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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 (miles) |
Width (yards) |
Deaths** | Injuries** | F-Scale | ||
| Month | Day | Year | ||||||||
| 6 |
26 |
2002 |
1322-1326 CST |
Ft. Atkinson 1.5W to Ft. Atkinson 1W |
None |
0.3 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
F0 |
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A tornado touched down on a farm just west of Fort Atkinson. It completely destroyed an old barn. Other nearby outbuildings sustained minor damage, as did a nearby farm house. There were no injuries reported. The tornado caused an estimated $15,000 in property damage and $7,500 in crop damage. | |||||||||
| 7 | 19 | 1994 | 2100 CST | Decorah 7SW | None | 0.2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | F0 |
| 7 | 19 | 1994 | 2026 CST | ? | None | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | F3 |
| 7 | 19 | 1994 | 2006-2050 CST | Schley 1W to Decorah 7N | Howard | 23 | 150 | 0 | 0 | F3 |
| One farmstead was completely destroyed while 3 others sustained heavy damage as this tornado tracked intermittently from Howard County, into Winneshiek. Numerous farm buildings were flattened. There were reports of debris in Decorah, and at least two people were injured by high wind. | ||||||||||
| 6 | 12 | 1990 | 2148-2150 CST | Ossian 2SE to Castalia 2NW | None | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | F1 |
| A mobile home was taken off its foundation. | ||||||||||
| 6 | 12 | 1990 | 2050 CST | Fort Atkinson | None | 0.1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | F0 |
| 5 | 24 | 1989 | 1945-2000 CST | Lawler 3W to Jackson Junction | Chickasaw | 10 | 35 | 0 | 0 | F1 |
| This tornado started in Chickasaw County but crossed into southwest parts of Winneshiek County before dissipating. | ||||||||||
| 3 | 24 | 1988 | 1715 CST | Waucoma to Calmar 2W | Fayette | 9 | 100 | 0 | 0 | F2 |
| Considerable damage to buildings in the path of the tornado was reported; some were almost completely destroyed. | ||||||||||
| 7 | 29 | 1987 | 1810 CST | Waukon 10W to Waukon 2S | Allamakee | 10 | 30 | 0 | 0 | F2 |
| This tornado moved through mainly rural areas along the Winneshiek-Allamakee County line until it hit a lumber yard south of Waukon. There it destroyed 2 buildings and threw 2x4 boards through the walls of others. Damage at the lumberyard alone was around $250,000. | ||||||||||
| 7 | 10 | 1984 | 1416-1420 CST | Decorah 2S | None | 2 | 50 | 0 | 0 | F1 |
| A tornado touched down south of Decorah and wrought significant damage to more than one farmstead. The storm turned a 40,000 bushel grain bin inside out and wrapped it around a chicken house. Holes were punched in the roof of a storage building by a grain elevator and a door was ripped off. Numerous trees were knocked down, and fencing destroyed at another farm. A wagon was blown into a new pickup, and at still another farm a branch flew through a house window and sprayed glass all over the furniture. A good deal of corn was knocked down by this storm as well. | ||||||||||
| 8 | 4 | 1979 | 0635 CST | ? | None | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | F1 |
| 8 | 4 | 1979 | 0620 CST | ? | None | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | F1 |
| 8 | 4 | 1979 | 0619 CST | ? | None | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | F1 |
| 6 | 19 | 1979 | 2130 CST | ? | None | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | F0 |
| 6 | 4 | 1973 | 1530 CST | Ossian | None | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | F2 |
| A new home had part of the roof blown off. | ||||||||||
| 8 | 25 | 1965 | 1900 CST | Ridgeway to Ossian 2N | None | 15 | 150 | 0 | 1 | F2 |
| Barns were destroyed. | ||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 1965 | 1945-2124 CST | Nora Springs 2N (IA) to Yucatan (MN) | Fillmore (MN) Floyd Houston (MN) Howard Mitchell |
80 | 150 | 0 | 17 | F4 |
| Moved east-northeast from 2 miles north of Nora Springs, passing 3 miles north of Cresco and lifting near Yucatan, MN. The only F4 damage was to two large farm houses, 3 miles northwest of Kendallville in Winneshiek County. About 28 farms lost buildings in Iowa. Six people were injured in Minnesota, as homes and barns were destroyed near Canton, Lenora, and Newburg (Fillmore County). Six people were injured in Floyd County and 5 in Howard County. | ||||||||||
| 4 | 11 | 1965 | 1315 CST- ? | Fredericksburg 4NW to Waukon 8E | Allamakee Chickasaw Fayette |
110 | 300 | 0 | 0 | F1 |
| Apparently discontinuous path. Major damage near Ossian. | ||||||||||
| 4 | 19 | 1957 | 1330 CST | ? | None | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | F0 |
| 7 | 1 | 1956 | 0600 CST | Calmar 2E | None | ? | ? | ? | ? | F1 |
| A small tornado cut a path to the northeast passing east of Calmar. Three farms sustained heavy damage. Two men saw a funnel and ran for cover. | ||||||||||
| 6 | 20 | 1937 | 1937 CST | Protivin 3E | None | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | F2 |
| One barn was destroyed; estimated damage $8,000. | ||||||||||
| 6 | 19 | 1937 | 2130 CST | Riceville 1W to Kendallville | Howard Mitchell |
25 | 100 | 0 | 0 | F2 |
| This tornado moved east-northeast from west of Riceville (Mitchell County), passing near Davis Corners and Cresco (Howard County), to near Kendallville in Winneshiek County. A half dozen barns were damaged or destroyed. Beyond Kendalville, downburst damage totalled $100,000. | ||||||||||
| 5 | 9 | 1918 | 1630 CST | Pearl Rock 2N to Calmar | Chickasaw Floyd |
50 | 800 | 7 | 15 | F4 |
| This tornado touched down in extreme southeast Floyd County, and crossed Chickasaw County before hitting Calmar. Two people died just east of Calmar, when the tornado was a mile wide. Losses in and near Calmar totalled $250,000. | ||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 1906 | 1645 CST | Burr Oak to Spring Grove 3S | Houston | 15 | 100 | 0 | 3 | F3 |
| This storm moved east-northeast and crossed into Minnesota. A large brick home was destroyed southeast of Newhouse (Houston Co.), just inside the Minnesota border. Clothes from the home were found over three miles away. One boy was severely injured, and may have died later. He had been closing windows on the second floor when the tornado struck. | ||||||||||
| * The data in this table came from Storm Data
and Significant Tornadoes--1680-1991 by Thomas P. Grazulis.
** Injuries and Deaths are for the entire tornado track. |
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Last Updated Monday, January 23, 2006 - Jeff Boyne
