Wisconsin tornado history

From 1950 through 2025, 1,623 tornadoes touched Wisconsin, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, the 19th most of the 48 contiguous states and DC. The National Weather Service rated 22 of them F4/EF4 or stronger (3 F5/EF5); along their paths they killed 105 people and injured 1,759. The deadliest, on June 4, 1958, was rated F5 and killed 21 (St. Croix County). From 2016 to 2025, Wisconsin averaged 30 tornadoes a year. SPC has logged 53 preliminary tornado reports in Wisconsin in 2026 (latest October 28, 2026).

Map of every Wisconsin tornado path since 1950

All 1,623 paths plus 53 preliminary 2026 reports (gray dots). Zoom in to your county; click a path for its date and rating.

Most recent tornadoes in Wisconsin

2026 preliminary tornado reports in Wisconsin

Reports from SPC's daily logs. A tornado often draws several reports; NOAA publishes confirmed tornadoes, paths and ratings with its final data.

Deadliest tornadoes in Wisconsin

F4, EF4, F5 and EF5 tornadoes in Wisconsin

The 50 strongest Wisconsin tornadoes, ranked by rating, deaths and path length: Strongest tornadoes in Wisconsin history

Longest tornado paths in Wisconsin

For tornadoes that crossed into another state, the path length, deaths and injuries are for the whole path.

Tornadoes by county

Cities with 5 or more tornadoes within 10 miles

Allouez Altoona Amery Antigo Appleton Arcadia Ashwaubenon Baldwin Baraboo Barron Bayside Beaver Dam Belleville Bellevue Beloit Berlin Black River Falls Bloomer Bloomfield Boscobel Brillion Bristol Brodhead Brookfield Brown Deer Burlington Caledonia Cedarburg Chilton Chippewa Falls Clintonville Columbus Combined Locks Cottage Grove Cross Plains Cudahy De Pere DeForest Deerfield Delafield Delavan Denmark Dodgeville Dousman East Troy Eau Claire Edgerton Elkhorn Ellsworth Elm Grove Evansville Fennimore Fitchburg Fond du Lac Fort Atkinson Fox Crossing Fox Point Franklin Genoa City Germantown Glendale Grafton Green Bay Greendale Greenfield Greenville Hales Corners Harrison Hartford Hartland Hobart Holmen Horicon Hortonville Howard Howards Grove Hudson Jackson Janesville Jefferson Johnson Creek Juneau Kaukauna Kenosha Kewaskum Kewaunee Kiel Kimberly Kronenwetter La Crosse Ladysmith Lake Delton Lake Geneva Lake Hallie Lake Mills Lancaster Lisbon Little Chute Lodi Lomira Luxemburg Madison Maine Manitowoc Marinette Marshall Marshfield Mauston Mayville McFarland Medford Menasha Menomonee Falls Menomonie Mequon Merrill Merton Middleton Milton Milwaukee Mineral Point Mondovi Monona Monroe Mosinee Mount Horeb Mount Pleasant Mukwonago Muskego Neenah New Berlin New Holstein New Lisbon New London New Richmond North Fond du Lac North Hudson Oak Creek Oconomowoc Oconto Oconto Falls Omro Onalaska Oostburg Oregon Osceola Oshkosh Paddock Lake Peshtigo Pewaukee Pewaukee Platteville Pleasant Prairie Plover Plymouth Port Washington Portage Poynette Prairie du Chien Prairie du Sac Prescott Pulaski Racine Raymond Reedsburg Rhinelander Rib Mountain Rice Lake Richfield Richland Center Ripon River Falls Rochester Rothschild Salem Lakes Sauk City Saukville Seymour Shawano Sheboygan Sheboygan Falls Sherwood Shorewood Slinger Somers Somerset South Milwaukee Sparta St. Francis Stanley Stevens Point Stoughton Sturtevant Suamico Summit Sun Prairie Sussex Thiensville Tomah Tomahawk Twin Lakes Union Grove Vernon Verona Viroqua Wales Walworth Waterford Waterloo Watertown Waukesha Waukesha Waunakee Waupaca Waupun Wausau Wauwatosa West Allis West Bend West Milwaukee West Salem Weston Whitefish Bay Whitewater Williams Bay Windsor Winneconne Wisconsin Dells Wisconsin Rapids Wrightstown Yorkville

Tornadoes in Wisconsin by year

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) tornado file, 1950–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Ratings are the ones the National Weather Service assigned: Fujita (F) scale before Feb 1, 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Paths are drawn as straight lines from the start to the end point SPC records; real paths curve. City and county boundaries: US Census Bureau.