EF0 Tornado — Sauk, Wisconsin

2025-05-15 · near La Rue, Sauk, Wisconsin

Event narrative

Short damage path through a forested section along Stone Church Drive.

Wider weather episode

One of the bigger tornado events for southern WI over the past 10-15 years with 2 EF-2s occurring and 8 tornadoes in total. Juneau and Mayville took the brunt of the two strong tornadoes, while hundreds of large hail reports and several damaging wind reports were received across southern WI. A strong cold front, extending from strong low pressure over eastern North Dakota, combined with very unstable air and strong wind shear to bring widespread severe thunderstorms to the region.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1250807. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.