Vilas County tornado history

16 tornadoes touched Vilas County, Wisconsin between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 27, 1984). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 9 people.

16tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 9 injured

37.9 milongest path · 1970

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

By rating

(E)F01

(E)F112

(E)F21

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: July.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 27, 1984	F3	29 mi	87 yd	8	1
Jul 7, 1970	F3	37.9 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 26, 1969	F2	28.9 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 26, 1969	F1	33.2 mi	10 yd	1	0
Jul 12, 1973	F1	19.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Aug 9, 2020	EF1	6.2 mi	400 yd	0	0
Aug 9, 2020	EF1	5.9 mi	250 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 1994	F1	4.5 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jul 14, 1995	F1	3.5 mi	250 yd	0	0
May 4, 1964	F1	2.2 mi	127 yd	0	0
Aug 1, 1988	F1	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 3, 1983	F1	0.5 mi	17 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Aug 9, 2020	EF1	6.2 mi	400 yd	0	0
Aug 9, 2020	EF1	5.9 mi	250 yd	0	0
Jul 14, 1995	F1	3.5 mi	250 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 1994	F1	4.5 mi	150 yd	0	0
Aug 1, 1988	F1	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Aug 1, 1988	F0	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jul 29, 1988	F1	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 24, 1986	F1	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 1984	F3	29 mi	87 yd	8	1
Jul 3, 1983	F1	0.5 mi	17 yd	0	0
Jun 13, 1981	F1	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 12, 1973	F1	19.5 mi	100 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Apr 27, 1984, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Oneida County, WI21 Gogebic County, MI5 Iron County, WI7 Forest County, WI7 Iron County, MI8 Price County, WI28 Lincoln County, WI24 Florence County, WI4

Questions

How many tornadoes has Vilas County, Wisconsin had?

16 tornadoes touched Vilas County, Wisconsin between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Vilas County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 27, 1984, with a 29-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Vilas County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (6 of 16). 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).