A tornado carved a path of destruction through parts of Menasha and Appleton, Wisconsin, with little advanced warning on Monday afternoon, damaging homes, uprooting trees and knocking out power to thousands. The NWS described the tornado as "extremely dangerous" and issued a particularly dangerous situation tornado warning — the second-highest level warning — shortly after 12 p.m. CT. That's the highest number of tornadoes rated EF3 or stronger to hit the state since 1984, according to the Wisconsin State Climatology Office. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementAn EF3 tornado packs intense winds of 136 mph to 165 mph, according to the NWS. A woman walks among debris after a tornado struck Monday, July 27, in Menasha, Wisconsin.