Juneau County tornado history

28 tornadoes touched Juneau County, Wisconsin between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 19, 1957). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 57 people.

28tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

3killed · 57 injured

64.5 milongest path · 2011

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

By rating

(E)F03

(E)F114

(E)F29

(E)F31

(E)F41

(E)F50

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
Apr 19, 1957	F4	21.1 mi	300 yd	0	1
Jul 3, 1983	F3	1 mi	50 yd	8	0
Aug 12, 1985	F2	22 mi	880 yd	22	2
May 22, 2011	EF2	64.5 mi	800 yd	1	0
May 8, 1964	F2	23.5 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jun 15, 2022	EF2	22.9 mi	250 yd	2	0
Oct 16, 1984	F2	17 mi	100 yd	3	0
Apr 19, 1966	F2	8.6 mi	17 yd	0	0
May 4, 1964	F2	7.7 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 7, 1964	F2	3.3 mi	30 yd	1	0
Aug 9, 1979	F2	2.7 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 1982	F1	28 mi	10 yd	2	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jul 16, 2025	EF0	0.2 mi	15 yd	0
Jun 15, 2022	EF2	22.9 mi	250 yd	2
Jun 15, 2022	EF1	8.2 mi	100 yd	0
May 22, 2011	EF2	64.5 mi	800 yd	1
Apr 10, 2011	EF1	4.4 mi	150 yd	0
Aug 18, 2005	F1	10 mi	25 yd	0
Jun 23, 2004	F1	18 mi	50 yd	13
Jun 1, 2000	F1	6.5 mi	100 yd	0
Aug 27, 1994	F1	5.5 mi	100 yd	3
Oct 8, 1992	F1	2 mi	100 yd	0
May 8, 1988	F1	5 mi	73 yd	1
May 8, 1988	F1	0.7 mi	20 yd	0

Deadliest: Aug 12, 1985, F2, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Adams County, WI25 Monroe County, WI26 Marquette County, WI26 Sauk County, WI25 Wood County, WI19 Richland County, WI13 Vernon County, WI25 Jackson County, WI18

Questions

How many tornadoes has Juneau County, Wisconsin had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Juneau County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 19, 1957, with a 21.1-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Juneau County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (7 of 28). 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).