Green Lake County tornado history

40 tornadoes touched Green Lake County, Wisconsin between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 3, 1956). Tornadoes here killed 8 and injured 56 people.

40tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

8killed · 56 injured

33.3 milongest path · 2004

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

By rating

(E)F019

(E)F112

(E)F24

(E)F34

(E)F41

(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
Apr 3, 1956	F4	11.5 mi	440 yd	50	7
Jun 23, 2004	F3	7.6 mi	300 yd	1	1
Jun 23, 2004	F3	33.3 mi	400 yd	0	0
Jun 8, 1984	F3	29 mi	200 yd	1	0
Jun 25, 1950	F3	0.1 mi	300 yd	0	0
Aug 19, 1968	F2	28.7 mi	50 yd	2	0
Jun 8, 1993	F2	28 mi	1,000 yd	0	0
Aug 27, 1994	F2	10 mi	1,740 yd	0	0
Sep 7, 1992	F2	8.5 mi	400 yd	1	0
Jul 27, 2009	EF1	9.6 mi	150 yd	0	0
Sep 20, 1972	F1	3.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Aug 28, 2018	EF1	3.1 mi	90 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Aug 28, 2018	EF1	3.1 mi	90 yd
Aug 28, 2018	EF0	2.1 mi	50 yd
Jun 21, 2011	EF1	2.2 mi	150 yd
Jun 21, 2011	EF1	1.6 mi	100 yd
May 22, 2011	EF0	0.4 mi	30 yd
May 22, 2011	EF0	4.2 mi	50 yd
Apr 10, 2011	EF0	1.8 mi	50 yd
Apr 30, 2010	EF1	2 mi	100 yd
Apr 30, 2010	EF0	8.2 mi	50 yd
Apr 30, 2010	EF0	7.3 mi	50 yd
Jul 27, 2009	EF1	9.6 mi	150 yd
Jul 10, 2008	EF1	1.1 mi	50 yd

Deadliest: Apr 3, 1956, F4, 7 killed.

Nearby counties

Marquette County, WI26 Fond du Lac County, WI58 Winnebago County, WI32 Waushara County, WI29 Dodge County, WI68 Columbia County, WI37 Adams County, WI25 Calumet County, WI24

Questions

How many tornadoes has Green Lake County, Wisconsin had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Green Lake County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 3, 1956, with a 11.5-mile path and 7 deaths.

When is tornado season in Green Lake County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (14 of 40). 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).