Storms in Wisconsin in 1959
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Wisconsin in 1959, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
Wisconsin in 1959 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 49
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 15
- Damage
- $4.0 million
- Episodes
- 21
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 32 | 0 | 15 | $4.0 million |
| Hail | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
April 1959
May 1959
- Tornadoes in Wisconsin, May 4, 1959
- Tornado in Wisconsin, May 5, 1959
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, May 6, 1959
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, May 10, 1959
- Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, May 19, 1959
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, May 26, 1959
- Tornadoes in Wisconsin, May 28, 1959
June 1959
- Tornado in Wisconsin, June 6, 1959
- Tornadoes in Wisconsin, June 11, 1959
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, June 26, 1959
July 1959
- Hail in Wisconsin, July 5, 1959
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, July 8, 1959
- Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, July 10, 1959
August 1959
- Hail in Wisconsin, August 10, 1959
- Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, August 21, 1959
- Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, August 28, 1959
September 1959
- Tornado in Wisconsin, September 6, 1959
- Tornado in Wisconsin, September 22, 1959
- Tornadoes in Wisconsin, September 26, 1959
October 1959
More
Every year in WisconsinEvery state in 1959Tornadoes in Wisconsin in 195919581960
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.