# Tornadoes in Wisconsin since 1950: 1,596, #19 in the US (Map + Data) | InstaMaps

> Wisconsin has 1,596 tornadoes (2.2% of the US), #19 by count and #18 per person. From NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Tornadoes in Wisconsin since 1950

Wisconsin has recorded **1,596 tornadoes since 1950**: 2.2% of the US total of 73,424\. That ranks **#19 by count** and **#18 per person** (26.77 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* Wisconsin has recorded 1,596 tornadoes since 1950, 2.2% of the US total of 73,424.
* That ranks #19 of 51 by count and #18 per person (26.77 per 100,000 residents).
* Texas has the most, with 9,610.
* Wisconsin’s busiest year was 2005, with 63 tornadoes; it averages 21 a year.
* 20 were rated F4/EF4 or stronger.
* Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database, 1950–2025.

#18

national rank (per capita)

1,596

tornadoes

26.77

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/), 1950–2025\. Each tornado at its touchdown point, in the state NOAA records for it. The rating is F-scale before February 2007 and EF-scale after. The 2025 figures can still be revised.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[Wisconsin: 1,596 rows (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/wisconsin.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/us.csv)

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## Wisconsin tornado history, 1950–2025

### By decade

1950s98

1960s192

1970s189

1980s240

1990s194

2000s254

2010s242

2020s187

### By strength

| F0/EF0  | 596 |
| ------- | --- |
| F1/EF1  | 644 |
| F2/EF2  | 277 |
| F3/EF3  | 54  |
| F4/EF4  | 17  |
| F5/EF5  | 3   |
| Unrated | 5   |

F-scale before February 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Busiest year: 2005 (63).

### The strongest: every F4/EF4 and F5/EF5 in Wisconsin, newest first

1996-07-18 · F51994-07-05 · F41984-06-07 · F51984-04-27 · F41984-04-27 · F41983-07-03 · F41981-04-04 · F41977-08-31 · F41977-07-30 · F41974-04-21 · F41968-08-19 · F41964-08-22 · F41958-06-04 · F51958-06-04 · F41958-06-04 · F41957-04-19 · F41956-04-03 · F41951-09-26 · F41951-09-26 · F41950-06-25 · F4

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