Tornado History Map

Lafayette County, Wisconsin tornado history

38 tornadoes recorded in or across Lafayette County from 1958 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 Lafayette County

The Storm Prediction Center records 38 tornadoes whose paths touched Lafayette County, Wisconsin between 1958 and 2024. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 17 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 16 April 1967. The most recent was on 22 June 2024.

  • 38tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 12injuries
  • 600per 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 Lafayette County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01129%
F1 / EF11642%
F2 / EF2924%
F3 / EF325%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Lafayette County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 7 in 2000s.1950s11960s61970s61980s51990s42000s72010s52020s4

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

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PeriodCount
1950s1
1960s6
1970s6
1980s5
1990s4
2000s7
2010s5
2020s4
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 17 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar2Apr1May5Jun17Jul6Aug1Sep6Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar2
Apr1
May5
Jun17
Jul6
Aug1
Sep6
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Lafayette County

  • Strongest: Wisconsin tornado16 April 1967, F3, 27.8 miles long
  • Longest path: Wisconsin tornado2 September 1963, F1, 70.7 miles long
  • Most recent: Wisconsin tornado22 June 2024, EF2, 6.9 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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