Storm History: Adams County, Wisconsin
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Adams County, Wisconsin: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 477
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 40
- Damage
- $21 million
- Episodes
- 335
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 137 | 0 | 3 | $2.3 million |
| Tornado | 99 | 0 | 23 | $8.5 million |
| Winter Storm | 54 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 50 | 0 | 0 | $273,000 |
| Flood | 23 | 0 | 1 | $7.0 million |
| Heavy Snow | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 18 | 0 | 1 | |
| Flash Flood | 16 | 0 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 7 | 1 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Heat | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 5 | 0 | 0 | $149,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 4 | 0 | 0 | $35,000 |
| Ice Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | $8,000 |
| Wildfire | 4 | 1 | 1 | $1.6 million |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 11 | $10,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flood, August 28, 2018
- Tornado, April 10, 2011
- Tornado, July 10, 1984
- Hail, July 6, 2017
- Wildfire, May 5, 2005
- Tornado, August 27, 2018
- Flood, March 13, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2002
- Wildfire, April 17, 2009
- Tornado, June 1, 2000
- Tornado, May 18, 1971
- Tornado, April 27, 1984
- Hail, July 28, 2023
- Tornado, June 23, 2004
- Flood, June 22, 2002
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2004
- Hail, May 12, 2000
- Flash Flood, September 21, 2016
- Tornado, March 29, 1998
- High Wind, November 10, 1998
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, July 3, 1983
- Tornado, April 27, 1984
- Tornado, June 5, 1980
- Tornado, May 8, 1988
- Tornado, August 29, 1992
- Tornado, April 14, 2026
- Tornado, August 15, 1966
- Tornado, June 7, 1980
- Tornado, July 19, 1980
- Tornado, July 19, 1983
- Tornado, July 10, 1984
- Tornado, October 16, 1984
- Tornado, August 12, 1985
- Tornado, June 11, 1986
- Tornado, August 18, 2005
Every episode, newest first
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2026
- Hail, June 24, 2026
- Hail, June 10, 2026
- Hail, May 27, 2026
- Tornado, April 14, 2026
- Winter Storm, March 14, 2026
- Winter Storm, February 19, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2026
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2025
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2025
- Hail, September 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2025
- Tornado, May 15, 2025
- Winter Storm, March 19, 2025
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 19, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 26, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2024
- Flood, July 14, 2024
- Hail, July 13, 2024
- Flood, July 3, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 7, 2024
- Drought, May 1, 2024
- Winter Storm, April 2, 2024
- Drought, April 1, 2024
- Drought, March 1, 2024
- Drought, February 1, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 8, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Winter Weather, November 25, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Winter Weather, October 30, 2023
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Drought, September 1, 2023
- Drought, August 1, 2023
- Hail, July 28, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Drought, June 27, 2023
- Hail, March 31, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 9, 2023
- Ice Storm, February 21, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 21, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 14, 2022
- Tornado, June 15, 2022
- Hail, April 12, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 18, 2022
- High Wind, December 15, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 10, 2021
- Tornado, September 20, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2021
- Flood, June 24, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 24, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 27, 2020
- Hail, August 24, 2020
- Tornado, August 10, 2020
- Tornado, July 18, 2020
- Hail, June 2, 2020
- Wildfire, May 6, 2020
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 30, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2019
- Tornado, July 20, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2019
- Lightning, June 28, 2019
- Flood, April 17, 2019
- Flood, March 13, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 27, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 31, 2018
- Flood, August 28, 2018
- Tornado, August 27, 2018
- Hail, June 30, 2018
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 13, 2018
- Heavy Snow, April 3, 2018
- Flood, February 19, 2018
- Hail, September 20, 2017
- Hail, July 12, 2017
- Hail, July 6, 2017
- Flood, June 14, 2017
- Tornado, May 17, 2017
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Flood, February 21, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2017
- Heavy Snow, December 10, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 21, 2016
- Hail, September 6, 2016
- Hail, July 21, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2016
- Hail, June 15, 2016
- Hail, May 25, 2016
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2016
- Flood, March 15, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 17, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2015
- Flood, December 13, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2015
- Hail, August 1, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2014
- Tornado, June 16, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 14, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Heavy Snow, December 22, 2013
- Drought, October 1, 2013
- Drought, September 10, 2013
- Hail, August 6, 2013
- Dense Fog, July 24, 2013
- Flood, May 30, 2013
- Tornado, May 29, 2013
- Winter Weather, February 10, 2013
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2013
- Blizzard, December 19, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Hail, August 15, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2012
- Drought, July 17, 2012
- Heat, July 2, 2012
- Hail, May 28, 2012
- Flood, May 26, 2012
- Hail, May 6, 2012
- Hail, May 3, 2012
- Hail, October 23, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2011
- Hail, June 8, 2011
- Tornado, May 22, 2011
- Hail, May 11, 2011
- Tornado, April 10, 2011
- Hail, April 3, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2011
- Winter Weather, December 29, 2010
- Blizzard, December 10, 2010
- High Wind, October 26, 2010
- Flash Flood, September 22, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2010
- Tornado, July 14, 2010
- Hail, July 10, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2010
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 2010
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2010
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 10, 2009
- Blizzard, December 8, 2009
- Tornado, July 27, 2009
- Funnel Cloud, July 4, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2009
- Wildfire, April 17, 2009
- Ice Storm, March 8, 2009
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2009
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2009
- Winter Weather, January 3, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 20, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2008
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2008
- Hail, July 10, 2008
- Tornado, June 12, 2008
- Tornado, June 7, 2008
- Hail, May 25, 2008
- Flood, April 25, 2008
- Heavy Snow, March 21, 2008
- Blizzard, February 17, 2008
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2008
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2007
- Hail, September 21, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 18, 2007
- Hail, August 11, 2007
- Hail, May 24, 2007
- Winter Storm, April 10, 2007
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 28, 2007
- Blizzard, February 24, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2007
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 2007
- Heavy Snow, January 14, 2007
- Heavy Snow, November 10, 2006
- Hail, October 2, 2006
- Hail, August 23, 2006
- Hail, July 27, 2006
- Hail, July 1, 2006
- Hail, June 6, 2006
- Hail, May 27, 2006
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2006
- Heavy Snow, December 14, 2005
- Tornado, September 13, 2005
- Hail, September 7, 2005
- Tornado, August 18, 2005
- Hail, August 9, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2005
- Hail, June 29, 2005
- Wildfire, May 5, 2005
- Winter Storm, March 17, 2005
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 4, 2005
- Winter Storm, December 20, 2004
- Hail, August 26, 2004
- Tornado, June 23, 2004
- Flood, June 16, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2004
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2003
- Hail, July 4, 2003
- Hail, May 10, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2003
- Hail, July 30, 2002
- Flood, June 22, 2002
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2002
- Hail, May 30, 2002
- Hail, May 11, 2002
- Hail, May 6, 2002
- Hail, April 18, 2002
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2002
- High Wind, October 25, 2001
- Heat, August 1, 2001
- Heat, July 31, 2001
- Hail, June 17, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2001
- Tornado, June 11, 2001
- Hail, May 14, 2001
- Hail, May 10, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 12, 2001
- High Wind, April 7, 2001
- Ice Storm, February 24, 2001
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Adams CountyEvery warning in Adams County since 1986Every county in Wisconsin
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.