Assume any fallen line is energized, even if it is not sparking, humming or moving.
Stay at least 35 feet away and keep children and pets back.
Never drive over a downed line, and never try to move one with a stick, rope or anything else.
If a line falls on your car while you are inside, stay in the car and call 911. Only get out if it catches fire — and if you must, jump clear with both feet together, never touching car and ground at once, then shuffle away.
Treat every intersection with a dark traffic signal as a four-way stop.
Report downed lines to We Energies at 800-662-4797, or 911 if someone is in immediate danger.
Full guidance · Grand Chute Police Department · updated Jul 27, 4:00 PM
Burn ban still on in Neenah & Menasha — lifted in Fox Crossing Neenah · Menasha
No outdoor burning, including debris and brush, in Neenah or Menasha. Fox Crossing rescinded its burn ban on 18 August.
Do not burn storm debris, brush or yard waste outdoors in Neenah or the City of Menasha.
Fox Crossing has rescinded its burn ban as of Monday 18 August. Normal burning rules apply there again — check the Village's own permit requirements before lighting anything.
This applies even to small or contained fires — the ban does not distinguish by size.
Take debris to a municipal drop-off site or curbside pickup instead — see the Cleanup & Debris Removal section for your community's process.
Neenah and Menasha will announce publicly when their bans lift; no personal notice will be sent.
Full guidance · Village of Fox Crossing (ban rescinded 18 August); Neenah and Menasha not confirmed either way · updated Aug 20, 10:30 AM
The overnight curfew appears to be over Menasha · Fox Crossing
Fox Crossing lifted its curfew on 18 August. Winnebago County has since removed every mention of a curfew from its tornado pages. Menasha has not published a formal end, but nothing current says one is still in force.
Fox Crossing: lifted. Ended Monday 18 August by declaration of the Village Administrator. Ordinary trespassing and loitering rules still apply.
Menasha: no longer posted anywhere. The county has dropped it and Menasha's own storm page has not been updated since 31 July. We are no longer telling you there is a curfew here.
If you need certainty — because you work nights, or you are worried about being stopped — ring Menasha Police on 920-967-3500 and ask. It is a fair question.
The streets are still not safe to wander after dark. Streetlights are out in the damaged blocks and downed conductors are invisible at night. That was always the real reason to stay in, and it has not changed.
If you are displaced and have nowhere to be tonight, overnight sheltering is still listed at Appleton North High School, 5000 N Ballard Rd, Appleton.
Full guidance · Village of Fox Crossing (lifted 18 August); Winnebago County tornado pages (no curfew listed as of 20 August) · updated Aug 20, 10:30 AM
Next few days
Schools & Childcare
District closures and reopening plans, summer program changes, childcare, and free meals for kids.
1 place to go or call ·1 open now·1 you can call·2 things to know ·
Places to go & people to call
Child Care Resource & Referral
Open
Free help finding regulated child care, plus a diaper bank and a free indoor play space — useful if the storm has upended your normal childcare.
Child Care Resource & Referral (CCR&R) helps Fox Valley families find regulated, licensed child care — worth calling if your usual daycare, school or sitter is out of commission because of storm damage.
They also run a diaper bank, a free indoor play space, and a Safe Sleep Program (by referral).
