WISCONSIN TORNADOES WITH
THE LONGEST DOCUMENTED TRACKS

(1844 - 1998) 

   
   DATE       TRACK LENGTH in MILES     LOCATION/COUNTY


1.  APRIL 5 1929       170 MILES        PIERCE...IRON COUNTIES

2.  MAY 23 1878        150 MILES        IOWA...DANE...WAUKESHA...
                                        MILWAUKEE 

3.  SEPTEMBER 1984     120 MILES        ST. CROIX...BARRON...POLK...
                                        PRICE...CHIPPEWA 
    SEPTEMBER 21 1924  120 MILES        EAU CLAIRE...CLARK...TAYLOR...
	                                    MARATHON...LINCOLN...ONEIDA 
                                                                         
4.  MAY 18 1898        110 MILES        EAU CLAIRE...CLARK...LANGLADE...
                                        MARATHON...LINCOLN                                    

5.  MAY 10 1953        100 MILES        PIERCE...ST. CROIX...POLK...
                                        BURNETT...WASHBURN...DOUGLAS
    MAY 10 1953        100 MILES        BUFFALO...TREMPEALEAU... 
	                                    CHIPPEWA...EAU CLAIRE
                            
6.  SEPTEMBER 21 1924    90 MILES       BARRON...RUSK...BAYFILED...
                                        SAWYER...ASHLAND 

7.  JULY 16 1926         85 MILES       BAYFIELD...ASHLAND...IRON...
                                        VILAS 

8.  JUNE 13 1930         80 MILES       TREMPEALEAU...JACKSON...
                                        CLARK...MARATHON...LINCOLN
                                    
9.  JUNE 13 1930         75 MILES       PIERCE...DUNN...EAU CLAIRE...
    SEPTEMBER 28 1971    75 MILES       CHIPPEWA...CLARK...MARATHON...
	                                    LINCOLN 
    SEPTEMBER 28 1971    75 MILES       LANGLADE...MARATHON...MARINETTE...
	                                    OCNOTO...MENOMINEE           

10. JUNE 5 1977          73 MILES       FOND DU LAC...DODGE...
                                        WASHINGTON...WAUKESHA
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