Wisconsin, 1950

Tornadoes in Wisconsin, June 25, 1950

June 25, 1950 · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

6 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
3
Injuries
12
Property damage
$825,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

6 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Rusk

When
June 25, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Rusk County
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
45.420, -91.000

Tornado, Price

When
June 25, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Price County
Rating
F2
Path length
8.4 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
45.570, -90.300

Tornado, Clark

When
June 25, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Clark County
Rating
F2
Path length
5.1 mi
Path width
17 yd
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
44.830, -90.350

Tornado, Oneida

When
June 25, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Oneida County
Rating
F4
Path length
13.1 mi
Path width
880 yd
Deaths
2 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
12 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
45.580, -89.580

Tornado, Marathon

When
June 25, 9:10 PM CST
Where
Marathon County
Rating
F2
Path length
2.7 mi
Path width
17 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
44.920, -90.320

Tornado, Green Lake

When
June 25, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Green Lake County
Rating
F3
Path width
300 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
43.950, -88.950

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Tornado, Clark1950-06-25Direct

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10146801, 10146802, 10146803, 10146804, 10146805, 10146806.