Storm History: Bayfield County, Wisconsin
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Bayfield 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
- 586
- Deaths
- 6
- Injuries
- 10
- Damage
- $6.5 million
- Episodes
- 412
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 | 164 | 0 | 0 | $432,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 135 | 2 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 61 | 1 | 3 | $1.5 million |
| Flash Flood | 50 | 1 | 1 | $3.7 million |
| Tornado | 49 | 1 | 6 | $811,000 |
| Drought | 44 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 17 | 1 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lake-Effect Snow | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 4 | 0 | 0 | $16,000 |
| Lakeshore Flood | 3 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Strong Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | $6,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2006
- Flash Flood, July 5, 1999
- Flash Flood, July 14, 1999
- Hail, June 17, 2006
- Flash Flood, October 4, 2005
- Tornado, July 3, 1983
- Tornado, June 30, 1968
- Tornado, August 13, 1988
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2024
- Tornado, July 27, 2010
- Tornado, April 27, 1984
- Flood, April 11, 2023
- Lakeshore Flood, October 26, 2017
- Hail, June 29, 2014
- Hail, May 18, 2022
- Hail, June 20, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 1995
- Strong Wind, October 26, 2010
- Tornado, July 11, 2016
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, July 26, 2021
- Hail, May 9, 2022
- Hail, July 26, 2019
- Hail, July 17, 2011
- Hail, August 12, 1975
- Hail, July 6, 2017
- Hail, June 29, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2023
- Hail, May 18, 2022
- Hail, June 28, 2022
- Hail, June 21, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2018
- Hail, June 22, 2010
- Hail, September 21, 2007
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, June 29, 2026
- Hail, April 17, 2026
- Heavy Snow, March 14, 2026
- Heavy Snow, March 12, 2026
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 15, 2026
- Heavy Snow, December 28, 2025
- Heavy Snow, November 29, 2025
- Blizzard, November 25, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2025
- Hail, June 20, 2025
- Hail, May 15, 2025
- Ice Storm, March 29, 2025
- Hail, March 28, 2025
- Hail, March 14, 2025
- Heavy Snow, March 4, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 22, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2024
- Hail, June 5, 2024
- Winter Weather, March 27, 2024
- Heavy Snow, March 24, 2024
- Hail, March 3, 2024
- Drought, March 1, 2024
- Drought, February 1, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 12, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Winter Weather, December 17, 2023
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- High Wind, November 16, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Heavy Snow, October 30, 2023
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Drought, September 1, 2023
- Hail, August 16, 2023
- Drought, August 1, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2023
- Hail, July 14, 2023
- Hail, July 3, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Drought, June 27, 2023
- Blizzard, April 16, 2023
- Flood, April 11, 2023
- Ice Storm, April 4, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 16, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 5, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2023
- Ice Storm, February 27, 2023
- Blizzard, February 22, 2023
- Heavy Snow, February 21, 2023
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 3, 2023
- Ice Storm, December 14, 2022
- Heavy Snow, November 29, 2022
- Heavy Snow, November 17, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Drought, September 20, 2022
- Hail, August 2, 2022
- Hail, June 28, 2022
- Hail, May 18, 2022
- Hail, May 9, 2022
- Heavy Snow, April 6, 2022
- Ice Storm, March 29, 2022
- Ice Storm, March 1, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 21, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 18, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2022
- Drought, January 1, 2022
- Heavy Snow, December 28, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 26, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 5, 2021
- Drought, December 1, 2021
- Drought, November 1, 2021
- Drought, October 1, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 20, 2021
- Drought, September 7, 2021
- Hail, August 10, 2021
- Hail, July 26, 2021
- Hail, June 24, 2021
- Hail, June 11, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 29, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 23, 2020
- Heavy Snow, November 14, 2020
- Ice Storm, November 10, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2020
- Tornado, July 18, 2020
- Hail, July 18, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2020
- Hail, July 5, 2020
- Hail, June 21, 2020
- Heavy Snow, April 12, 2020
- Heavy Snow, January 17, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 30, 2019
- Heavy Snow, December 9, 2019
- Heavy Snow, November 30, 2019
- Heavy Snow, November 26, 2019
- Lakeshore Flood, October 21, 2019
- Hail, September 24, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2019
- Hail, July 26, 2019
- Hail, July 15, 2019
- Heavy Snow, May 8, 2019
- Heavy Snow, March 9, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 23, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 6, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Heavy Snow, December 26, 2018
- Flood, October 9, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 27, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2018
- Hail, August 3, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2018
- Blizzard, April 14, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 30, 2018
- Heavy Snow, February 24, 2018
- Heavy Snow, February 22, 2018
- Heavy Snow, February 19, 2018
- Heavy Snow, February 19, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 14, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2018
- Lakeshore Flood, October 26, 2017
- Hail, July 6, 2017
- Tornado, May 16, 2017
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2016
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 16, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2016
- Tornado, July 11, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2016
- Heavy Snow, April 7, 2016
- Heavy Snow, March 16, 2016
- Heavy Snow, February 2, 2016
- Heavy Snow, December 26, 2015
- Heavy Snow, December 23, 2015
- Heavy Snow, November 12, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2015
- Heavy Snow, December 15, 2014
- Heavy Snow, November 10, 2014
- Hail, July 22, 2014
- Hail, June 29, 2014
- Hail, June 24, 2014
- Heavy Snow, April 16, 2014
- Heavy Snow, April 3, 2014
- Heavy Snow, March 17, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 27, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2014
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 16, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 2014
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 21, 2013
- Heavy Snow, December 4, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2013
- Heavy Snow, May 1, 2013
- Heavy Snow, April 22, 2013
- Heavy Snow, April 10, 2013
- Lake-Effect Snow, March 20, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2013
- Heavy Snow, December 9, 2012
- Heavy Snow, November 22, 2012
- Hail, July 2, 2012
- Flood, June 19, 2012
- Hail, June 6, 2012
- Hail, May 27, 2012
- Heavy Snow, February 28, 2012
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2012
- Heavy Snow, November 19, 2011
- Hail, September 12, 2011
- Hail, August 8, 2011
- Hail, July 30, 2011
- Hail, July 17, 2011
- Heat, July 16, 2011
- Tornado, July 1, 2011
- Hail, June 3, 2011
- Hail, May 30, 2011
- Frost/Freeze, May 26, 2011
- Heavy Snow, April 27, 2011
- Heavy Snow, March 22, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 28, 2011
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 6, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 20, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 11, 2010
- Heavy Snow, November 13, 2010
- Strong Wind, October 26, 2010
- Tornado, July 27, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2010
- Hail, July 10, 2010
- Hail, June 22, 2010
- Drought, June 1, 2010
- Drought, May 1, 2010
- Drought, April 1, 2010
- Drought, March 1, 2010
- Drought, February 1, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2010
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 6, 2010
- Drought, January 1, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 23, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2009
- Drought, December 1, 2009
- Drought, November 1, 2009
- Drought, October 1, 2009
- Drought, September 1, 2009
- Drought, August 1, 2009
- Drought, July 1, 2009
- Winter Storm, March 10, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2009
- Blizzard, December 13, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2008
- Blizzard, April 10, 2008
- Heavy Snow, April 1, 2008
- Heavy Snow, March 31, 2008
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 9, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2008
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 13, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2007
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 4, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2007
- Hail, September 21, 2007
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Hail, August 27, 2007
- Drought, August 1, 2007
- Hail, July 26, 2007
- Drought, July 1, 2007
- Hail, June 26, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2007
- Drought, June 1, 2007
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Bayfield CountyEvery warning in Bayfield 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.