Barron County tornado history

43 tornadoes touched Barron County, Wisconsin between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (May 16, 2017). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 41 people.

43tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

1killed · 41 injured

82.5 milongest path · 2017

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F011

(E)F121

(E)F29

(E)F32

(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

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 16, 2017	EF3	82.5 mi	1,320 yd	25	1
Jul 30, 1977	F3	9.1 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jul 22, 1967	F2	49.1 mi	10 yd	6	0
May 5, 1965	F2	4.5 mi	167 yd	0	0
Jun 18, 1964	F2	4.1 mi	13 yd	2	0
Sep 3, 1986	F2	4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 1994	F2	4 mi	1,200 yd	0	0
Sep 11, 1990	F2	3 mi	2,500 yd	0	0
Sep 11, 1990	F2	1.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 4, 1957	F2	1.3 mi	150 yd	4	0
Jul 14, 1958	F2	1 mi	67 yd	0	0
Aug 15, 1962	F1	50.9 mi	400 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jul 21, 2020	EF0	1.5 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jul 28, 2019	EF0	0.4 mi	25 yd	0	0
Jul 19, 2019	EF1	13.9 mi	600 yd	0	0
May 16, 2017	EF3	82.5 mi	1,320 yd	25	1
Jul 27, 2016	EF0	0.2 mi	25 yd	0	0
May 22, 2011	EF1	2 mi	300 yd	0	0
Aug 7, 2010	EF1	3.2 mi	125 yd	0	0
Jul 27, 2010	EF1	3.4 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 27, 2010	EF1	4.5 mi	75 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 2005	F1	5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 7, 2005	F0	1 mi	25 yd	0	0
Jun 7, 2005	F0	2 mi	25 yd	0	0

Deadliest: May 16, 2017, EF3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Polk County, WI35 Washburn County, WI7 Dunn County, WI24 Rusk County, WI16 Chippewa County, WI39 Burnett County, WI16 St. Croix County, WI34 Sawyer County, WI9

Questions

How many tornadoes has Barron County, Wisconsin had?

43 tornadoes touched Barron County, Wisconsin between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Barron County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on May 16, 2017, with a 82.5-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Barron County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (14 of 43). 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).