Marathon County tornado history

63 tornadoes touched Marathon County, Wisconsin between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jun 4, 1958). Tornadoes here killed 5 and injured 28 people.

63tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

5killed · 28 injured

78.4 milongest path · 1971

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

By rating

(E)F022

(E)F122

(E)F214

(E)F33

(E)F42

(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
Jun 4, 1958	F4	59.2 mi	880 yd	3	4
Aug 31, 1977	F4	31.8 mi	1,000 yd	10	0
Sep 28, 1971	F3	78.4 mi	200 yd	0	0
Sep 28, 1971	F3	49.6 mi	300 yd	5	0
Apr 10, 2011	EF3	21.1 mi	1,050 yd	2	0
Jun 25, 1950	F2	7.8 mi	17 yd	0	1
Nov 15, 1960	F2	36 mi	100 yd	0	0
Aug 19, 1968	F2	14.3 mi	67 yd	5	0
May 8, 1988	F2	13 mi	250 yd	2	0
May 8, 1964	F2	12.3 mi	500 yd	0	0
Jul 3, 1983	F2	12 mi	57 yd	0	0
Sep 24, 1984	F2	12 mi	150 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 15, 2025	EF2	4.6 mi	230 yd
May 15, 2025	EF0	2.5 mi	65 yd
Jun 17, 2024	EF0	0.8 mi	46 yd
May 21, 2024	EF1	4 mi	110 yd
May 21, 2024	EF1	2.1 mi	60 yd
May 21, 2024	EF1	2.1 mi	80 yd
Jul 28, 2021	EF1	2.7 mi	300 yd
Jul 28, 2021	EF0	0.2 mi	100 yd
Jul 19, 2019	EF1	9 mi	100 yd
Apr 9, 2017	EF1	0.4 mi	100 yd
Aug 4, 2016	EF1	4.3 mi	250 yd
Jun 30, 2016	EF0	—	50 yd

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

Nearby counties

Lincoln County, WI24 Portage County, WI25 Wood County, WI19 Langlade County, WI8 Taylor County, WI11 Clark County, WI45 Waupaca County, WI25 Shawano County, WI29

Questions

How many tornadoes has Marathon County, Wisconsin had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Marathon 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 Marathon County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (16 of 63). 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).