Tornado damage estimate hits $18 million
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - The damage estimate is at $18 million from the tornadoes that smashed through Kenosha County, demolishing more than two dozen homes and damaging nearly 80 others.
County Emergency Management officials released the estimate that they acknowledge was based on using property and assessment records and best guestimates.''
The tornadoes Monday afternoon hit hardest in the town of Wheatland near Twin Lakes just north of the Illinois border, but they also caused damage on the north side of Kenosha. Only minor injuries were reported.
According to the new figures, 27 homes and buildings were destroyed, another 32 homes sustained major damage and 46 homes had minor damage.
The information from Emergency Management Director Ben Schliesman says nearly $1 million in additional damage and costs have been sustained by municipalities as they responded to the disaster.
Cleanup efforts and repair work continue at the storm scene, while volunteers have been collecting donated jackets, clothes and other items for those who need them.
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