No, it was a hurricane:

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/tropic/coolimages/hurricane-WI.gif

Here are some additional photos:

ftp://ftp.ssec.wisc.edu/pub/ssec/storm/

> NEWS STORIES:
> <http://news.google.com/news?q=wisconsin+tornado>
>
> "STOUGHTON, Wis. -- The sky "just exploded" as a tornado damaged or
> destroyed dozens of homes, killing one man, a witness said. Fifteen
> homes
> were leveled Thursday and 30 others had moderate to severe damage
> in the
> town of 12,500 near Madison in south-central Wisconsin, state
> emergency
> management spokeswoman Lori Getter said.
>
> The National Weather Service said it is investigating reports of 18
> possible tornadoes around the state."
>
> QUOTES FROM:
> <http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apus_story.asp?
> category=1110&slug=Wisconsin%20Tornado>
>
> RADAR IMAGES/MOVIES (courtesy RadarPlus.AccuWeather.com):
> http://www.weathermatrix.net/2005/0818/
>
> NWS REPORT:
> http://www.weathermatrix.net/archive/tornadoreports/0145.html
>
> ...PRELIMINARY INFORMATION ON THE STOUGHTON TORNADO...
>
> SURVEY TEAMS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN
> OFFICE HAVE MADE A PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION OF THE STRENGTH AND
> PATH LENGTH OF THE STOUGHTON TORNADO.
>
> THE TORNADO APPEARED TO HAVE FIRST TOUCHED DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 615
> PM CDT IN THE FISH CREEK SUBDIVISION IN THE TOWNSHIP OF DUNN...WEST
> OF THE TOWN OF DUNN...ABOUT 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF STOUGHTON.
>
> THE TORNADO TRAVELED AN ESTIMATED 12 TO 15 MILES THROUGH STOUGHTON...
> LIFTING OFF APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF STOUGHTON.
>
> THE PRELIMINARY FUJITA SCALE RATING IS AN F-3...WITH ESTIMATED WINDS
> OF UP TO 200 MPH.
>
> THE DAMAGE PATH APPEARED TO BE 1/2 MILE WIDE.
>

--
Scott Bachmeier   University of Wisconsin - Madison / SSEC / CIMSS
scott.bachmeier{at}ssec.wisc.edu     http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~scottb
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