The tornado that struck Wisconsin’s Fox Valley on Tuesday, July 27, 2026 has been officially rated EF3 by the National Weather Service (NWS), with preliminary surveys estimating peak winds of 225 km/h (140 mph). The tornado formed near Appleton before moving through Fox Crossing and Menasha, while the same outbreak produced widespread wind damage and giant hail across much of northern and eastern Wisconsin.
A destructive tornado crossed Lake Winnebago before striking communities across Wisconsin’s Fox Valley on Monday, July 27, 2026, causing extensive damage in Menasha, Appleton, and Neenah. Menasha declared a local State of Disaster as emergency crews responded to heavily damaged neighborhoods, gas leaks, and widespread infrastructure damage following a broader outbreak of severe thunderstorms.
Three children died after a recreational boat carrying 10 people capsized on Geneva Lake in southeastern Wisconsin during a sudden severe storm on Friday, July 3, 2026. Seven occupants were rescued, while the City of Lake Geneva declared a state of emergency as the storm caused widespread damage across the community.
Multiple reported tornadoes affected parts of the Midwest on June 17, 2026, causing widespread damage in Illinois. At least one person was injured in Coles County after a reported tornado touched down near Mattoon. Severe damage and gas leaks were reported in Effingham, while a Local State of Emergency was declared for Charleston due to the storm damage.
The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) said a fast-moving convective system that crossed parts of the Midwest and Great Lakes on June 10, 2026, has been preliminarily classified as a derecho after producing widespread wind damage, downed power lines, and measured gusts exceeding 145 km/h (90 mph).
A severe thunderstorm outbreak is forecast across parts of the Midwest and Great Lakes this afternoon and evening, with the highest risk focused on northern Illinois, far eastern Iowa, and far southern Wisconsin.
Dangerous heat is expected across much of the central United States on June 9, 2026, with multiple National Weather Service offices warning that heat index values will reach 38 to 42°C (100 to 108°F) during the afternoon and evening. Heat Advisories remain in effect across Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, with the most dangerous conditions forecast across the Mid-South.
Severe storms moved across the Midwest on Monday, April 27, 2026, producing tornado warnings in the St. Louis area and Illinois, while heavy rain caused flooding into early Tuesday. More than 250 000 customers lost power across Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan, and at least one fatality was reported in Michigan after a tree fell during the storms.
A tornado outbreak struck the Upper Midwest on April 17, 2026, producing multiple EF-2 and EF-3 tornadoes across southeast Minnesota and western Wisconsin, damaging more than 100 homes and injuring at least two people. The strongest tornado, rated EF-3, caused severe structural damage along its path, while the National Weather Service La Crosse office issued a record 26 tornado warnings during the event.
An EF-3 tornado struck rural areas west-northwest of Union Center, Wisconsin, between 17:33 and 17:52 CDT (22:33-22:52 UTC) on April 14, 2026, damaging a family home, destroying numerous outbuildings, and downing many trees along a 14.1 km (8.78-mile) path. The National Weather Service in La Crosse confirmed peak winds of 225 km/h (140 mph) in its preliminary damage survey.
