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Powerful storm winds flip boats, destroy docks

Storm plowed across 13-acre manmade lake in Summit

Powerful storm winds flip boats, destroy docks

Storm plowed across 13-acre manmade lake in Summit

HILLARY MINTZ, AND THE DAMAGE TO DOCKS AND BOATS IN WAUKESHA COUNTY, NEAR THE SCENE OTHF FOURTH TORNADO. >> LOOKED DO AWNND SAW EVERYBODY’S BOATS AND PIERS FLIPPED OVER. >> FLIPPED AND RIPPED APART. >> SHE GOES OH MY GOD, THE BOAT’S UPSIDE DOWN. I SAYS YOU GOTTA BE KIDDINMEG . >> NO JOKE FOR DAVE STROBEL IN SUMMIT. HE HEARD THE TORNADO ALERTS, BUT BYOR MNING WAS SHOCKED TO SEE HIS BELOVED SPEED BOAT TOTALED. WHERE WA THIS? >> ALONGSIDEHE T DOCK, RIGHT NEXT TO THE DOCK. IT PROBABLY FLEW 30 FEET AND TIPPED OVER. >> THE STORM PLOWED ACROSS THIS 13 ACRE MAN MADE LE, DISMANTLING DOCKS AND LIFTS. PART OF MICK SMITH’S PIER FLEW THROUGH HIS NEIGHBOR’S WINDOW. THOSE ARE ABOUT 100 POUNDS THAT FLEW THROUGH THE DRBEOOM WINDOW. >> POCKETS OF DAMAGE ALL ACROSS WAUKESHA COUNTY. YOU CAN SEE WE ENERGIES BEHIN ME. DOWNED TREES ALL OVER THE PLACE. THIS IS WHERE AN EF ZERO TORNADO TOUCHDOWN. >> SOME OF THE WORST IS DOWNED TREES, DNEOW WIRE. MORE OF THE SAME, BUT SCATTERED EVERYWHERE. TREES, POWER LINES, AND POSSESSIONS DAMAGED, BUT LIVES WERE SPAD.RE >> WE’RE VERY THANKFUL THAT THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE,OA B CAN BE REPLACED, BUT YOU DON’T LIKE TO DO THAT, BUT NOBODY GOT HURT. >> IN WAUKESHA COUNTY, HILRYLA MINTZ, WISN 12 NEWS. PATRICK: WE ENERGIES CONTINUES TO REPAIR DOWN POWER L
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Powerful storm winds flip boats, destroy docks

Storm plowed across 13-acre manmade lake in Summit

The storms were so powerful that some people woke up Thursday morning to find that wind had flipped their boats and destroyed their docks. "(I) looked down and saw everybody's boats and piers flipped over," Mick Smith said. "She goes, 'Oh, my God, the boat's upside down. I says, 'You gotta be kidding me," Dave Strobel said. It was no joke for Strobel in Summit. He heard the tornado alerts but by morning was shocked to see his beloved speed boat totaled."It probably flew 30 feet and tipped over," Strobel said.The storm plowed across a 13-acre manmade lake, dismantling docks and lifts. Part of Smith's pier flew through his neighbor's window."One piece had gone up, and you can see boarded up the window. They're about 100 pounds. It flown up into his bedroom window," Smith said.There were pockets of damage all across Waukesha County. In the town of Genesee, there were downed trees all over the place. The National Weather Service said an EF0 tornado touched down."Some of the worst is just like what you see behind us — lot of downed trees, downed limbs, down wire, it's more of the same, but it's scattered everywhere," said Russ Card, of We Energies.Trees, power lines and possessions were damaged, but lives were spared."We're very thankful that there was no other damage. Boats can be replaced. You don't like to do that, but nobody got hurt," Strobel said.At last check, We Energies continues to repair down power lines and restore power.Many of the boat owners said they also spent most of the day submitting insurance claims.

The storms were so powerful that some people woke up Thursday morning to find that wind had flipped their boats and destroyed their docks.

"(I) looked down and saw everybody's boats and piers flipped over," Mick Smith said.

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"She goes, 'Oh, my God, the boat's upside down. I says, 'You gotta be kidding me," Dave Strobel said.

It was no joke for Strobel in Summit.

He heard the tornado alerts but by morning was shocked to see his beloved speed boat totaled.

"It probably flew 30 feet and tipped over," Strobel said.

The storm plowed across a 13-acre manmade lake, dismantling docks and lifts.

Part of Smith's pier flew through his neighbor's window.

"One piece had gone up, and you can see boarded up the window. They're about 100 pounds. It flown up into his bedroom window," Smith said.

There were pockets of damage all across Waukesha County.

In the town of Genesee, there were downed trees all over the place.

The National Weather Service said an EF0 tornado touched down.

"Some of the worst is just like what you see behind us — lot of downed trees, downed limbs, down wire, it's more of the same, but it's scattered everywhere," said Russ Card, of We Energies.

Trees, power lines and possessions were damaged, but lives were spared.

"We're very thankful that there was no other damage. Boats can be replaced. You don't like to do that, but nobody got hurt," Strobel said.

At last check, We Energies continues to repair down power lines and restore power.

Many of the boat owners said they also spent most of the day submitting insurance claims.