Burnett County tornado history

16 tornadoes touched Burnett County, Wisconsin between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jun 18, 2001). Tornadoes here killed 6 and injured 45 people.

16tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

6killed · 45 injured

105.7 milongest path · 1953

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

By rating

(E)F09

(E)F13

(E)F23

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jun 18, 2001	F3	34 mi	880 yd	16	2
May 10, 1953	F2	105.7 mi	100 yd	27	4
May 5, 1965	F2	14.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 17, 2010	EF2	7.8 mi	400 yd	2	0
Aug 28, 1964	F1	5.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Sep 6, 1959	F1	3.8 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 28, 2017	EF1	2.2 mi	180 yd	0	0
Apr 18, 2004	F0	3 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 1, 2001	F0	1.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 18, 2004	F0	1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jul 8, 2000	F0	0.6 mi	20 yd	0	0
Aug 2, 1961	F0	0.5 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Aug 7, 2018	EF0	—	1 yd	0	0
Jun 28, 2017	EF1	2.2 mi	180 yd	0	0
Jun 17, 2010	EF2	7.8 mi	400 yd	2	0
Jun 17, 2010	EF0	0.3 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 7, 2005	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Apr 18, 2004	F0	1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Apr 18, 2004	F0	3 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jun 18, 2001	F3	34 mi	880 yd	16	2
May 1, 2001	F0	1.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 8, 2000	F0	0.6 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jul 20, 1987	F0	0.1 mi	23 yd	0	0
May 5, 1965	F2	14.3 mi	50 yd	0	0

Deadliest: May 10, 1953, F2, 4 killed.

Nearby counties

Pine County, MN14 Washburn County, WI7 Polk County, WI35 Chisago County, MN20 Barron County, WI43 Kanabec County, MN10 Douglas County, WI12 Isanti County, MN14

Questions

How many tornadoes has Burnett County, Wisconsin had?

16 tornadoes touched Burnett County, Wisconsin between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Burnett County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jun 18, 2001, with a 34-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Burnett County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (5 of 16). 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).