Wisconsin tornado history

1,611 tornadoes in Wisconsin from 1950 to 2025, killing 105 people. Choose a county to see every track on a map.

Dane County78 Dodge County68 Marathon County63 Grant County62 Fond du Lac County58 Jefferson County50 Clark County45 Barron County43 Walworth County41 Green Lake County40 Chippewa County39 Waukesha County39 Lafayette County38 Columbia County37 Outagamie County36 Rock County36 Green County35 Polk County35 St. Croix County34 Winnebago County32 Brown County31 Iowa County31 Shawano County29 Waushara County29 Juneau County28 Price County28 Trempealeau County28 Eau Claire County27 Marquette County26 Monroe County26 Pierce County26 Adams County25 Marinette County25 Portage County25 Sauk County25 Vernon County25 Waupaca County25 Calumet County24 Dunn County24 Lincoln County24 Racine County24 Manitowoc County22 La Crosse County21 Milwaukee County21 Oneida County21 Buffalo County20 Washington County20 Wood County19 Jackson County18 Burnett County16 Oconto County16 Rusk County16 Vilas County16 Crawford County14 Richland County13 Douglas County12 Kenosha County12 Ashland County11 Kewaunee County11 Sheboygan County11 Taylor County11 Door County10 Sawyer County9 Langlade County8 Pepin County8 Forest County7 Iron County7 Washburn County7 Bayfield County5 Menominee County5 Ozaukee County5 Florence County4

By decade

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Deadliest tornadoes in Wisconsin

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jun 4, 1958	F5	33.7 mi	880 yd	74	21
Jun 7, 1984	F5	36 mi	450 yd	200	9
Apr 3, 1956	F4	11.5 mi	440 yd	50	7
Sep 26, 1951	F4	26.4 mi	100 yd	3	6
May 10, 1953	F2	105.7 mi	100 yd	27	4
Jun 4, 1958	F4	59.2 mi	880 yd	3	4
Jun 4, 1958	F4	11.1 mi	600 yd	50	3
Apr 11, 1965	F2	14.5 mi	1,320 yd	28	3
Apr 4, 1981	F4	1.8 mi	100 yd	53	3
Aug 27, 1994	F3	10.5 mi	850 yd	22	2