EF0 Tornado — Manitowoc, Wisconsin

2025-07-19 · near Branch, Manitowoc, Wisconsin

1.6 mi

Path length

60 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A tornado touched down north of Branch at 4:21 PM CDT. The tornado tracked southeast and snapped and uprooted some trees and produced siding and roofing damage near the start of the tornado, tracking over farm fields with damage evident on satellite data before dissipating just northeast of Branch at 4:25 PM CDT. Total path length is estimated to be 1.58 miles long, with a width of 60 yards. Peak wind estimated to be around 77 mph.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms tracked through east-central Wisconsin during the afternoon hours on Saturday (7/19). The storms spun up a brief tornado in Manitowoc County as a thunderstorm interacted with the lake breeze boundary.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1267685. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.