Tornadoes · United States · Wisconsin · 2026

EF1 tornado, Kalinke to Doering, Wisconsin, April 17, 2026

From Kalinke to Doering, this EF1 tornado ran 4.3 miles across Marathon and Lincoln counties on April 17, 2026, touching down at 4:44 PM CDT and reaching 100 yards wide. It killed nobody.

Preliminary. This is NWS GRB's damage survey, filed in the Damage Assessment Toolkit as Glandon Tornado. The rating, the path and the casualties are the survey's and can change while it is revised. The Storm Prediction Center compiles the official record of 2026 from these surveys and publishes it in the spring of 2027; this page moves to that tornado's permanent address when it does.

The rating scale

Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The Enhanced Fujita scale rates the damage rather than measuring the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.

  1. EF065 to 85 mph

    Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.

  2. EF186 to 110 mphthis tornado

    Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.

  3. EF2111 to 135 mph

    Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.

  4. EF3136 to 165 mph

    Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.

  5. EF4166 to 200 mph

    Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.

  6. EF5over 200 mph

    Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.

  7. Unrated

    The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.

The survey

Rating, as surveyed
EF1, preliminary
Date
April 17, 2026
Touchdown
4:44 PM CDT (21:44 UTC)
Lifted
4:55 PM CDT (21:55 UTC)
On the ground
11 minutes
Path length
4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Path width
100 yards (91 m)
Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Counties
Marathon and Lincoln counties
Touchdown point
45.104, -89.481
Lift-off point
45.163, -89.454
Highest wind the damage implies
110 mph
Surveyed by
NWS GRB
The office's name for it
Glandon Tornado
Survey last edited
April 23, 2026
Record number
None yet. SPC numbers 2026 in the spring of 2027.

What the survey found

A tornado developed about 3 miles northwest of Glandon, at the end of Pine Haven Road near County Road J, about 4:44 pm in Marathon County. The tornado produced significant damage to a barn by collapsing the entire top floor of half the barn, pushed a silo off its foundation, and damaged a metal outbuilding by tearing off most of the roof and some exterior walls. The tornado moved north-northeast, crossing the Lincoln County line around 4:46 pm. The tornado then crossed County Road X and Highway 64, downing trees and producing significant damage to garages and outbuildings by tearing off most of the roof of a garage. The tornado dissipated 5 miles south of Doering at the end of Elm Ridge Road in Lincoln County around 4:55 pm.

Written by NWS GRB in the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit. A survey is revised as better evidence arrives.

The damage survey

23 damage points were recorded along this path by NWS GRB, in the Damage Assessment Toolkit the survey teams carry. The strongest indicator was rated EF3. The highest wind the damage implies is 145 mph.

  • Large RV rolled over upside-down

Survey points are preliminary and are the raw material the published rating was built from. Source: NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit.

What the Weather Service recorded

A severe weather outbreak unfolded across central and north-central Wisconsin during the afternoon and early evening of Friday (4/17). The event was triggered by a surface low-pressure system and cold front across the upper Midwest. ||NWS storm surveys confirmed 2 tornadoes that resulted in structural damage. A tornado formed 3 miles northwest of Glandon around 4:44 PM CDT and tracked into southeast Lincoln County producing EF-1 damage before dissipating around 4:55 PM CDT. Another tornado formed 3 miles west-southwest of Ringle in Marathon County around 4:46 PM CDT and dissipated around 5:03 PM CDT 5 miles southwest of Hogarty. This tornado produced EF-3 damage and destroyed 13 homes, produced major damage to 25 homes, with 101 homes reporting minor damage or affected by the tornado. An estimated $8.2 million worth of damage was reported from the tornado. ||Beyond the tornadic threat, the storms produced isolated large hail up to half dollar size and damaging winds. Heavy rainfall was another impact, with localized totals ranging from 1 to 4 inches. These torrential downpours caused flash flooding, particularly in Marshfield where 2.65 inches of rain fell and multiple vehicles were reported stranded in deep water.

A tornado developed about 3 miles northwest of Glandon, at the end of Pine Haven Road, about 4:44 PM CDT in Marathon County. The tornado produced significant damage to a barn by collapsing the entire top floor of half of the barn, pushed a silo off its foundation, and damaged a metal outbuilding by tearing off most of the roof and some exterior walls. The tornado moved north-northeast, crossing the Lincoln County line around 4:46 PM CDT. Total path length is estimated to be 4.33 miles long, with a width of 100 yards. Peak wind estimated to be around 110 mph.

The tornado that developed about 3 miles northwest of Glandon in Marathon County around 4:44 PM CDT crossed the Lincoln County line around 4:46 PM CDT. The tornado tracked north-northeast and crossed County Road X and Highway 64, downing trees and producing significant damage to garages and outbuildings by tearing off most of the roof of a garage. The tornado dissipated 5 miles south of Doering at the end of Elm Ridge Road in Lincoln County around 4:55 PM CDT. Total path length is estimated to be 4.33 miles long, with a width of 100 yards. Peak wind estimated to be around 110 mph.

From NOAA NCEI's Storm Events Database, the narrative the local forecast office wrote for Storm Data.

The forecast that day

The Storm Prediction Center had this point in a Slight Risk, with a 0.05 chance of a tornado within 25 miles, in the hatched area where significant tornadoes were expected. The outlook in force was issued at 19:53 UTC.

SPC's Day 1 convective outlook as it stood when the tornado began, read at the touchdown point. The same archive is on the radar archive.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the tornado touched down, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Green Bay, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the tornado touched down at Apr 17, 1:34 PM CDT, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

  • -Severe storms with a risk of tornadoes (possibly strong), large hail and damaging winds are increasingly likely from 3 pm to 8 pm today, with the highest risk across central Wisconsin. -Thunderstorms this afternoon and evening will produce locally heavy rainfall. If this occurs over the flood sensitive areas of central and east central WI additional significant flooding may occur. -Minor to major flooding will continue into next week with the greatest impacts expected on the Menominee and Wolf Rivers where major or record breaking flooding has been observed. -No significant precipitation is expected from Saturday through Thursday, but widespread showers and storms may return next Thursday night into Friday.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 17, 1:34 PM CDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
134 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

Forecast discussion for routine afternoon forecast issuance

.KEY MESSAGES...

-Severe storms with a risk of tornadoes (possibly strong), large
 hail and damaging winds are increasingly likely from 3 pm to 8 pm
 today, with the highest risk across central Wisconsin.

-Thunderstorms this afternoon and evening will produce locally
 heavy rainfall. If this occurs over the flood sensitive areas of
 central and east central WI additional significant flooding may
 occur.

-Minor to major flooding will continue into next week with the
 greatest impacts expected on the Menominee and Wolf Rivers where
 major or record breaking flooding has been observed.

-No significant precipitation is expected from Saturday through
 Thursday, but widespread showers and storms may return next Thursday
 night into Friday.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 125 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

Severe Thunderstorm and Flood Potential This Afternoon/Evening...
Confidence is increasing in a significant, but fairly brief
severe weather event. A narrow axis of SBCAPE (1500-2500 j/kg)
was already developing ahead of a strong cold front over SE MN, NE
IA and SW WI. This was coincident with 0-1km SRH of 200-250.
Radar showed pre-frontal convection occurring in far SW WI and NE
IA, with additional storms developing along the cold front in
eastern MN. CAMs show intense convection, including supercells and
line segments moving through the forecast area between 3 pm and 8
pm. Given the degree of shear, an all-hazard event, including
tornadoes, is expected, with the tornado threat lessening for any
storms nearing the lakeshore, where less instability will be
present. A Tornado Watch has been issued along and south of Hwy 29
(away from Lake Michigan) through 8 pm. A lingering Severe
Thunderstorm Watch is also still in effect for far NC WI until 5
pm. This will be a fairly short-lived event, as instability drops
off rapidly after sunset. An additional band of light to moderate
showers will accompany the cold front later this evening and
overnight. Expect most locations to see between 0.50 and 1 inch of
precipitation with event, which will exacerbate ongoing flooding.
A Flood Watch remains in effect for all but the far northwest
part of the CWA.

The cold frontal passage will bring a period of cooler weather
through the weekend into early next week. The best chance of
precipitation during this period will be 20-40 percent chance of
snow/rain showers over C/EC WI on Sunday, in association with a
short-wave trough and cold frontal passage.

Mainly dry and warmer weather is expected for the middle of next
week, with high temperatures reaching into the 60s and 70s. An
approaching cold front brings another potentially significant
round of showers and storms Thursday night into Friday.

&&

.AVIATION...for 12Z TAF Issuance
Issued at 628 AM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

Fog and very low stratus continues near Lake Michigan due to moist
SSE flow off the cold waters. This will likely improve as low-
level winds become southwest this evening, then northwest behind a
cold front overnight.

Thunderstorms storms were develop ahead of a cold front, and are
likely to become severe as they move through the forecast area
between 20z/Fri-01z/Sat. Flight conditions will quickly lower to
MVFR/IFR during the storms, with MVFR and local IFR ceilings
lingering into the late evening and overnight. A second band of
showers will accompany the passage of the cold front tonight.
Expect flight conditions to improve to VFR late tonight into early
Saturday.

South southeast surface winds will gust to 25 to 35 kts this
afternoon, then become NW 15 to 25 kts after the cold front moves
through this evening and overnight. Ahead of the front, periods
of LLWS will continue.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
Issued at 125 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

A Flood Watch is in effect through tonight, due to an expected
half inch to an inch of rain from thunderstorms this afternoon
and evening. Locally higher amounts are possible.

Flooding continues along multiple rivers due to the combination
of snow melt and recent heavy rainfall, including major flooding
along the Wolf and Menominee Rivers. If you live near a river or
stream, continue to monitor the latest hydro forecasts and Flood
Warnings from the National Weather Service in Green Bay.

&&

.GRB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Flood Watch through Saturday morning for WIZ011>013-019>022-030-
031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074.
&&

DISCUSSION.....Kieckbusch
AVIATION.......GK
HYDROLOGY......Kieckbusch
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 17, 1:54 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
154 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-181900-
Vilas-Oneida-Forest-Florence-Northern Marinette County-Lincoln-
Langlade-Menominee-Northern Oconto County-Door-Marathon-Shawano-
Wood-Portage-Waupaca-Outagamie-Brown-Kewaunee-Waushara-Winnebago-
Calumet-Manitowoc-Southern Marinette County-
Southern Oconto County-
154 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north-central and northeast
Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Thunderstorms, some severe with locally heavy rain, will impact
the area between 3 pm and 8 pm. Hazards include large hail, a few
tornadoes, possibly strong, and damaging winds. The highest
threat is across central Wisconsin.

Flooding may occur with the storms, especially in urban areas,
and locations already impacted by heavy rain earlier in the week.

River flooding is expected to continue due to recent heavy
rainfall, with major flooding on parts of the Wolf and Menominee
Rivers.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Flooding will continue on some area rivers and streams into next
week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are requested to report any severe weather or flooding
to the National Weather Service in Green Bay.

LMZ521-522-541>543-181900-
The Bay of Green Bay south of a line from Cedar River MI to Rock
Island Passage-Lake Michigan from Washington Island to Sheboygan-
154 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northwest Lake
Michigan and the waters of Green Bay.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Areas of dense fog are expected through late tonight. A Dense Fog
Advisory is in effect for the Lake Michigan nearshore waters and
the bay of Green Bay.

Thunderstorms will occur later this afternoon and evening. Any
thunderstorms could be hazardous to boaters.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

Kieckbusch

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 17, 3:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
340 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

WIZ010-018-172145-
Oneida WI-Lincoln WI-
340 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT LINCOLN AND WESTERN ONEIDA
COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM CDT...

At 340 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15
miles southwest of Tripoli, or 40 miles northwest of Wausau, moving
northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

The strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Tripoli around 400 PM CDT. Willow Reservoir around 420 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this strong thunderstorm include Spirit
Falls, Mccord, Bradley, Gobler Lake Natural Area, Lower Tomahawk
River Natural Area, Harshaw, Goodnow and Hazelhurst.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 4556 9004 4572 9004 4590 8968 4545 8943
      4512 9004 4525 9005 4534 9005 4538 9004
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 228DEG 38KT 4538 9021

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

JG
Local storm report, Apr 17, 4:00 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
400 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0350 PM     Hail             2 S Hewitt              44.60N 90.13W
04/17/2026  E0.70 Inch       Wood               WI   Public

            weather spotter called in saying 3 miles
            south of marsfeild dime size hail.

&&

JF
Special weather statement, Apr 17, 4:11 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
411 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

WIZ037-038-045-048-172145-
Waupaca WI-Outagamie WI-Winnebago WI-Waushara WI-
411 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WINNEBAGO...SOUTHEASTERN
WAUSHARA...SOUTHEASTERN WAUPACA AND SOUTHWESTERN OUTAGAMIE COUNTIES
THROUGH 445 PM CDT...

At 411 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Rush Lake, or near Berlin, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of Winnebago,
southeastern Waushara, southeastern Waupaca and southwestern
Outagamie Counties, including the following locations... Pickett,
Butte Des Morts, Larsen, Lake Butte Des Morts, Orihula, Rivermoor,
Borth, Winneconne, Zittau, and Harbor Springs.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for central,
northeastern and east central Wisconsin.

&&

LAT...LON 4390 8889 4398 8889 4398 8897 4444 8876
      4429 8833 4424 8836 4424 8840 4416 8840
      4389 8855
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 204DEG 34KT 4393 8889

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Kieckbusch
Local storm report, Apr 17, 4:13 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
413 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0340 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     2 ENE Bakerville        44.64N 90.19W
04/17/2026  M51 MPH          Wood               WI   ASOS

            Apr 17, 3:40 pm 64 61 88 S 28G51 0.50 Hvy
            rain, Fog.

&&

JF
Local storm report, Apr 17, 4:39 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
439 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0439 PM     Funnel Cloud     1 SW Evergreen          44.83N 89.66W
04/17/2026                   Marathon           WI   Trained Spotter

&&

JF
Local storm report, Apr 17, 4:41 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
441 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0441 PM     Hail             1 NW Rothschild         44.89N 89.62W
04/17/2026  M0.25 Inch       Marathon           WI   Trained Spotter

&&

JF

The surface observations

Merrill (RRL), 21 km from the path, in the two hours either side.

Time (UTC)Temp (°F)Dew point (°F)WindGust (kt)Pressure (mb)Weather
00:00 UTC

From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of airport observations.

The radar

The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 128 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the touchdown began at 21:43 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment, over the track

Reflectivity and velocity, decoded from the Level II archive in the browser. Volumes take a few seconds to open the first time.

This ground now

The live radar over the trackEvery 2026 tornado in WisconsinEvery tornado in Wisconsin since 1950Warnings in force in Wisconsin nowThe forecast where you are

The other tornadoes of April 17, 2026

89 more have been surveyed in the United States that day, so far.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
April 171:46 PM CDTEF0Mower, MN2.8110
April 171:55 PM CDTEF0Dodge, MN5.3150
April 172:15 PM CDTUnratedJackson, IA1.00
April 172:19 PM CDTEF2Olmsted, MN9.72502
April 172:32 PM CDTUnratedButler, IA1.610
April 172:33 PM CDTEF1Olmsted, MN12.4200
April 172:47 PM CDTEF1Jo Daviess, IL3.7100
April 172:47 PM CDTEF2Olmsted, MN7.7200
April 172:47 PM CDTEF0Howard, IA4.2601
April 173:08 PM CDTUnratedAtchison, KS0.00
April 173:26 PM CDTEF3Buffalo, WI10.3300
April 173:36 PM CDTEF2Stephenson, IL12.51,250
April 174:07 PM CDTEF1Osage, KS1.175
April 174:09 PM CDTEF1Trempealeau, WI5.690
April 174:17 PM CDTUnratedClayton, IA0.620
April 174:20 PM CDTEF1Trempealeau, WI4.6130
April 174:35 PM CDTUnratedWinnebago, IL0.750
April 174:46 PM CDTEF3Marathon, WI13.5600$8,000
April 174:52 PM CDTEF1Jackson, WI2.3150
April 174:57 PM CDTEF1Winnebago, IL5.0400
April 175:02 PM CDTEF1Washington, IA5.3100
April 175:19 PM CDTEF1Cass, MO4.80
April 176:02 PM CDTEF1Rock, WI1.975
April 176:05 PM CDTEF1Rock, WI2.1100
April 176:15 PM CDTEF1Rock, WI4.475
April 176:39 PM CDTEF1Walworth, WI3.075
April 176:40 PM CDTEF0Mercer, IL0.950
April 176:43 PM CDTEF1Walworth, WI3.175
April 176:55 PM CDTEF1Hancock, IL5.7150
April 176:55 PM CDTEF0Kay, OK5.1100
April 177:03 PM CDTEF1Winnebago, IL11.6350
April 177:03 PM CDTEF1Kay, OK14.41,200
April 177:04 PM CDTEF1Henry, IL0.350
April 177:11 PM CDTEF1Kay, OK0.975
April 177:12 PM CDTEF1Kay, OK0.375
April 177:13 PM CDTEF1Hancock, IL6.075
April 177:15 PM CDTEF1Knox, IL10.3800
April 177:19 PM CDTEF1Benton, MO5.90
April 177:22 PM CDTEF0Walworth, WI1.950
April 177:23 PM CDTEF0Benton, MO0.4200
April 177:25 PM CDTEF1Benton, MO1.6150
April 177:29 PM CDTEF2McDonough, IL12.8200$90
April 177:32 PM CDTEF0Racine, WI1.450
April 177:40 PM CDTEF2Fulton, IL18.1500$500
April 177:44 PM CDTEF0Morgan, MO1.20
April 177:46 PM CDTEF1Morgan, MO7.2300
April 177:50 PM CDTEF1Schuyler, IL36.71,200
April 177:52 PM CDTEF0Waukesha, WI0.670
April 177:55 PM CDTEF0Racine, WI3.750
April 177:56 PM CDTEF1Racine, WI5.275
April 177:59 PM CDTEF0Morgan, MO1.3150
April 178:08 PM CDTEF0Cole, MO3.550
April 178:11 PM CDTEF1Mason, IL15.4200
April 178:14 PM CDTEF1Bureau, IL17.6300
April 178:22 PM CDTEF1Tazewell, IL6.3100
April 178:26 PM CDTEF1Menard, IL5.9300
April 178:27 PM CDTEF1Tazewell, IL2.3500
April 178:27 PM CDTEF1Tazewell, IL2.370$50
April 178:29 PM CDTEF1Tazewell, IL4.61,100
April 178:31 PM CDTEF0Callaway, MO2.350

All 90 of them

What this means

Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. A survey can be revised, so the rating, the path and the casualties can all still change.

Sources

NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit, the record the survey teams file from the damage, and NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports. Neither is the official database for 2026, which SPC publishes in the spring of 2027.