Early in the morning, 25 years ago today, a series of tornadoes hit portions of southern Wisconsin.The worst hit was Barneveld, in Iowa County.About 90 percent of the town was destroyed.Nine people were killed, and some 200 were injured.93 homes were lost, and 64 were badly damaged.
Mary Ann Meyers lived through the tornado, and still lives in Barneveld today.And she joins us how to share her memories…
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