{"id":6725,"date":"2026-07-28T17:26:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T00:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/news\/7782603\/twisted-trees-crushed-cars-and-shattered-homes-in-wisconsin-in-photos\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T17:26:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T00:26:47","slug":"twisted-trees-crushed-cars-and-shattered-homes-in-wisconsin-in-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwheels\/news\/6725\/twisted-trees-crushed-cars-and-shattered-homes-in-wisconsin-in-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Twisted trees, crushed cars and shattered homes in Wisconsin, in photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A tornado carved a path of destruction through Wisconsin&#8217;s Fox Cities, leaving neighborhoods littered with shattered homes, crushed vehicles and fallen trees. <\/p>\n<p>___ <\/p>\n<p>This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.<\/p>\n<figure data-type=\"media\" data-slug=\"f59e32638160b7adbae8e9ec7a239daae11708e122ab2466dd9b6105f3da3976\" data-filename=\"f59e32638160b7adbae8e9ec7a239daae11708e122ab2466dd9b6105f3da3976.jpg\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mapi.cp.org\/asset-photos\/c4312af3-7637-4e64-9e54-de23fbeed280\/f59e32638160b7adbae8e9ec7a239daae11708e122ab2466dd9b6105f3da3976.jpg\" alt=\"|\" title=\"|\"><figcaption>Debris is seen in front of a damaged building after a tornado struck Monday, July 27, 2026, in Menasha, Wis. 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(AP Photo\/Kayla Wolf)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure data-type=\"media\" data-slug=\"a50edfbb0144b7a0468b6024f147981d9ab0d5f1670d359376da4770211bbb28\" data-filename=\"a50edfbb0144b7a0468b6024f147981d9ab0d5f1670d359376da4770211bbb28.jpg\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mapi.cp.org\/asset-photos\/a48e155d-dc3e-4f2c-b3c3-caee5b79d22f\/a50edfbb0144b7a0468b6024f147981d9ab0d5f1670d359376da4770211bbb28.jpg\" alt=\"|\" title=\"|\"><figcaption>Volunteers clean up debris in front of damaged businesses after a tornado hit the day before, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Menasha, Wis. 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