Washburn County tornado history

7 tornadoes touched Washburn County, Wisconsin between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.1 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jun 18, 2001). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 16 people.

7tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

2killed · 16 injured

34 milongest path · 2001

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

By rating

(E)F01

(E)F14

(E)F21

(E)F31

(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

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jun 18, 2001	F3	34 mi	880 yd	16	2
May 7, 1965	F2	1 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jun 5, 1969	F1	8.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 21, 1971	F1	6.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 16, 1985	F1	5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 23, 1971	F1	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 5, 1999	F0	3.5 mi	300 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jun 18, 2001	F3	34 mi	880 yd	16	2
Jun 5, 1999	F0	3.5 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jun 16, 1985	F1	5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 21, 1971	F1	6.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 23, 1971	F1	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 5, 1969	F1	8.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 7, 1965	F2	1 mi	150 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Jun 18, 2001, F3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Burnett County, WI16 Sawyer County, WI9 Barron County, WI43 Douglas County, WI12 Rusk County, WI16 Polk County, WI35 Pine County, MN14 Bayfield County, WI5

Questions

How many tornadoes has Washburn County, Wisconsin had?

7 tornadoes touched Washburn County, Wisconsin between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.1 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Washburn County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jun 18, 2001, with a 34-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Washburn County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (5 of 7). 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).