Wisconsin, 1970

Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, December 1, 1970

December 1, 1970 · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

4 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
0
Property damage
$2.8 million
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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When
December 1, 5:20 AM CST
Where
Jackson County
Coordinates
44.380, -91.000

Tornado, Portage

When
December 1, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Portage County
Rating
F1
Path length
2.7 mi
Path width
200 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
44.580, -89.580

Tornado, Wood

When
December 1, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Wood County
Rating
F2
Path length
2 mi
Path width
200 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
44.520, -90.000

Tornado, Outagamie

When
December 1, 10:15 AM CST
Where
Outagamie County
Rating
F3
Path length
13.1 mi
Path width
67 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
44.330, -88.650

Tornado, Waupaca

When
December 1, 10:30 AM CST
Where
Waupaca County
Rating
F2
Path length
31.9 mi
Path width
200 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
44.530, -89.220

Hail, Manitowoc

When
December 1, 10:45 AM CST
Where
Manitowoc County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
44.280, -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.

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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: 10147824, 10147825, 10147826, 10147827, 10147828, 10147829.