Ashland County tornado history

11 tornadoes touched Ashland County, Wisconsin between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.1 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Aug 14, 1961).

11tornadoes since 1950
F2strongest rating
0killed · 0 injured
6.5 milongest path · 1992
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F07
(E)F12
(E)F22
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: July.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Aug 14, 1961F24.5 mi400 yd00
Jul 27, 2010EF20.9 mi650 yd00
Jul 19, 1980F12 mi10 yd00
Jul 18, 2020EF10.6 mi50 yd00
Sep 16, 1992F06.5 mi73 yd00
Aug 3, 1988F04 mi20 yd00
May 12, 1998F02 mi100 yd00
Jul 27, 2010EF01.9 mi600 yd00
Jul 3, 1983F00.3 mi50 yd00
Jun 30, 1983F00.1 mi80 yd00
Aug 11, 2014EF00.1 mi3 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jul 18, 2020EF10.6 mi50 yd00
Aug 11, 2014EF00.1 mi3 yd00
Jul 27, 2010EF20.9 mi650 yd00
Jul 27, 2010EF01.9 mi600 yd00
May 12, 1998F02 mi100 yd00
Sep 16, 1992F06.5 mi73 yd00
Aug 3, 1988F04 mi20 yd00
Jul 3, 1983F00.3 mi50 yd00
Jun 30, 1983F00.1 mi80 yd00
Jul 19, 1980F12 mi10 yd00
Aug 14, 1961F24.5 mi400 yd00

Nearby counties

Bayfield County, WI5Iron County, WI7Gogebic County, MI5Sawyer County, WI9Douglas County, WI12Price County, WI28Vilas County, WI16Ontonagon County, MI3

Questions

How many tornadoes has Ashland County, Wisconsin had?

11 tornadoes touched Ashland County, Wisconsin between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.1 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Ashland County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Aug 14, 1961, with a 4.5-mile path.

When is tornado season in Ashland County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (5 of 11). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).