Tornado History Map

Kenosha County, Wisconsin tornado history

15 tornadoes recorded in or across Kenosha County from 1963 to 2024, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Kenosha County

The Storm Prediction Center records 15 tornadoes whose paths touched Kenosha County, Wisconsin between 1963 and 2024. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 4 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF3 on 7 January 2008. The most recent was on 22 June 2024.

  • 15tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 18injuries
  • 552per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Kenosha County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0533%
F1 / EF1747%
F2 / EF217%
F3 / EF3213%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Kenosha County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in 2000s.1960s21970s11990s22000s42010s42020s2

The 2020s only run to 2024, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s2
1970s1
1990s2
2000s4
2010s4
2020s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in Jun.Jan2Feb0Mar1Apr0May0Jun4Jul2Aug2Sep0Oct2Nov2Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan2
Feb0
Mar1
Apr0
May0
Jun4
Jul2
Aug2
Sep0
Oct2
Nov2
Dec0

Records for Kenosha County

  • Strongest: Wisconsin tornado7 January 2008, EF3, 15 injuries, 10.8 miles long
  • Longest path: Wisconsin tornado21 March 1966, F2, 1 injury, 33.1 miles long
  • Most recent: Wisconsin tornado22 June 2024, EF0, 1.4 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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