Trempealeau County tornado history

28 tornadoes touched Trempealeau County, Wisconsin between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 10, 1953). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 31 people.

28tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

2killed · 31 injured

162 milongest path · 1953

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

By rating

(E)F09

(E)F114

(E)F23

(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
May 10, 1953	F4	162 mi	100 yd	24	2
May 26, 1959	F3	34.3 mi	67 yd	2	0
May 23, 1964	F2	21.9 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 28, 1960	F2	12.2 mi	67 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 1968	F2	5.7 mi	100 yd	1	0
Sep 9, 1990	F1	30 mi	30 yd	1	0
May 17, 1982	F1	19 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 16, 1979	F1	17.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 5, 1978	F1	11.1 mi	100 yd	2	0
Sep 20, 2021	EF1	8.5 mi	100 yd	1	0
Apr 26, 1954	F1	5.6 mi	33 yd	0	0
Dec 15, 2021	EF1	4.8 mi	40 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 21, 2024	EF1	0.8 mi	150 yd	0
Dec 15, 2021	EF1	4.8 mi	40 yd	0
Dec 15, 2021	EF0	0.7 mi	25 yd	0
Dec 15, 2021	EF1	2.7 mi	70 yd	0
Sep 20, 2021	EF1	8.5 mi	100 yd	1
Jul 18, 2020	EF1	3.6 mi	200 yd	0
Jul 20, 2019	EF0	0.9 mi	50 yd	0
May 17, 2017	EF1	1.1 mi	250 yd	0
Jul 22, 2013	EF0	1.1 mi	40 yd	0
Aug 18, 2005	F0	0.1 mi	25 yd	0
May 26, 2002	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0
Aug 18, 2001	F0	0.2 mi	30 yd	0

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

Nearby counties

Buffalo County, WI20 Jackson County, WI18 Eau Claire County, WI27 La Crosse County, WI21 Winona County, MN25 Pepin County, WI8 Wabasha County, MN15 Monroe County, WI26

Questions

How many tornadoes has Trempealeau County, Wisconsin had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Trempealeau County?

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

When is tornado season in Trempealeau County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (8 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).