Storms in Wisconsin in 1989
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Wisconsin in 1989, 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 1989 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
- 231
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 15
- Damage
- $2.1 million
- Episodes
- 23
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 151 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hail | 63 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 17 | 1 | 14 | $2.1 million |
Every episode, month by month
April 1989
May 1989
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, May 23, 1989
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, May 24, 1989
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, May 25, 1989
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, May 29, 1989
- Hail in Wisconsin, May 30, 1989
June 1989
- Hail in Wisconsin, June 7, 1989
- Tornadoes in Wisconsin, June 14, 1989
- Hail in Wisconsin, June 22, 1989
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, June 26, 1989
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, June 30, 1989
July 1989
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 8, 1989
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 27, 1989
August 1989
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, August 4, 1989
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, August 5, 1989
- Hail in Wisconsin, August 11, 1989
- Hail in Wisconsin, August 12, 1989
- Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, August 13, 1989
- Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, August 21, 1989
- Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, August 22, 1989
- Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, August 31, 1989
October 1989
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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.