Wisconsin 'Tornado' Videos, Photos Show Terrifying Twisters
Multiple videos and photos showing funnel clouds and severe storm cells emerged after tornado reports in Wisconsin on May 15, 2025.
The Dodge County, WI, communities of Juneau and Mayville were reporting significant damage, but no major injuries.
Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt said in a news conference on May 15 that a "cluster of storms" caused the significant damage to Juneau and Mayville. WISN-TV reported that a "tornado touched down" in Dodge County, WI.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported, though, that the National Weather Service had confirmed that a tornado "was located over Portage" WI in Columbia County around 4:49 p.m. There were also reports of tornadoes in New Richmond, Loyal, Colby, and Juneau, NWS told The Journal Sentinel.
Chris Carbine took this video of a tornado in Mayville today. Read more: https://t.co/9Fgiatlnc3 #WeatherWatch12 pic.twitter.com/DWLUQJXtOY
— WISN 12 NEWS (@WISN12News) May 16, 2025
Alyshia Brunner shared one of the most dramatic videos to emerge from the tornado scare. This one was from New Richmond, WI. "Farm is safe! Tornado hit Northeast of County Rd E New Richmond. Touchdown by 150th St.," she wrote on Facebook on May 15.
WOW! Incredible photos of the tornado not too long ago near New Richmond, Wisconsin! Sources for both photos linked down below. #WIwxhttps://t.co/5VAsYg7FJHhttps://t.co/8Ftgu2J8hW pic.twitter.com/bq05Y5U16c
— Giovanni Rizzotti (@Gio_wx) May 15, 2025
"Oh my God," the person recording the video says as sirens are heard and the large twister emerges over a farm field.
Fox 9 Minneapolis reported that the tornadoes were not limited to Wisconsin, writing, "As many as 10 tornadoes touched down in Minnesota and western Wisconsin on Thursday as storms pushed east." Fox 9 confirmed that there was a report of an "observed tornado" touching down in New Richmond, WI.
@NWSTwinCities just south and east of New Richmond WI just now. #wiwx pic.twitter.com/CUjwf55Is5
— Matt Main (@mattmain13) May 15, 2025
Amber Grajkowski shared a dramatic photo on Facebook, writing, "My friends house between Hammond and Roberts."
According to Fox 9, the National Weather Service reported that "a tornado was reported in central Minnesota near Melrose, MN."