Sauk County tornado history

25 tornadoes touched Sauk County, Wisconsin between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Aug 15, 1966).

25tornadoes since 1950
F2strongest rating
0killed · 15 injured
34.2 milongest path · 1966
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F011
(E)F19
(E)F25
(E)F30
(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

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Aug 15, 1966F234.2 mi200 yd10
Aug 18, 2005F214.5 mi200 yd00
Jul 4, 1994F28 mi500 yd00
May 25, 1965F20.3 mi50 yd80
Jun 26, 1989F20.3 mi73 yd00
Jun 26, 1973F124 mi50 yd20
Jun 6, 2006F116.9 mi200 yd00
Aug 18, 2005F16.5 mi100 yd00
Jun 13, 1972F12 mi50 yd00
Aug 18, 2005F11.9 mi75 yd00
Jun 26, 1969F11 mi100 yd00
Jun 17, 1996F10.5 mi100 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 15, 2025EF00.1 mi20 yd00
Jun 7, 2008EF00.4 mi25 yd00
Aug 23, 2006F00.1 mi20 yd00
Jun 6, 2006F116.9 mi200 yd00
May 24, 2006F00.1 mi20 yd00
Aug 18, 2005F16.5 mi100 yd00
Aug 18, 2005F11.9 mi75 yd00
Aug 18, 2005F214.5 mi200 yd00
Aug 18, 2005F01 mi75 yd00
Jun 17, 1996F00.1 mi50 yd00
Jun 17, 1996F10.5 mi100 yd00
Aug 16, 1995F00.1 mi50 yd00

Nearby counties

Richland County, WI13Columbia County, WI37Iowa County, WI31Juneau County, WI28Dane County, WI78Marquette County, WI26Adams County, WI25Vernon County, WI25

Questions

How many tornadoes has Sauk County, Wisconsin had?

25 tornadoes touched Sauk County, Wisconsin between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Sauk County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Aug 15, 1966, with a 34.2-mile path.

When is tornado season in Sauk County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (11 of 25). 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).