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Tornadoes in northeast Iowa, southeast Minnesota, and
southwest and central Wisconsin
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| Background Information | Statistics (1850-Present) | Records (1850-Present) |
1850-2006
| Date | Time | Location | Other
Counties Affected |
Length
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Width
(yards) |
Deaths** | Injuries** | F-Scale | ||
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| 6 | 17 | 1987 | 1608 CST | Eastman 5W | None | 0.1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | F0 |
| A small tornado touched down briefly at McDonald Island and knocked down some trees. | ||||||||||
| 7 | 3 | 1979 | 1705 CST | Seneca | None | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | F0 |
| A tornado touched down near Seneca. | ||||||||||
| 7 | 3 | 1979 | 1700 CST | Just east of Ferryville | None | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | F0 |
| A tornado touched down just east of Ferryville. | ||||||||||
| 6 | 24 | 1971 | 1815 CST | Prairie du Chien | None | 4.7 | 100 | 0 | 4 | F1 |
| The tornado caused extensive damage in the Prairie du Chien area. | ||||||||||
| 8 | 6 | 1968 | 1950 CST | Ferryville | None | 5.2 | ? | 0 | 0 | F0 |
| A small tornado came across the Mississippi River at Ferryville. | ||||||||||
| 5 | 18 | 1967 | 1353 CST | Gays Mills to Mount Sterling | None | 0.3 | 100 | 0 | 0 | F1 |
| A small tornado moved southeast between Gays Mills and Mount Sterling. | ||||||||||
| 4 | 11 | 1965 | 1445 CST | Gays Mills 3S to Soldiers Grove 4E | None | 13.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | F2 |
| The tornado began 3 miles south of Gays Mills and then travelled northeast to the Crawford/Vernon County line (4 miles east of Soldiers Grove). At least one barn was totally destroyed as this tornado tracked northeast. | ||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | 1964 | 1810-1815 CST | Rossville 2E to Rising Sun 1E | Allamakee (IA) | 21 | 200 | 0 | 3 | F2 |
| All 3 injuries occurred in Crawford County | ||||||||||
| 4 | 18 | 1955 | 0100 CST | Prairie du Chien to Lynxville | None | 13.1 | ? | 0 | 0 | F1 |
| 6 | 12 | 1915 | 1720 CST | Waterville 2 NW to Soldiers Grove | Allamakee (IA) | 30 | 400 | 9 | 50 | F4 |
| Moved northeast from northwest of Waterville, IA (Allamakee County) crossing the Mississippi River 2 miles south of Ferryville, WI (Crawford Co.). The last damage ended near Soldiers Grove. A man and his daughter were killed in one of three homes that were obliterated southwest of "Heytman", a small railroad station on the Mississippi River. Sixty buildings and 8 homes were destroyed in Wisconsin. This tornado caused approximately $200,000 in damage. | ||||||||||
| 10 | 10 | 1913 | 1330 CST | Soldiers Grove 2W to Mauston | Juneau
Richland Vernon |
45 | 400 | 0 | 0 | F2 |
| A complex of tornadoes and downbursts produced about
$300,000 in property losses, although this tornado crossed 4 counties.
Many barns were destroyed south of Soldiers Grove.
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| 8 | 22 | 1884 | 1820 CST | East of Ball Center | None | ? | 200 | 0 | 6 | F2 |
| It moved southeast destroying five homes and several barns east of Ball Center. | ||||||||||
| 11 | 25 | 1883 | 2100 CST | Bridgeport | None | 5 | 200 | 1 | 2 | F3 |
| The tornado moved northeast from near Bridgeport. A woman was killed as her farm house and stable were leveled and swept away. | ||||||||||
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data in this table came from Storm Data, Significant
Tornadoes--1680-1991 by Thomas P. Grazulis, and Wisconsin
Tornado Database 1950-2000 Geographic Techniques Report No. ST-WTDB01.
** Injuries and Deaths are for the entire tornado track. |
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Last Updated Sunday, January 22, 2006 - Jeff Boyne
