Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF0
-- Length 2.44 Miles
-- Width 50 Yards
State WISCONSIN
County/Area WAUKESHA
WFO MKX
Report Source NWS Storm Survey
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2021-07-29 00:32 CST-6
Begin Location 2E LAPHAM PEAK STATE PARK
Begin Lat/Lon 43.0306/-88.3464
End Date 2021-07-29 00:38 CST-6
End Location 3NW BETHESDA
End Lat/Lon 43.0009/-88.3203
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage
Crop Damage
Episode Narrative A round of severe storms tracked into southwest Wisconsin during the early morning hours on July 28th. Followed by another round of stronger, more widespread thunderstorms that begin to dive south across central Wisconsin late in the evening on July 28th through the early morning hours on July 29th.
Event Narrative This was 1 of 17 tornadoes to occur in Wisconsin on the night of July 28th into the early morning hours of July 29th. This was the 16th overall tornado for the event. A line of storms developed in northern Wisconsin and pushed south into southern Wisconsin in the overnight hours of the 28th into the 29th of July with mainly brief tornadoes and damaging winds occurring.
This tornado mainly went through rural areas east of Wales and west of Waukesha. Mainly had minor tree damage noted along this path which ran from north of Hwy 18 across it down toward County Rd DT to the west of Retzer Nature Center.


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Event Map:

Note: The tornado track is approximate based on the beginning (B) and ending (E) locations. The actual tornado path may differ from a straight line.
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All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 0 0 528.00K 24.00K
GRATIOT LAFAYETTE CO. WI 07/28/2021 01:40 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 58 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 3.00K
RIPON FOND DU LAC CO. WI 07/28/2021 22:37 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 65 kts. EG 0 0 15.00K 8.00K
WISCONSIN DELLS COLUMBIA CO. WI 07/28/2021 23:02 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 56 kts. MG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
DEKORRA COLUMBIA CO. WI 07/28/2021 23:10 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 500.00K 0.00K
FOX LAKE DODGE CO. WI 07/28/2021 23:32 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 3.00K
BLACK EARTH DANE CO. WI 07/28/2021 23:41 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CROSS PLAINS DANE CO. WI 07/28/2021 23:41 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
FALL RIVER COLUMBIA CO. WI 07/28/2021 23:41 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LONE ROCK AIRPORT SAUK CO. WI 07/28/2021 23:45 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 59 kts. MG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PINE BLUFF DANE CO. WI 07/28/2021 23:47 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
RILEY DANE CO. WI 07/28/2021 23:48 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 10.00K 0.00K
GRELLTON JEFFERSON CO. WI 07/29/2021 00:05 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GRELLTON JEFFERSON CO. WI 07/29/2021 00:07 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PIPERSVILLE JEFFERSON CO. WI 07/29/2021 00:07 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BROOKLYN DANE CO. WI 07/29/2021 00:11 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 3.00K
SULLIVAN JEFFERSON CO. WI 07/29/2021 00:23 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
UTICA WAUKESHA CO. WI 07/29/2021 00:24 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
UTICA WAUKESHA CO. WI 07/29/2021 00:26 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LAPHAM PEAK STATE PARK WAUKESHA CO. WI 07/29/2021 00:32 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PEWAUKEE WAUKESHA CO. WI 07/29/2021 00:34 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 56 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 6.00K
BETHESDA WAUKESHA CO. WI 07/29/2021 00:38 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MUKWONAGO WAUKESHA CO. WI 07/29/2021 00:40 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. EG 0 0 3.00K 1.00K
HANOVER ROCK CO. WI 07/29/2021 00:41 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 59 kts. MG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 0 528.00K 24.00K