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EF2 tornado in Waukesha County, Wisconsin

Tornado April 14, 2026 · Waukesha County, Wisconsin

EF2
Rating
3.8 mi
Path length
150 yd
Path width
$7.4M
Damage as recorded
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 150 yards (0.09 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF2 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF2 is considerable damage: roofs torn off well-built houses, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, consistent with estimated gusts of 111–135 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

Tornado appeared to develop in the Lisbon Oaks subdivision, causing mainly tree damage before intensifying closer to Highway 164. The tornado was at it's most intense near Indian Grass Lane where it caused damage to multiple businesses. The strongest damage was to an insurance car shop port that had a well anchored roof that was completely blown off and found approximated 3 to 4 blocks to the east near Highway 164. Damage then occurred to a church near Wildwood Way and multiple homes along Conservancy Court. Tornado appeared to end near Waukesha Ave along Linda Dr.

The wider storm

Numerous severe thunderstorms developed across southern Wisconsin during the afternoon and evening hours as a wave of low pressure moved across a stationary front over the region. Two main supercell thunderstorms developed along and north of Interstate 94 between Madison and Milwaukee, which produced softball sized hail and an EF-2 tornado. These storms would later merge while a squall line developed in south central Wisconsin which would then track through southeast Wisconsin. Elsewhere, a few storms had brief rotations show up, producing a tornado near Endeavor. The supercell thunderstorms and squall line trained over the same locations producing flash flooding mainly in urban areas.

Began near Merton (43.1466, -88.2828).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1326729. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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