EF1 Tornado — Dodge, Wisconsin

2025-05-15 · near Reeseville, Dodge, Wisconsin

Event narrative

Track started southwest of Lowell and ended south of Juneau. Damage was mainly to about 30 trees, but there was barn damage along Fairwood Rd near the onset of the tornado and some roofing panels lofted from the Animix facility south of Juneau near the end of the tornado path.

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 1250822. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.