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EF1 tornado in Jackson County, Wisconsin

Tornado May 21, 2024 · Jackson County, Wisconsin

EF1
Rating
3.1 mi
Path length
75 yd
Path width
$4K
Crop damage
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 75 yards (0.04 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

This shorter-lived tornado damaged mainly trees along its path with the most intense damage occurring along Old Stage Road.

The wider storm

On May 21st, a line of severe storms moved through the region during the late afternoon and evening hours bringing widespread wind damage and several tornadoes across western Wisconsin. Additionally, a few storms produced large hail across portions of southwestern Wisconsin.

Began near North Branch (44.4872, -90.9807).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

7 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Buffalo CountyEF1 Buffalo CountyEF1 Trempealeau CountyEF1 Clark CountyEF1 Clark CountyEF1 Clark CountyEF1 Clark County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1177635. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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