Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF3 tornado, Polk County, Wisconsin, May 16, 2017
RatingEF3
Deaths1
Injuries25
Length82.53 mi
Width1,320 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (45.25, -92.16) to the end point (45.39, -90.49), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 16, 2017, 3:42 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF3
- States
- Wisconsin
- Counties
- Polk County, Barron County, Rusk County, Price County
- Near the path
- Chetek, Jump River (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 82.53 miles long, up to 1,320 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 25 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 16, 2017
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2017 | EF3 | Kansas | 26.64 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 16, 2017 | EF2 | Texas | 9.18 mi | 1,250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2017 | EF2 | Oklahoma | 10.25 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2017 | EF2 | Oklahoma | 18 mi | 1,000 yd | 1 | 10 |
| May 16, 2017 | EF1 | Texas | 0.09 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2017 | EF1 | Kansas | 4.03 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2017 | EF1 | Oklahoma | 0.75 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2017 | EF0 | Oklahoma | 0.09 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2017 | EF0 | Texas | 0.09 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2017 | EF0 | Texas | 1.39 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2017 | EF0 | Nebraska | 1.83 mi | 35 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2017 | EF0 | Texas | 0.06 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2017 | EF0 | Texas | 0.29 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2017 | EF0 | Texas | 2.26 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2017 | EF0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2017 | EF0 | Wisconsin | 0.33 mi | 175 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2017 | EF0 | Kansas | 0.34 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2017 | EFU | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2017 | EFU | Oklahoma | 1.13 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.