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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.
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 ...
Interstate closures and numerous damage reports were just some of the effects felt by Wisconsin residents Wednesday after a host of tornadoes touched down in the state. Severe thunderstorms that ...
Tornado counts are considered preliminary until final publication in the database of the National Centers for Environmental Information. [1] Based on the 1991–2020 average, about 39 tornadoes are typically recorded across the United States during January, about 36 tornadoes are recorded in February, and about 80 tornadoes are recorded in ...
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 ...