Wisconsin has seen 22 tornadoes so far this year, including seven on April 28 and 15 on May 15, while the weather conditions remain ripe for a tornado through August.

On this Monday in 2005, Wisconsin experienced the most tornadoes in one day — 27 — including what was then an F-3 tornado ...

It looks like 2025 is on pace to match last year's total. But this year more damaging tornadoes have come at a higher frequency, with four EF2 tornadoes already compared to three in all of last year.

22 tornadoes have been seen between April 28 and May 15. Historically, Wisconsin has had 23 tornadoes for the whole year. Wisconsin is experiencing more tornadic activity than usual in recent years.

With 22 tornadoes already in 2024, Wisconsin is almost at its average tornado count for the year. Typically, Wisconsin has 23 tornadoes in a year, according to National Weather Service data.

But winter tornadoes — like the one in Wisconsin — are likely to be stronger and stay on the ground longer with a wider swath of destruction in a warming world, a 2021 study showed.

Last year, 45 tornadoes were recorded across the state while 21 occurred in 2023, according to the weather service. According to the data, 2005 saw the most tornadoes: 62, followed by 46 tornadoes in ...