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The Wisconsin tornado outbreak of 2005 was an outbreak of tornadoes that occurred primarily in southern Wisconsin on August 18, 2005. A system of storms unleashed a total of 28 tornadoes, 27 of which were confirmed in southern Wisconsin , and 1 confirmed in Minnesota .
An outbreak of 28 tornadoes touched down (27 in Wisconsin and one in Minnesota). The worst event was an F3 tornado that struck Stoughton, Wisconsin. 23 of 27 injuries and the only fatality of the outbreak came from this tornado. [37]
Wisconsin tornado outbreak of 2005: August 18, 2005: Wisconsin – Minnesota: 28: 1: Largest tornado outbreak in Wisconsin history. An F3 caused major damage in Stoughton and killed 1. An F2 also caused severe damage in Viola. Hurricane Katrina tornado outbreak: August 26–31, 2005: Southeastern – Eastern United States: 54: 1
In 2005, 62 tornadoes hit Wisconsin, which remains the record for the most tornadoes in a single year from the last 30 years. In comparison, 1952 only saw one tornado the whole year.
This year, Wisconsin has already seen the fourth-most tornadoes on record, according to State Climatology Office data going back to 1950. According to the data, 2005 saw the most tornadoes: 62 ...
Wisconsin's last EF-5 tornado was on July 18, 1996, in Oakfield in southern Fond du Lac County. Injuring 19 people, the tornado destroyed 45 homes , five businesses and 130 other buildings ...
1981 West Bend tornado; Tornado outbreak of June 7–8, 1984; Tornado outbreak of August 8–9, 1993; 1996 Oakfield tornado outbreak; Late-May 1998 tornado outbreak and derecho; List of tornadoes in the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak; Tornado outbreak of June 18, 2001; Tornado outbreak sequence of May 2003; Wisconsin tornado outbreak of 2005
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