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EF1 tornado in Jackson County, Wisconsin

Tornado April 17, 2026 · Jackson County, Wisconsin

EF1
Rating
2.3 mi
Path length
150 yd
Path width
$2K
Damage as recorded
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

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 EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 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 tornado developed near the Black River before moving eastward through areas south of Hatfield. Most of the damage from this tornado was to trees, with limited damage to any infrastructure. The tornado then dissipated just northeast of the intersection of County Road K and Old Highway 54.

The wider storm

A prolific tornado outbreak brought 4 tornadoes to portions of western Wisconsin during the mid to late afternoon hours on April 17th. One of these tornadoes was a strong EF-3 tornado near the unincorporated community of Cream, Wisconsin. This intense tornado was responsible for substantially damaging a home with much of its exterior walls collapsed. Additional tornadoes occurred as these storms traveled into Trempealeau and Jackson counties, with tree and minor structural damage along their paths.

Began near Hatfield (44.3900, -90.7600).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF3 Buffalo CountyEF1 Trempealeau CountyEF1 Trempealeau County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1329038. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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