Wisconsin Tornado Statistics (since 1950)
Most Tornadoes in a Year | Least Tornadoes in a Year (since 1982) |
1. 2005: 62 tornadoes |
1. 2012: 4 tornadoes 2. 1995: 7 tornadoes 3. 1990: 9 tornadoes 4. 1991: 10 tornadoes 5. 1999: 11 tornadoes 6. 2001: 12 tornadoes 7. 2006: 13 tornadoes 8. 2003: 14 tornadoes 1997: 14 tornadoes 1986: 14 tornadoes |
Most Tornadoes in One Day | ||
Rank and Date | # | Notes |
1. Aug 18, 2005 |
27 24 22 19 18 17 15 13 13 12 |
Stoughton tornado Mothers Day outbreak QLCS outbreak - Preliminary Markensan F3 event Biggest April outbreak Pardeeville tornado Oakfield tornado |
Most Tornadoes by Month | ||
Month | Highest # of Tornadoes | 2nd Highest |
January | 2 (2008) | 1 (1967) |
February | 0 | 0 |
March | 3 (1967) | 2 (1973, 1998) |
April | 15 (2011) | 11 (1984) |
May | 24 (1988) | 17 (1959) |
June | 30 (2005) | 28 (1993) |
July | 25 (1983) | 24 (2010) |
August | 27 (2005) | 15 (1979) |
September | 10 (2002, 1972) | 7 (1982, 1992) |
October | 4 (1992) | 2 (numerous) |
November | 2 (1960) | 1 (1971) |
December | 5 (1970) | 0 |
Deadliest Tornadoes* | |||
Rank and Date | # Dead | # Injured | Area |
1. Jun 4, 1958 | 19 | 110 | Colfax |
2. Jun 8, 1984 | 9 | 200 | Barneveld |
3. Apr 3, 1956 | 7 | 50 | Berlin |
4. Sept 26, 1951 | 6 | 3 | Waupaca |
5. Jun 4, 1958 | 4 | 56 | Chippewa Falls |
6. May 10, 1953 | 4 | 27 | NW Wisconsin |
7. Jun 4, 1958 | 4 | 3 | Ludington |
8. Apr 4, 1981 | 3 | 53 | West Bend |
9. Apr 11, 1965 | 3 | 28 | Ixonia |
10. Jun 8, 1985 | 2 | 42 | Wintergreen Lake |
* The New Richmond tornado of Jun 12, 1899 is Wisconsin's deadliest tornado in state history, with 117 killed and 125 injured.