Editing Barneveld, Wisconsin (section)

==1984 F5 Tornado==
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At 12:41 AM CDT on June 8, 1984, a powerful [[tornado]] tore through Barneveld. It was part of a large outbreak of storms that started the evening before with tornadoes also touching down in [[Kansas]], [[Missouri]], [[Iowa]], and [[Minnesota]].<ref>{{cite web|title=June 8, 1984 Barneveld, WI F5 Tornado|url=http://www.weather.gov/mkx/060884-barneveld-tor|website=National Weather Service|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=July 31, 2015}}</ref> Although a tornado watch had been issued late on the night of June 7, most residents were unaware that a storm was approaching until they were awakened by a lightning strike and an instantaneous clap of [[thunder]] just before 12:41 AM CDT. The 0.4-mile (0.60-km) wide tornado caused F5 damage, the highest level on the [[Fujita scale]]. Two hundred of the village's 584 residents were injured and nine were killed. Seventeen of the 18 businesses in Barneveld were destroyed, including all the government offices, the [[fire station]], [[library]], and [[post office]]. The town's three [[church (building)|churches]] were all flattened: the Congregational United Church of Christ, pastor Rev. Jann Cather Weaver, the Lutheran Church, pastor Rev. Robert Twiton, and the Roman Catholic Church. The Congregational UCC church also lost its parsonage.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Weaver|first1=Jann Cather|title=Interview|publisher=Unpublished}}</ref> In all, about 170 of the village's 225 [[commerce|commercial]], [[agricultural]], and [[residential]] buildings were either destroyed instantly or damaged seriously enough that they were unable to be rebuilt. The only remaining and largely undamaged structure was the [[water tower]], which had to be repaired and repainted. Damage to the village of Barneveld was estimated at $25 million with damage to the surrounding area put at about $40 million. Rebuilding began immediately, and by 2000, the population of Barneveld was almost exactly double what it was at the time the tornado nearly destroyed the town. The [[thunderstorm]] that created the tornado also put on one of the brightest [[lightning]] shows in recorded history, generating 200 strikes per minute.<ref>{{cite book|title=Extreme Weather|page=188}}</ref>