(WFRV)- Thursday’s severe weather event in northeast Wisconsin proved to be an active one as at least nine tornadoes have been confirmed from the four National Weather Service offices that divide up Wisconsin as of late Friday.
Early Friday afternoon, the National Weather Service in the Twin Cities confirmed an EF-2 tornado touched down just south and east of New Richmond in St. Croix county. More details about path length, maximum wind speed and width will be released.
The National Weather Service in La Crosse confirmed three tornadoes touched down in Clark County. First, an EF-0 in Loyal, with a maximum wind speed of 85 mph. Secondly, An EF-1 tornado in Christie with a maximum wind speed of 95 mph. Finally, in Colby, an EF-2 tornado with winds of 120 mph.
Pictures & video from severe weather coverage on 5/15/25
Late Friday afternoon, the National Weather Service in Green Bay confirmed the fifth tornado of the day, an EF-0 in Rib Falls in Marathon county. Maximum wind speed was estimated at 85 mph.
The worst of Thursdays event occurred in Dodge County, as the National Weather Service in Milwaukee confirmed four tornadoes in the county: two EF-1s in Juneau and Lomira and two EF-2s in Mayville and Juneau.
More tornadoes will likely be confirmed in the coming days from the various offices across the state. As it stands now, the statewide tornado count is up to sixteen. Wisconsin averages twenty three tornadoes per year.
