Wisconsin, 1964

Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, August 22, 1964

August 22, 1964 · 8 events in 7 counties and zones

6 tornado, 2 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.

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  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
32
Property damage
$3.0 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Dodge

When
August 22, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Dodge County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
43.330, -88.870

Tornado, Fond du Lac

When
August 22, 1:55 PM CST
Where
Fond du Lac County
Rating
F2
Path length
2 mi
Path width
33 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
43.800, -88.400

Tornado, Portage

When
August 22, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Portage County
Rating
F2
Path length
6.4 mi
Path width
333 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
44.300, -89.600

Hail, Green Lake

When
August 22, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Green Lake County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
43.700, -89.180

Tornado, Fond du Lac

When
August 22, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Fond du Lac County
Rating
F2
Path length
1 mi
Path width
500 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
43.770, -88.450

Hail, Washington

When
August 22, 3:29 PM CST
Where
Washington County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
43.280, -88.280

Tornado, Ozaukee

When
August 22, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Ozaukee County
Rating
F4
Path length
2.2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Injuries
30 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
43.380, -87.920

Tornado, Milwaukee

When
August 22, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Milwaukee County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
400 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
42.870, -87.930

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.
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.

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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: 10148878, 10148879, 10148880, 10148881, 10145785, 10145786, 10145787, 10145788.