Tornado History Map

Lincoln County, Wisconsin tornado history

27 tornadoes recorded in or across Lincoln County from 1955 to 2021, 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 Lincoln County

The Storm Prediction Center records 27 tornadoes whose paths touched Lincoln County, Wisconsin between 1955 and 2021. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is July, with 14 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF3 on 10 April 2011. The most recent was on 28 July 2021.

  • 27tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 4injuries
  • 307per 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 Lincoln County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01452%
F1 / EF1726%
F2 / EF2415%
F3 / EF327%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Lincoln County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 10 in 2000s.1950s21960s21970s31990s52000s102010s42020s1

The 2020s only run to 2021, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s2
1960s2
1970s3
1990s5
2000s10
2010s4
2020s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 14 in Jul.Jan0Feb0Mar1Apr3May2Jun5Jul14Aug0Sep2Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar1
Apr3
May2
Jun5
Jul14
Aug0
Sep2
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Lincoln County

  • Strongest and Longest path: Wisconsin tornado10 April 2011, EF3, 2 injuries, 21.2 miles long
  • Most recent: Wisconsin tornado28 July 2021, EF1, 2.7 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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