroyed or heavily damaged up to 10 barns. The storm uprooted or snapped hundreds of trees at the trunk.
NWS says two people were injured at Delavan Lake when three 20-foot by 90-foot empty silos collapsed and fell on motorcyclists who were seeking shelter from the storm.
The weather service says three people drowned in a capsized boat on Geneva Lake from the winds. WISN 12 News learned the three victims on Geneva Lake were all children.
The storm also caused two injuries when three 90-foot silos collapsed on three motorcyclists who were seeking shelter from the storm near Delavan Lake.