Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, September 22, 1961

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, September 22, 1961
Start: 1961-09-22T12:00
End: 1961-09-22T13:05
Location: Wisconsin

September 22, 1961 · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

3 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $75,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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

3 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Racine

When: September 22, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Racine County
Coordinates: 42.780, -88.280

Tornado, Rock

When: September 22, 12:15 PM CST
Where: Rock County
Rating: F2
Path length: 3.6 mi
Path width: 220 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 42.770, -88.830

Tornado, Walworth

When: September 22, 12:15 PM CST
Where: Walworth County
Rating: F2
Path length: 3.3 mi
Path width: 220 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 42.800, -88.770

Tornado, Fond du Lac

When: September 22, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Fond du Lac County
Rating: F2
Path length: 12.6 mi
Path width: 300 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 43.650, -88.250

Hail,

When: September 22, 1:05 PM CST
Where: County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.880, -87.780

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Wisconsin in 1961 Every state in 1961 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Wisconsin, 1961

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: 10145732, 10145733, 10145734, 10145735, 10145736.