Waupaca County tornado history

25 tornadoes touched Waupaca County, Wisconsin between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Sep 26, 1951). Tornadoes here killed 6 and injured 10 people.

25tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

6killed · 10 injured

32 milongest path · 1984

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

By rating

(E)F07

(E)F110

(E)F25

(E)F31

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated1

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
Sep 26, 1951	F4	26.4 mi	100 yd	3	6
Apr 27, 1984	F3	32 mi	440 yd	0	0
Dec 1, 1970	F2	31.9 mi	200 yd	0	0
Aug 6, 2013	EF2	13.1 mi	175 yd	0	0
Jun 23, 2004	F2	10 mi	125 yd	0	0
May 6, 1959	F2	7.2 mi	1,760 yd	0	0
May 8, 1964	F2	3.3 mi	200 yd	1	0
Apr 10, 2011	EF1	27.7 mi	200 yd	0	0
Aug 6, 2013	EF1	9.8 mi	125 yd	2	0
Jul 20, 2019	EF1	7.5 mi	80 yd	0	0
Jun 14, 1980	F1	5.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 15, 2022	EF1	3.1 mi	120 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jul 23, 2025	EF0	5.7 mi	45 yd	0
Jul 23, 2025	unrated	1.3 mi	80 yd	0
Jun 15, 2022	EF1	3.1 mi	120 yd	0
Jul 20, 2019	EF1	7.5 mi	80 yd	0
Jul 20, 2019	EF0	1.4 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 20, 2019	EF0	1.3 mi	75 yd	0
Jun 26, 2016	EF1	2.7 mi	100 yd	0
Jul 6, 2015	EF1	0.8 mi	75 yd	0
Aug 6, 2013	EF1	9.8 mi	125 yd	2
Aug 6, 2013	EF2	13.1 mi	175 yd	0
Apr 10, 2011	EF1	27.7 mi	200 yd	0
Aug 18, 2005	F0	1.2 mi	40 yd	0

Deadliest: Sep 26, 1951, F4, 6 killed.

Nearby counties

Shawano County, WI29 Outagamie County, WI36 Portage County, WI25 Waushara County, WI29 Winnebago County, WI32 Menominee County, WI5 Calumet County, WI24 Brown County, WI31

Questions

How many tornadoes has Waupaca County, Wisconsin had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Waupaca County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Sep 26, 1951, with a 26.4-mile path and 6 deaths.

When is tornado season in Waupaca County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (9 of 25). 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).