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Damage assessments begin in Winnebago and Outagamie counties

Residents and businesses continue to pick up the pieces in Menasha, Neenah and Appleton after severe storms and tornadoes on Monday, July 27.

There were no reported fatalities and 68 people have been treated for non-serious injuries, according to officials from Winnebago County.

Iron Ridge Fire Chief Jason Keller told WTKM that departments from Dodge County recently assisted in the area.

"There were multiple departments from Dodge County that responded up to the Neenah and Menasha area. It was from a request for a strike team of tenders, which are water hauling vehicles. The reason that's significant, is because the water system was damaged in those communities and if there were to be a fire, they would need water. They were trying to get their water system reestablished. The same water that comes out of your faucets is the same water that comes out of the hydrants. We had six departments represented from Dodge County."                                             

The damage is being assessed.

 It was an EF-3 tornado.

The damage assessment started last Thursday, July 30 for Winnebago and Outagamie counties. The Wisconsin Emergency Management is leading teams of damage assessors who will get a rough estimate of the number of houses with damage.