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Windstorm 1980 review ends with Wisconsin disaster toll
The final segment of The Country Today 1980 year end review highlights the July 15 Wisconsin windstorm that hit Dunn Eau Claire Pierce and Chippewa counties. Winds over 100 mph felled powerlines and barns, cut crops and cost millions. The disaster prompted center openings, firefights, evacuations, and state aid as residents faced a week without power and extensive damage across farms and towns.
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Ann Randall
Chippewa Falls
Logging Congress
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