Wood County tornado history

19 tornadoes touched Wood County, Wisconsin between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated EF2 (May 22, 2011).

19tornadoes since 1950
EF2strongest rating
0killed · 35 injured
64.5 milongest path · 2011
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F09
(E)F14
(E)F26
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: July.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 22, 2011EF264.5 mi800 yd10
Jul 22, 1967F221.4 mi100 yd20
Aug 12, 1985F210 mi880 yd140
Dec 1, 1970F22 mi200 yd00
Mar 31, 1967F21.9 mi10 yd00
May 7, 1964F20.5 mi100 yd140
Mar 30, 1982F128 mi10 yd20
Jun 13, 1976F124.6 mi100 yd20
Apr 20, 1992F19.5 mi23 yd00
Jul 8, 1971F12 mi77 yd00
Jul 29, 2008EF01.6 mi25 yd00
Apr 27, 1984F01 mi10 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Aug 23, 2011EF0—10 yd00
May 22, 2011EF264.5 mi800 yd10
Jul 14, 2010EF00.3 mi50 yd00
Jul 29, 2008EF01.6 mi25 yd00
Jun 7, 2007EF0—40 yd00
Jun 8, 2003F00.1 mi50 yd00
Aug 3, 1999F00.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 20, 1992F19.5 mi23 yd00
Aug 12, 1985F210 mi880 yd140
Apr 27, 1984F01 mi10 yd00
Jul 3, 1983F00.3 mi10 yd00
Mar 30, 1982F128 mi10 yd20

Nearby counties

Portage County, WI25Marathon County, WI63Clark County, WI45Adams County, WI25Juneau County, WI28Jackson County, WI18Monroe County, WI26Waushara County, WI29

Questions

How many tornadoes has Wood County, Wisconsin had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Wood County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF2 on May 22, 2011, with a 64.5-mile path.

When is tornado season in Wood County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (5 of 19). 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).