Price County tornado history

28 tornadoes touched Price County, Wisconsin between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 10, 1953). Tornadoes here killed 5 and injured 93 people.

28tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

5killed · 93 injured

162 milongest path · 1953

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

By rating

(E)F011

(E)F110

(E)F24

(E)F32

(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
May 10, 1953	F4	162 mi	100 yd	24	2
Jun 8, 1985	F3	68 mi	2,640 yd	42	2
May 16, 2017	EF3	82.5 mi	1,320 yd	25	1
Sep 20, 1972	F2	13.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 1994	F2	12 mi	1,200 yd	0	0
Jun 25, 1950	F2	8.4 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 14, 1961	F2	4.5 mi	400 yd	0	0
Jun 26, 1969	F1	33.2 mi	10 yd	1	0
May 16, 1992	F1	10 mi	100 yd	0	0
Sep 6, 1995	F1	8 mi	100 yd	1	0
May 22, 2011	EF1	3.3 mi	600 yd	0	0
May 28, 1969	F1	2 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jun 14, 2019	EF0	17.4 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 16, 2017	EF3	82.5 mi	1,320 yd	25	1
May 22, 2011	EF1	3.3 mi	600 yd	0	0
May 22, 2011	EF0	1.1 mi	350 yd	0	0
May 22, 2011	EF0	1.1 mi	400 yd	0	0
May 22, 2011	EF0	2.1 mi	350 yd	0	0
May 22, 2011	EF0	0.8 mi	275 yd	0	0
Oct 8, 2007	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 5, 2005	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Apr 18, 2002	F0	0.1 mi	40 yd	0	0
May 30, 1998	F0	3 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 30, 1998	F0	2 mi	30 yd	0	0

Deadliest: May 10, 1953, F4, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Taylor County, WI11 Lincoln County, WI24 Oneida County, WI21 Sawyer County, WI9 Rusk County, WI16 Iron County, WI7 Vilas County, WI16 Marathon County, WI63

Questions

How many tornadoes has Price County, Wisconsin had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Price County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 10, 1953, with a 162-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Price County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (11 of 28). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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