Eau Claire County tornado history

27 tornadoes touched Eau Claire County, Wisconsin between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jun 4, 1958). Tornadoes here killed 10 and injured 66 people.

27tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

10killed · 66 injured

162 milongest path · 1953

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

By rating

(E)F05

(E)F110

(E)F28

(E)F32

(E)F42

(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	59.2 mi	880 yd	3	4
May 10, 1953	F4	162 mi	100 yd	24	2
Aug 27, 1994	F3	10 mi	700 yd	25	2
Jul 15, 1980	F3	1 mi	440 yd	10	1
Jul 18, 1971	F2	38.5 mi	100 yd	2	1
Jun 26, 1969	F2	47.5 mi	100 yd	2	0
Jul 3, 1983	F2	8 mi	880 yd	0	0
Sep 12, 1982	F2	5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Sep 12, 1982	F2	5 mi	77 yd	0	0
Jul 15, 1980	F2	2.7 mi	10 yd	0	0
Sep 21, 1970	F2	2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 3, 1983	F2	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 28, 2025	EF1	5.6 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 28, 2025	EF1	2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 28, 2025	EF0	0.8 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 28, 2025	EF0	0.8 mi	25 yd	0	0
Apr 28, 2025	EF1	1.4 mi	75 yd	0	0
May 21, 2024	EF1	9.5 mi	440 yd	0	0
Dec 15, 2021	EF0	6.7 mi	75 yd	0	0
Jul 22, 2013	EF0	0.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 2011	EF1	1.6 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 2011	EF1	0.7 mi	150 yd	0	0
Aug 27, 1994	F3	10 mi	700 yd	25	2
Jul 27, 1993	F0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0

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

Nearby counties

Chippewa County, WI39 Pepin County, WI8 Trempealeau County, WI28 Buffalo County, WI20 Clark County, WI45 Dunn County, WI24 Jackson County, WI18 Taylor County, WI11

Questions

How many tornadoes has Eau Claire County, Wisconsin had?

27 tornadoes touched Eau Claire County, Wisconsin between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Eau Claire County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Jun 4, 1958, with a 59.2-mile path and 4 deaths.

When is tornado season in Eau Claire County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (9 of 27). 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).