Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI
Issued by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI
460 NOUS43 KMKX 202030 PNSMKX WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-210830- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 330 PM CDT Tue May 20 2025 ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEYS FOR 05/15/25 TORNADO EVENT... .OVERVIEW...Severe thunderstorms occurred across southern Wisconsin in the late afternoon and evening hours on Thursday, May 15th. 8 tornadoes have been documented from that day, 6 of them being in Dodge County. .TORNADO #1-Rock Springs Tornado... Rating: EF-0 Estimated peak wind: 70 mph Path length /Statute/: 0.08 miles Path width /Maximum/: 20 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start date: 05/15/2025 Start time: 04:05 PM CDT Start location: 4 SSW Rock Springs/Sauk County/WI Start Lat/Lon: 42.753 / -89.9453 End date: 05/15/2025 End time: 04:06 PM CDT End location: 4 SSW Rock Springs/Sauk County/WI End lat/lon: 43.4318 / -89.9447 SURVEY_SUMMARY: Brief tornado that occurred in a rural area of western Sauk County. Short damage path through a forested section along Stone Church Drive. Spotter video shows a circulation in an area that had tree damage consistent with a brief tornado. .TORNADO #2-Portage Tornado... Rating: EF-U (Unknown) Estimated peak wind: Unknown mph Path length /Statute/: Unknown miles Path width /Maximum/: Unknown yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start date: 05/15/2025 Start time: 04:42 PM CDT Start location: 3 SW Portage/Columbia County/WI Start Lat/Lon: 43.5175 / -89.5009 End date: 05/15/2025 End time: 04:43 PM CDT End location: 3 SW Portage/ Columbia County/WI End lat/lon: 43.5307 / -89.486 SURVEY_SUMMARY: Video from Portage Fire Department and reports from multiple storm chasers and spotters show a brief tornado occurring south of Portage. The storm survey could not find any damage along any roadways, suggesting the tornado may have happened in the Baraboo River Waterfowl Production area or Pine Island State Wildlife area north of Highway 33. .TORNADO #3-Lowell Tornado... Rating: EF-1 Estimated peak wind: 90 mph Path length /Statute/: 6.71 miles Path width /Maximum/: 100 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start date: 05/15/2025 Start time: 5:32 PM CDT Start location: 2 NNW Reeseville/Dodge County/WI Start Lat/Lon: 43.3276 / -88.861 End date: 05/15/2025 End time: 5:42 PM CDT End location: 3 SW Juneau/Dodge County/WI End lat/lon: 43.3276 / -88.7461 SURVEY_SUMMARY: Track started southwest of Lowell and ended south of Juneau. Damage was mainly to trees as it went through this rural area of Dodge county. .TORNADO #4-Juneau Tornado... Rating: EF-2 Estimated peak wind: 120 mph Path length /Statute/: 11.76 miles Path width /Maximum/: 500 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 1 Start date: 05/15/2025 Start time: 5:38 PM CDT Start location: 4 NE Lowell/Dodge County/WI Start Lat/Lon: 43.377 / -88.7766 End date: 05/15/2025 End time: 5:56 PM CDT End location: 3 E Horicon/Dodge County/WI End lat/lon: 43.448 / -88.5699 SURVEY_SUMMARY: Extensive damage path from this tornado which started southwest of Juneau, went through the north side of downtown Juneau, to the south of Horicon through the Horicon Hills Golf Club before ending east of Horicon along Highway 33. The most intense damage was in the city of Juneau where about 10 structures hit EF-2 levels of damage. The one minor injury from this tornado occurred in downtown Juneau where a man was sleeping in his bedroom when the roof blew off and a tree fell into the house. The Clearview facility had windows blown out and one building lose its roof. Another residential building which looked like a motel had the roof completely pulled off as well along Home Rd. An empty silo was buckled on the east end of Home Rd with one cow having a two by four impaled into it. At the Horicon Hill Golf Club, 165 trees were either uprooted or damaged extensively. Numerous golf carts were flipped or displaced and the main building sustained extensive roof damage. .TORNADO #5-North of Juneau Tornado.. Rating: EF-1 Estimated peak wind: 95 mph Path length /Statute/: 4.26 miles Path width /Maximum/: 75 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start date: 05/15/2025 Start time: 5:48 PM CDT Start location: 2 N Juneau/Dodge County/WI Start Lat/Lon: 43.4323 / -88.7024 End date: 05/15/2025 End time: 5:52 PM CDT End location: 1 ESE Horicon/Dodge County/WI End lat/lon: 43.4378 / -88.6189 SURVEY_SUMMARY: Tornado began on the north end of the Dodge County Airport, hitting 5 airplane hangars which caused extensive roofing and siding damage. All of the planes were considered destroyed due to the debris hitting them or being flipped. The tornado continued east and went through the far south side of Horicon near River Bend Park. .TORNADO #6-Mayville Tornado... Rating: EF-2 Estimated peak wind: 120 mph Path length /Statute/: 8.7 miles Path width /Maximum/: 300 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start date: 05/15/2025 Start time: 5:57 PM CDT Start location: 3 WSW Mayville/Dodge County/WI Start Lat/Lon: 43.4813 / -88.5983 End date: 05/15/2025 End time: 6:08 PM CDT End location: 2 N Theresa/Dodge County/WI End lat/lon: 43.5436 / -88.4572 SURVEY_SUMMARY: Tornado began southwest of Mayville just west of Highway 28 which was also captured on video. Some of the more intense damage occurred shortly after the tornado developed and crossed County Rd TW on into SW Mayville in an industrial area. A farmhouse on Cty RW lost a portion of its roof and some farm sheds. The tornado then moved through the industrial area in southwest Mayville. The Mayville Engineering Company was hit on its northwest corner. The tornado wind broached a large garage door on the west side which then pushed the large north end wall down. The tornado then went through the Gleason Reel Corporation and destroyed the southern portion of the building. It then went through a neighborhood near the St. John/Graceland cemetery before crossing Main St/Rock River. The tornado then went through the east side of Mayville near the Mayville Golf Course. It then continued to the northeast through mainly rural areas before ending NW of Theresa. .TORNADO #7-Theresa Tornado... Rating: EF-1 Estimated peak wind: 100 mph Path length /Statute/: 2.11 miles Path width /Maximum/: 50 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start date: 05/15/2025 Start time: 6:08 PM CDT Start location: 2 NNE Theresa/Dodge County/WI Start Lat/Lon: 43.5392 / -88.4414 End date: 05/15/2025 End time: 6:11 PM CDT End location: 3 SE Lomira/Dodge County/WI End lat/lon: 43.5555 / -88.4059 SURVEY_SUMMARY: Damage began northeast of the roundabout for Highway 28 and 175 which is separate from the Mayville tornado path. Damage was mainly to trees along this path that crossed Interstate 41. .TORNADO #8-Lomira Tornado... Rating: EF-1 Estimated peak wind: 95 mph Path length /Statute/: 1.55 miles Path width /Maximum/: 50 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start date: 05/15/2025 Start time: 6:09 PM CDT Start location: 3 SW Lomira/Dodge County/WI Start Lat/Lon: 43.5606 / -88.479 End date: 05/15/2025 End time: 6:10 PM CDT End location: 1 SSW Lomira/Dodge County/WI End lat/lon: 43.5679 / -88.4507 EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale Classifies Tornadoes into the following categories. EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph EF4...Violent...166 To 200 mph EF5...Violent...>200 mph NOTE: The information in this statement is PRELIMINARY and subject to change pending final review of the events and publication in NWS Storm Data. $$ Halbach/Miller/Miller