Tornado, storms hit Wisconsin, leaving thousands without power
At least five homes reported leveled and power out for about 1,700 in southern Wisconsin
Initial reports indicate there were several minor injuries, but no fatalities
Storms knocked out power to 46,000 WE Energy customers, the utility reported
(CNN) -- At least one tornado touched down in the area of Eagle, Wisconsin, a local sheriff's department said Monday night.
The twister leveled at least five homes and knocked out the power for most of Eagle, a village of about 1,700 people in southern Wisconsin, authorities told CNN-affiliate WTMJ.
The tornado hit at 9:16 p.m. (10:16 p.m. ET), said Daniel Trawicki, sheriff of Waukesha County.
Richard Spurrell, president of the village, said it may take until daylight before authorities will be able to determine the full extent of the damage.
"This is the worst one I've seen in a long, long time," Spurrell said. "Stay inside and safe. We will get to your house as soon as we can."
Spurrell said initial reports indicated there were several minor injuries, but no fatalities.
WE Energies said the Monday night storms knocked out power to 46,000 of its customers in Waukesha and surrounding counties. Spokesman Brian McNulty called the outage "pretty significant."
Weekend storms left 27,000 in the dark.
