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A brief tornado touched down around 10:15 p.m. in Abbotsford, Wisconsin when a line of thunderstorms moved through the area. Most of the damage was confined along Highway 29 two to three blocks west of downtown. Numerous trees were sheared off or blown down, along with minor damage to nearby homes.

The biggest damage was a large feed mill that was demolished. Debris was rotated into a nearby car dealership, damaging 15 cars. Utility poles were sheared off and tossed, and a railroad crossing guard was also twisted off and thrown. One power pole was tossed through a car window, while yet another car was picked up on to another.

An electric generator from the feed mill was thrown roughly two blocks, damaging the front of a building downtown, before coming to rest on a minivan, demolishing it.

There were two minor injuries reported.

The Abbotsford/Colby Police Department sounded the outdoor warning sirens before the storm hit. Those interviewed said they heard the sirens and/or heard the warning via local television and radio.

Electronic motor thrown 3 blocks northeast into a parked van.	Damage to the feed mill.	Grain bins destroyed at the feed mill.
Feed mill damage. One of the grain bin tops was found 2 miles northeast of this location.	Destruction of the feed mill.	Another shot of damage done to the feed mill.
Downwind from the feed mill; tree sheared off.	Damage done at the feed mill.	Cars damaged at a dealership across the street from the feed mill. The grey car was parked parallel to the sidewalk, and pushed from debris.
A van heavily damaged by debris. A utility pole was thrown through the front window.