Chippewa County tornado history

39 tornadoes touched Chippewa County, Wisconsin between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jun 4, 1958). Tornadoes here killed 8 and injured 127 people.

39tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

8killed · 127 injured

162 milongest path · 1953

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

By rating

(E)F013

(E)F114

(E)F26

(E)F33

(E)F43

(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
Jun 4, 1958	F4	11.1 mi	600 yd	50	3
May 10, 1953	F4	162 mi	100 yd	24	2
Jul 30, 1977	F4	19 mi	300 yd	20	0
Sep 28, 1971	F3	49.6 mi	300 yd	5	0
Sep 24, 2019	EF3	7 mi	725 yd	3	0
Jun 4, 1958	F3	4.3 mi	300 yd	3	0
Jul 18, 1971	F2	38.5 mi	100 yd	2	1
Jul 30, 1977	F2	34.5 mi	1,000 yd	8	1
Jul 15, 1980	F2	0.2 mi	67 yd	5	1
Jul 22, 1967	F2	49.1 mi	10 yd	6	0
Jun 7, 1984	F2	12 mi	150 yd	0	0
Dec 15, 2021	EF2	7.4 mi	75 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Dec 15, 2021	EF0	5.3 mi	75 yd	0
Dec 15, 2021	EF2	7.4 mi	75 yd	0
Jun 24, 2021	EF0	0.2 mi	25 yd	0
Jul 21, 2020	EF0	3.5 mi	25 yd	0
Jul 21, 2020	EF0	2.9 mi	150 yd	0
Sep 24, 2019	EF3	7 mi	725 yd	3
Jul 12, 2016	EF0	0.5 mi	300 yd	0
Aug 21, 2013	EF0	1.2 mi	25 yd	0
Jun 7, 2005	F0	5.5 mi	50 yd	0
Sep 6, 1995	F0	0.1 mi	23 yd	0
May 24, 1989	F0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
May 30, 1985	F1	11 mi	100 yd	0

Deadliest: Jun 4, 1958, F4, 3 killed.

Nearby counties

Eau Claire County, WI27 Rusk County, WI16 Dunn County, WI24 Barron County, WI43 Taylor County, WI11 Clark County, WI45 Pepin County, WI8 Buffalo County, WI20

Questions

How many tornadoes has Chippewa County, Wisconsin had?

39 tornadoes touched Chippewa County, Wisconsin between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Chippewa County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Jun 4, 1958, with a 11.1-mile path and 3 deaths.

When is tornado season in Chippewa County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (12 of 39). 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).