The Pleasant Prairie Police Department said they were already in the area to try to prevent speeding and reckless driving.

The severe thunderstorms were moving towards the eastnortheast, and were expected to lie near Tolaga Bay, Waimata, Kanakanaia and Tauwhareparae.

Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted the second week of January and roared ...