The Star Lake area of Vilas County got hit by a tornado Sunday night.
The National Weather Service Office in Green Bay said damage was consistent with an F1 tornado.
An eye witness recorded a funnel skipping off of Star Lake before touching down offshore of East Star Lake campground. The tornado downed numerous trees and power lines on its way across the campsite, blocking off many of the nearby roadways.
It then continued northeast, across county road N, uprooting and snapping many additional trees, before crossing county Road K and dissipating over the Upper Bucktabon Spring State Natural Area. No injuries were reported, even with a 70 percent occupancy at the campsite.
The National Weather Service says the tornado was on the ground approximately 15 minutes, and traveled around 6 miles. The average width of the damage track was around 300 yards, with a few areas of damage as wide as 400 yards
The storm Sunday evening resulted in damage severe enough to prompt the Vilas County Sheriff's Department to ask motorists to avoid the Star Lake area just after the storm.
