Waushara County tornado history

29 tornadoes touched Waushara County, Wisconsin between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 3, 1956). Tornadoes here killed 8 and injured 89 people.

29tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

8killed · 89 injured

28 milongest path · 1992

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

By rating

(E)F014

(E)F111

(E)F22

(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 3, 1956	F4	11.5 mi	440 yd	50	7
Aug 29, 1992	F3	28 mi	800 yd	30	1
Apr 19, 1957	F2	22.8 mi	50 yd	1	0
Apr 15, 1954	F2	5.9 mi	33 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 2011	EF1	27.7 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 18, 1971	F1	15.9 mi	100 yd	5	0
Jul 10, 1966	F1	15.5 mi	100 yd	3	0
Apr 10, 2011	EF1	14.9 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 2011	EF1	11.7 mi	140 yd	0	0
May 8, 1988	F1	5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 15, 2022	EF1	4.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Aug 8, 2021	EF1	3.5 mi	350 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 15, 2022	EF1	4.8 mi	100 yd
Aug 8, 2021	EF1	3.5 mi	350 yd
Jul 28, 2021	EF0	0.5 mi	33 yd
Jul 16, 2019	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jul 20, 2018	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jun 14, 2017	EF1	2.8 mi	100 yd
Apr 10, 2011	EF1	11.7 mi	140 yd
Apr 10, 2011	EF1	27.7 mi	200 yd
Apr 10, 2011	EF1	14.9 mi	150 yd
Aug 18, 2005	F0	2 mi	80 yd
Jun 4, 2005	F0	0.2 mi	75 yd
Jun 4, 2005	F0	0.1 mi	50 yd

Deadliest: Apr 3, 1956, F4, 7 killed.

Nearby counties

Marquette County, WI26 Green Lake County, WI40 Adams County, WI25 Portage County, WI25 Winnebago County, WI32 Waupaca County, WI25 Outagamie County, WI36 Columbia County, WI37

Questions

How many tornadoes has Waushara County, Wisconsin had?

29 tornadoes touched Waushara County, Wisconsin between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Waushara County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 3, 1956, with a 11.5-mile path and 7 deaths.

When is tornado season in Waushara County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (8 of 29). 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).