Walworth County tornado history

41 tornadoes touched Walworth County, Wisconsin between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Jan 7, 2008).

41tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

0killed · 20 injured

33.1 milongest path · 1966

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

By rating

(E)F015

(E)F118

(E)F26

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

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Peak month: June.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jan 7, 2008	EF3	10.8 mi	200 yd	15
Mar 21, 1966	F2	33.1 mi	200 yd	1
Sep 22, 1961	F2	6.9 mi	220 yd	1
Apr 18, 1955	F2	3.3 mi	10 yd	1
Apr 19, 1957	F2	2.7 mi	50 yd	2
Sep 28, 1972	F2	1.5 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 6, 1980	F2	0.3 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 20, 1978	F1	20.3 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 31, 2023	EF1	17.3 mi	300 yd	0
Jul 14, 1972	F1	14.1 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 23, 2004	F1	7.8 mi	150 yd	0
Jun 22, 2024	EF1	6 mi	150 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 22, 2024	EF1	5.3 mi	100 yd
Jun 22, 2024	EF1	6 mi	150 yd
May 7, 2024	EF0	14.3 mi	50 yd
May 7, 2024	EF1	1 mi	50 yd
Jun 1, 2023	unrated	—	10 yd
Apr 5, 2023	EF0	0.5 mi	75 yd
Mar 31, 2023	EF1	17.3 mi	300 yd
Mar 31, 2023	EF0	10.6 mi	100 yd
Mar 31, 2023	EF0	7 mi	50 yd
Mar 31, 2023	EF0	5.4 mi	50 yd
Mar 31, 2023	EF0	6 mi	150 yd
Oct 12, 2022	EF0	2.4 mi	40 yd

How many tornadoes has Walworth County, Wisconsin had?

41 tornadoes touched Walworth County, Wisconsin between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Walworth County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Jan 7, 2008, with a 10.8-mile path.

When is tornado season in Walworth County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (10 of 41). 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).