Grant County tornado history

62 tornadoes touched Grant County, Wisconsin between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 30, 1985). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 37 people.

62tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

2killed · 37 injured

34.2 milongest path · 1971

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

By rating

(E)F020

(E)F127

(E)F212

(E)F33

(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
May 30, 1985	F3	34 mi	1,500 yd	27	2
Jun 19, 1993	F3	14 mi	300 yd	0	0
Aug 7, 2021	EF3	9.4 mi	1,100 yd	0	0
Jun 4, 1969	F2	24.4 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 30, 1985	F2	16 mi	500 yd	0	0
Sep 9, 1970	F2	15.7 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 25, 1957	F2	15.6 mi	400 yd	0	0
May 8, 1988	F2	10 mi	40 yd	0	0
May 8, 1988	F2	7.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 19, 1959	F2	4.9 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 4, 1969	F2	4.1 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 16, 2014	EF2	3.8 mi	100 yd	5	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jul 15, 2024	EF1	0.3 mi	30 yd	0
Jun 22, 2024	EF0	0.2 mi	40 yd	0
Aug 7, 2021	EF3	9.4 mi	1,100 yd	0
Aug 10, 2020	EF0	0.6 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 28, 2020	EF1	6.2 mi	120 yd	0
Jun 26, 2018	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 9, 2018	EF0	1.6 mi	70 yd	0
Jun 29, 2014	EF1	8.2 mi	600 yd	0
Jun 16, 2014	EF2	3.8 mi	100 yd	5
Jun 16, 2014	EF1	0.5 mi	25 yd	0
May 29, 2013	EF0	6.4 mi	10 yd	0
Sep 4, 2012	EF2	0.7 mi	75 yd	0

Deadliest: May 30, 1985, F3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Crawford County, WI14 Dubuque County, IA35 Iowa County, WI31 Clayton County, IA17 Lafayette County, WI38 Richland County, WI13 Jo Daviess County, IL20 Delaware County, IA45

Questions

How many tornadoes has Grant County, Wisconsin had?

62 tornadoes touched Grant County, Wisconsin between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.8 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Grant County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 30, 1985, with a 34-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Grant County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (24 of 62). 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).