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EF0 tornado in Taylor County, Wisconsin

Tornado April 13, 2026 · Taylor County, Wisconsin

EF0

Rating

3.5 mi

Path length

20 yd

Path width

$3K

Damage as recorded

$5K

Crop damage

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 20 yards (0.01 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 tornado touched down approximately 3 miles northwest of Gilman and traveled northeast through mainly rural areas. Minor damage occurred to outbuildings and trees over the course of its path.

The wider storm

Severe storms moved into west-central Wisconsin from southeast Minnesota and brought large hail up to 3 inches in diameter to the area. Additionally, an EF-0 tornado occurred near Gilman, Wisconsin which was widely observed by spotters and the public. Some isolated wind damage occurred as well later into the evening as storms congealed into a line and pushed eastward.

Began near Gilman (45.1900, -90.8700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1328656. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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