Five Tornadoes Reported in Wisconsin

Spring storms ripped through the Midwest, churning up tornadoes and thunderstorms that damaged more than 20 homes and knocked down power lines. No injuries were reported. <br> <br> In Wisconsin, at least five tornadoes were reported throughout the state Thursday, accompanied by heavy rain and hail as large as 3 inches. <br> <br> ``Pretty much everyone statewide had their share of severe weather,&#39;&#39; said meteorologist Tom Helman. ``This storm had it all.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Some 6,000 Wisconsin Public Service customers in the Wausau and Stevens Point areas lost electricity for a time, the utility said. The National Weather Service had to reschedule a tornado drill to Friday. <br> <br> Krissy Bloedel, of Kronenwetter south of Wausau, said her property was hit by six pine trees felled by the winds, and 31 trees fell on her neighbor&#39;s property. <br> <br> ``Kronenwetter is trashed,&#39;&#39; she said. <br> <br> Three days of record warmth that pushed temperatures into the 80s and 90s was expected to end Friday and snow was forecast for parts of the state over the weekend. <br> <br> In northern Illinois, thunderstorms brought hail and funnel clouds which damaged at least 21 homes. <br> <br> Unseasonably warm weather and an unstable air mass over the area caused the storm about 50 miles north of Chicago, meteorologist Allan Fisher said. <br> <br> ``It was too darn hot for Chicago in April,&#39;&#39; he said. ``When you get in the 80s in April in Chicago, you get severe weather.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Thursday&#39;s official high was 89 degrees at O&#39;Hare International Airport, breaking the 1977 record of 88.

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