Tiffany Calls Wisconsin's Weather From Hell Normal
Last week, Wisconsin went through the Week of Weather From Hell. In five days, the entire state saw numerous severe thunderstorms, giant fist-sized hailstones, flooding that caused thousands to evacuate their homes, and multiple tornadoes. The Wisconsin State Climatology Office has said that April 2026 was the most severe weather month since they began keeping records in 1986.
So far, the National Weather Service has confirmed that 24 tornadoes touched down in the state. Three of them were classified as F3 tornadoes, with winds of 140 miles per hour.
To put it in perspective, Wisconsin averages 23 tornadoes per year. Furthermore, from 2014 to 2025, Wisconsin saw only four tornadoes classified as F3.
Not at all what anyone could call typical spring weather. Unless you're a Republican.
Democrats from around the state were sounding the alarm that this was not normal weather and put the blame squarely on global climate change. Rep Tom Tiffany, who is also the presumptive Republican nominee for governor, mocked the Democrats sounding the alarm.