Wisconsin, 1968

Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, August 6, 1968

August 6, 1968 · 15 events in 14 counties and zones

10 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 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
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
15

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

10 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Croix

When
August 6, 9:40 AM CST
Where
St. Croix County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
44.880, -92.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Barron

When
August 6, 10:30 AM CST
Where
Barron County
Coordinates
45.380, -91.780

Hail, Dunn

When
August 6, 10:35 AM CST
Where
Dunn County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.880, -91.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Chippewa

When
August 6, 10:48 AM CST
Where
Chippewa County
Measured
80 kt (92 mph)
Coordinates
44.880, -91.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When
August 6, 11:45 AM CST
Where
Clark County
Coordinates
44.780, -90.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Wood

When
August 6, 12:20 PM CST
Where
Wood County
Coordinates
44.580, -90.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Waupaca

When
August 6, 1:50 PM CST
Where
Waupaca County
Coordinates
44.380, -89.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Winnebago

When
August 6, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Winnebago County
Coordinates
44.000, -88.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Manitowoc

When
August 6, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Manitowoc County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
44.080, -87.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Brown

When
August 6, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
44.500, -88.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Trempealeau

When
August 6, 6:33 PM CST
Where
Trempealeau County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
44.080, -91.280

Tornado, Crawford

When
August 6, 7:50 PM CST
Where
Crawford County
Rating
F0
Path length
5.2 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
43.350, -91.170

Tornado, Vernon

When
August 6, 7:50 PM CST
Where
Vernon County
Rating
F0
Path length
14.9 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
43.430, -90.970

Tornado, Vernon

When
August 6, 7:58 PM CST
Where
Vernon County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
43.670, -90.630

Tornado, Monroe

When
August 6, 8:14 PM CST
Where
Monroe County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
43.830, -90.620

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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: 10148929, 10148930, 10148931, 10149778, 10149779, 10149780, 10149781, 10149782, 10149783, 10149784, 10149785, 10149786, 10149787, 10149788, 10149789.