EF1 tornado in Dane County, Wisconsin
Tornado June 17, 2026 · Dane County, Wisconsin
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 300 yards (0.17 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Tornado began west of a farm in an open field and moved east southeast through the northern portion of Belleville. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. Peeled shingles and siding as well as damage to soffit and guttering on several homes. A garage on one home fell in after its roof was lifted. A garage on another home was breached at the garage door and the structure failed, peeling downwind and taking a large portion of the dwelling's roof decking. The tornado continued east southeast over a farm field damaging corn and a long water sprinkler. The end of the path east of County Road D featured additional trees snapped and uprooted before lifting in the Brooklyn Wildlife Area.
The wider storm
A cluster of thunderstorms developed within the vicinity of a strong mid-upper level shortwave trough and a surface low. One supercell tracked from southeast Minnesota through northeast Iowa and into southwest Wisconsin while maintaining is strength during the late afternoon. The storm evolved into a line as it trtacked through south central Wisconsin during the early evening and produced a swath of damaging winds and three tornadoes.
Began near Montrose (42.8790, -89.5441).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
3 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1353815. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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