Severe storms and heavy rain could bring flash flooding to Wisconsin this weekend. Expect damaging winds, hail, travel delays ...

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

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.

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.

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 ...