Twisted trees, crushed cars and shattered homes in Wisconsin, in photos

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Power lines tangled with debris lie on the ground after a tornado tore through a day before in Appleton., Wis., Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
Power lines tangled with debris lie on the ground after a tornado tore through a day before in Appleton., Wis., Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
Debris is seen in front of a damaged building after a tornado struck Monday, July 27, 2026, in Menasha, Wis. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
Debris is seen in front of a damaged building after a tornado struck Monday, July 27, 2026, in Menasha, Wis. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
A man cuts branches from a damaged tree in the aftermath of a tornado that tore through Appleton, Wis., Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
A man cuts branches from a damaged tree in the aftermath of a tornado that tore through Appleton, Wis., Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
A car sits crushed beneath a fallen tree after a tornado tore through a day before in Appleton, Wis., Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
A car sits crushed beneath a fallen tree after a tornado tore through a day before in Appleton, Wis., Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
Alex Leon looks through a broken window after a tornado hit the day before, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Menasha, Wis. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
Alex Leon looks through a broken window after a tornado hit the day before, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Menasha, Wis. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
An American flag is tangled in the branches of a tree after a tornado tore through Appleton, Wis., Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
An American flag is tangled in the branches of a tree after a tornado tore through Appleton, Wis., Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
Debris is seen in front of a damaged house after a tornado struck Monday, July 27, 2026, in Menasha, Wis. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
Debris is seen in front of a damaged house after a tornado struck Monday, July 27, 2026, in Menasha, Wis. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
David Chew, center, clears debris at his home after a tornado hit the day before, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Menasha, Wis. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
David Chew, center, clears debris at his home after a tornado hit the day before, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Menasha, Wis. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
An upside down car sits tangled among power lines after a tornado struck Monday, July 27, 2026, in Menasha, Wis. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
An upside down car sits tangled among power lines after a tornado struck Monday, July 27, 2026, in Menasha, Wis. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
Volunteers clean up debris in front of damaged businesses after a tornado hit the day before, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Menasha, Wis. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
Volunteers clean up debris in front of damaged businesses after a tornado hit the day before, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Menasha, Wis. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
Debris is seen through the drywall of a bedroom after a tornado hit the day before in Menasha, Wis., Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
Debris is seen through the drywall of a bedroom after a tornado hit the day before in Menasha, Wis., Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
Douglas Johnson grabs a pile of shirts from his home after a tornado struck, Monday, July 27, 2026, in Menasha, Wis. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
Douglas Johnson grabs a pile of shirts from his home after a tornado struck, Monday, July 27, 2026, in Menasha, Wis. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
Debris is seen in front of a damaged house after a tornado struck Monday, July 27, 2026, in Menasha, Wis. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
Debris is seen in front of a damaged house after a tornado struck Monday, July 27, 2026, in Menasha, Wis. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
A woman walks among debris after a tornado struck Monday, July 27, 2026, in Menasha, Wis. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
A woman walks among debris after a tornado struck Monday, July 27, 2026, in Menasha, Wis. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
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7:16 PM on Tuesday, July 28

By KAYLA WOLF

A tornado carved a path of destruction through Wisconsin's Fox Cities, leaving neighborhoods littered with shattered homes, crushed vehicles and fallen trees.

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This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

 

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