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Description

This Earthshots page looks at the northwestern corner of Wisconsin, in the crook of the St. Croix River, before and just after a tornado cut a west-to-east swath half a mile wide and more than 20 miles long.

These images are shown in simulated natural color; green fields and forests are interspersed by glacial lakes, country roads, and a few popcorn clouds in the May 18 image. (The lakes look much brighter on June 19 than on May 18, most likely from the sun glinting off waves.)

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Location

May 18, 2001, Landsat 7 (path/row 27/28) — Siren, WI, USA, tornado path

May 18, 2001, Landsat 7 (path/row 27/28) — Siren, WI, USA, tornado path

June 19, 2001, Landsat 7 (path/row 27/28) — Siren, WI, USA, tornado path

June 19, 2001, Landsat 7 (path/row 27/28) — Siren, WI, USA, tornado path

May 18, 2001, Landsat 7 (path/row 27/28) — Siren, WI, USA, tornado path
June 19, 2001, Landsat 7 (path/row 27/28) — Siren, WI, USA, tornado path

Siren, Wisconsin, USA Additional Imagery & Stories

The Siren Storm
The Siren Storm

The tornado touched down on a Monday evening, June 18, 2001, about 5 miles west of Siren, a town of about 900 people. This tornado was later classifie...