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EF0 tornado in Taylor County, Wisconsin

Tornado July 5, 2024 · Taylor County, Wisconsin

EF0

Rating

1.0 mi

Path length

40 yd

Path width

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 40 yards (0.02 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 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 weak EF-0 started northwest of Medford, mainly producing tree damage along a 1 mile long path before lifting 2 minutes later. The damage path was identified with video footage of the tornado and drone footage provided by Taylor County Emergency Management.

The wider storm

On July 5th, a weak tornado occurred with weak showers and storms in an meteorological setup that was favorable for landspout tornadoes. The tornado path was confirmed with both video evidence and drone footage.

Began near Medford (45.1700, -90.3700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1199865. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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