Tornado and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 25, 1982

Name: Tornado and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 25, 1982
Start: 1982-07-25T15:05
End: 1982-07-25T18:10
Location: Wisconsin

July 25, 1982 · NWS NG · 15 events in 9 counties and zones

14 thunderstorm wind, 1 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: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $250,000
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

14 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dunn

When: July 25, 3:05 PM CST
Where: Dunn County
Measured: 69 kt (79 mph)
Coordinates: 44.880, -91.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Pierce

When: July 25, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Pierce County
Measured: 69 kt (79 mph)
Coordinates: 44.720, -92.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Dunn

When: July 25, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Dunn County
Coordinates: 44.920, -91.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Pierce

When: July 25, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Pierce County
Coordinates: 44.630, -92.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Pepin

When: July 25, 4:10 PM CST
Where: Pepin County
Coordinates: 44.580, -91.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Dunn

When: July 25, 4:10 PM CST
Where: Dunn County
Measured: 69 kt (79 mph)
Coordinates: 44.880, -91.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Trempealeau

When: July 25, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Trempealeau County
Coordinates: 44.450, -91.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Buffalo

When: July 25, 4:17 PM CST
Where: Buffalo County
Coordinates: 44.580, -91.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: July 25, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Measured: 69 kt (79 mph)
Coordinates: 44.380, -91.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: July 25, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Measured: 69 kt (79 mph)
Coordinates: 44.300, -90.930

Tornado, Jackson

When: July 25, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 67 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 44.220, -90.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: July 25, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Coordinates: 44.300, -90.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When: July 25, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Monroe County
Coordinates: 43.930, -90.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Juneau

When: July 25, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Juneau County
Coordinates: 43.900, -90.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Fond du Lac

When: July 25, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Fond du Lac County
Coordinates: 43.780, -88.450

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Wisconsin in 1982 Every state in 1982 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Wisconsin, 1982

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: 10149252, 10149253, 10149254, 10149255, 10149256, 10149257, 10149258, 10149259, 10149260, 10149261, 10149262, 10149263, 10149264, 10149265, 10149266.