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Portage WI Police Department
Thursday January 17th, 2019 :: 02:25 p.m. CST

Advisory

Sonic Boom

At approximately 140PM numerous residents in and around the City of Portage all heard and felt a powerful boom that was reported by many as some type of explosion. Law Enforcement was able to confirm with authorities at Truax field that military flight maneuvers had been taking place that would have caused a "sonic boom".

There is no emergency.

Address/Location
Portage WI Police Department
117 W Pleasant St
Portage, WI 53901

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 608-742-2174

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