Tornadoes · United States · Wisconsin

Tornadoes in Outagamie County, Wisconsin

37 tornadoes have crossed Outagamie County since 1950, 1 of them surveyed so far this year and still preliminary, 16th of the 72 counties in Wisconsin with a tornado on record, an average of one every 2.1 years. They have killed 1 person and injured 95. 1 was rated F4 or EF4 and above.

The rating scale

Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The United States rated tornadoes on Ted Fujita’s F scale until 31 January 2007 and on the Enhanced Fujita scale after it. Both run from 0 to 5, and both rate the damage rather than measure the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.

  1. F0 / EF040 to 72 mph on the F scale, 65 to 85 mph on the EF scale

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

  2. F1 / EF173 to 112 mph on the F scale, 86 to 110 mph on the EF scale

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

  3. F2 / EF2113 to 157 mph on the F scale, 111 to 135 mph on the EF scale

    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. F3 / EF3158 to 206 mph on the F scale, 136 to 165 mph on the EF scale

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

  5. F4 / EF4207 to 260 mph on the F scale, 166 to 200 mph on the EF scale

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

  6. F5 / EF5261 to 318 mph on the F scale, over 200 mph on the EF scale

    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.

Now

Tornadoes
37
Deaths
1
Injuries
95
F4 and above
1
Worst on record
F4, April 27, 1984

The deadliest in Outagamie County

  1. F4, Winnebago and Outagamie counties, WisconsinApril 27, 19841 killed, 19 injured

The strongest

  1. F4, Winnebago and Outagamie counties, WisconsinApril 27, 1984F4, 27.5 mi (44 km)
  2. F3, Outagamie, Brown, Shawano and Oconto counties, WisconsinJune 26, 1969F3, 15.3 mi (25 km)
  3. EF3, Outagamie and Winnebago counties, WisconsinJuly 27, 2026EF3, 13.2 mi (21 km)
  4. F3, Outagamie County, WisconsinDecember 1, 1970F3, 13.1 mi (21 km)
  5. F2, Winnebago, Outagamie and Calumet counties, WisconsinMay 8, 1964F2, 30.6 mi (49 km)
  6. EF2, Waupaca and Outagamie counties, WisconsinAugust 6, 2013EF2, 13.1 mi (21 km)
  7. F2, Outagamie County, WisconsinMay 6, 1982F2, 9.0 mi (14 km)
  8. F2, Waupaca and Outagamie counties, WisconsinMay 6, 1959F2, 7.2 mi (12 km)
  9. F2, Outagamie County, WisconsinAugust 16, 1968F2, 2.0 mi (3 km)
  10. EF2, Outagamie County, WisconsinApril 10, 2011EF2, 1.5 mi (2 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 22 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Outagamie County. Each year links to every tornado in Wisconsin that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
2026168EF3
20241EF1
20222EF1
20211EF1
20194EF1
20174EF1
20161EF0
201352EF2
20112EF2
20051F0
20041F1
19921F1
19841119F4
19821F2
19801F1
19761F1
19731F1
19701F3
196911F3
19682F2
196415F2
19593F2

Every tornado that crossed Outagamie County

37 tornadoes, newest first. The 1 at the top is this year's, from the surveying office rather than SPC's published database, and its rating is marked as preliminary.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
July 27, 202611:56 AM CDTEF3Outagamie13.21,50068
May 21, 20248:58 PM CDTEF1Outagamie2.780
June 15, 20226:10 PM CDTEF0Outagamie9.4400
June 15, 20226:09 PM CDTEF1Outagamie8.280
August 10, 20215:58 PM CDTEF1Outagamie2.040
July 20, 201911:36 AM CDTEF0Outagamie1.150
July 20, 201911:22 AM CDTEF0Outagamie0.750$10,000
July 20, 201911:18 AM CDTEF1Outagamie3.575$75,000
July 20, 201911:10 AM CDTEF1Outagamie6.290$25,000
June 14, 20173:40 PM CDTEF1Outagamie4.0100
June 14, 20173:31 PM CDTEF0Outagamie4.050
June 14, 20173:30 PM CDTEF0Outagamie2.850$3,000
June 14, 20173:28 PM CDTEF1Outagamie8.0125$255,000
June 10, 20168:00 PM CDTEF0Outagamie1.425
August 6, 201312:40 AM CDTEF1Outagamie33.1250$3.6 million
August 6, 201312:38 AM CDTEF1Outagamie19.1175$2.0 million
August 6, 201312:38 AM CDTEF1Outagamie20.7175$10 million
August 6, 201312:24 AM CDTEF2Waupaca13.1175$3.5 million
August 6, 201312:22 AM CDTEF1Waupaca9.81252$25,000
April 10, 20118:43 PM CDTEF2Outagamie1.5175$6.7 million
April 10, 20117:06 PM CDTEF1Waushara27.7200
June 13, 20053:49 PM CDTF0Outagamie0.275$1,000
June 23, 20049:00 PM CDTF1Outagamie3.5100$6.8 million
May 16, 19928:20 PM CDTF1Outagamie5.0100$50,000 to $500,000
April 27, 19843:20 PM CSTF4Winnebago27.560119$500,000 to $5 million
May 6, 19823:30 PM CDTF2Outagamie9.0100$50,000 to $500,000
May 30, 19805:05 PM CDTF1Outagamie2.750$5,000 to $50,000
June 13, 19769:00 PM CDTF1Outagamie0.550$5,000 to $50,000
July 12, 19739:00 AM CDTF1Outagamie1.0100$5,000 to $50,000
December 1, 197010:15 AM CSTF3Outagamie13.167$500,000 to $5 million
June 26, 196912:15 PM GMT-5F3Outagamie15.31001$500,000 to $5 million
August 16, 19681:30 PM GMT-5F2Outagamie2.0100$5,000 to $50,000
August 5, 19683:00 PM GMT-5F1Outagamie1.9150$50,000 to $500,000
May 8, 19647:30 PM GMT-5F2Winnebago30.6635$500,000 to $5 million
August 28, 19593:04 PM GMT-5F0Outagamie1.010
May 6, 19592:30 PM GMT-5F2Outagamie0.110$5,000 to $50,000
May 6, 19594:20 AM GMT-5F2Waupaca7.21,760

Nearby

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What this means

Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.

Sources

NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.