Dunn County tornado history

24 tornadoes touched Dunn County, Wisconsin between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (Jun 4, 1958). Tornadoes here killed 23 and injured 114 people.

24tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

23killed · 114 injured

59.4 milongest path · 1958

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

By rating

(E)F05

(E)F19

(E)F26

(E)F33

(E)F40

(E)F51

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jun 4, 1958	F5	33.7 mi	880 yd	74	21
May 24, 1958	F3	59.4 mi	50 yd	12	0
Sep 12, 1951	F3	24.4 mi	200 yd	1	0
Sep 24, 2019	EF3	7 mi	725 yd	3	0
Jul 18, 1971	F2	38.5 mi	100 yd	2	1
Jul 15, 1980	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	12	1
Sep 28, 1971	F2	5.2 mi	100 yd	1	0
Jun 15, 1997	F2	1 mi	500 yd	0	0
May 30, 1998	F2	1 mi	100 yd	8	0
Sep 12, 1982	F2	0.5 mi	33 yd	0	0
May 15, 1998	F1	18 mi	150 yd	1	0
Apr 29, 1970	F1	9.5 mi	200 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 9, 2022	EF0	0.7 mi	50 yd	0
May 9, 2022	EF1	9.3 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 21, 2020	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd	0
Sep 24, 2019	EF3	7 mi	725 yd	3
Jul 18, 2015	EF1	5.3 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 17, 2015	EF0	0.2 mi	25 yd	0
Jun 27, 2014	EF1	7 mi	100 yd	0
Jul 14, 2010	EF0	0.6 mi	20 yd	0
May 25, 2008	EF0	3.5 mi	50 yd	0
May 30, 1998	F2	1 mi	100 yd	8
May 15, 1998	F1	18 mi	150 yd	1
Jul 5, 1997	F1	5 mi	440 yd	0

Deadliest: Jun 4, 1958, F5, 21 killed.

Nearby counties

Pepin County, WI8 St. Croix County, WI34 Pierce County, WI26 Chippewa County, WI39 Eau Claire County, WI27 Barron County, WI43 Buffalo County, WI20 Polk County, WI35

Questions

How many tornadoes has Dunn County, Wisconsin had?

24 tornadoes touched Dunn County, Wisconsin between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Dunn County?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on Jun 4, 1958, with a 33.7-mile path and 21 deaths.

When is tornado season in Dunn County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (6 of 24). 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).