Washington County tornado history

20 tornadoes touched Washington County, Wisconsin between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 4, 1981). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 65 people.

20tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

3killed · 65 injured

69.5 milongest path · 1977

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

By rating

(E)F06

(E)F19

(E)F23

(E)F31

(E)F41

(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
Apr 4, 1981	F4	1.8 mi	100 yd	53	3
Jun 5, 1977	F3	69.5 mi	400 yd	8	0
Jun 1, 2000	F2	17 mi	120 yd	0	0
Apr 7, 1980	F2	6.1 mi	67 yd	2	0
Jul 21, 1968	F2	2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 23, 2004	F1	7.6 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 2001	F1	6.3 mi	75 yd	0	0
Jun 18, 2006	F1	5.8 mi	400 yd	1	0
Jul 1, 1991	F1	4 mi	23 yd	1	0
Sep 3, 1964	F1	3.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 31, 1969	F1	1.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 6, 2003	F1	0.8 mi	40 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 9, 2018	EF0	5.2 mi	50 yd	0
Aug 10, 2015	EF0	1 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 3, 2007	EF1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 2, 2007	EF0	—	15 yd	0
Jun 18, 2006	F1	5.8 mi	400 yd	1
Jun 23, 2004	F1	7.6 mi	150 yd	0
Jun 23, 2004	F0	0.1 mi	25 yd	0
Jul 6, 2003	F1	0.8 mi	40 yd	0
Jun 11, 2001	F1	6.3 mi	75 yd	0
Jun 1, 2000	F2	17 mi	120 yd	0
Jul 1, 1991	F1	4 mi	23 yd	1
Apr 27, 1984	F0	0.4 mi	10 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 4, 1981, F4, 3 killed.

Nearby counties

Ozaukee County, WI5 Dodge County, WI68 Waukesha County, WI39 Fond du Lac County, WI58 Sheboygan County, WI11 Jefferson County, WI50 Milwaukee County, WI21 Green Lake County, WI40

Questions

How many tornadoes has Washington County, Wisconsin had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Washington County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 4, 1981, with a 1.8-mile path and 3 deaths.

When is tornado season in Washington County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (8 of 20). 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).