Fierce storm surprises Wis. campers, child killed

Published 12:44 am Monday, July 4, 2011

GRANTSBURG, Wis. (AP) — A fierce thunderstorm swept through a rural Wisconsin county that was packed with holiday campers, toppling trees that killed an 11-year-old girl, blowing boats ashore and injuring more than three dozen people, officials said Saturday.

The storm moved across Minnesota and Wisconsin on Friday, packing winds approaching 80 mph and hail as large as softballs.

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