Overview
- Severe storms on July 27 produced at least one confirmed EF‑3 tornado in the Menasha/Appleton area and caused widespread wind, hail, power and water‑system damage across Forest, Outagamie, Vilas and Winnebago counties.
- Gov. Tony Evers formally asked President Trump for a presidential disaster declaration on Aug. 26 to unlock federal aid for households, emergency work and mitigation.
- Joint preliminary damage assessments by Wisconsin Emergency Management and FEMA inspected more than 2,300 residential properties and estimated roughly $22.2 million in combined losses, including about $8.2 million to homes and $13.8 million to public property.
- The request seeks FEMA Individual Assistance for residents in the four counties, FEMA Public Assistance specifically for Vilas and Winnebago to repair infrastructure and emergency work, and the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program for statewide risk‑reduction projects.
- State actions since the storm have included a July 28 emergency declaration, a July 30 National Guard activation, Executive Order #303 to curb price gouging, and continued local recovery work while the administration reviews federal eligibility and funding decisions.