Storm History: Dane County, Wisconsin

Events

1,787

Deaths

30

Injuries

342

Damage

$364 million

Episodes

949

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.

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• Lightning, August 22, 20073 deaths · 2 injured · $10,000 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 25, 20173 deaths · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 2, 19672 deaths · 5 injured · $25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, January 5, 20082 deaths · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, November 25, 20132 deaths · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 20, 20181 death · 2 injured · $37 million · EF0 · 7 events here
• Tornado, August 18, 20051 death · 23 injured · $35 million · F3 · 10 events here
• Tornado, March 27, 19911 death · 5 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 10, 19981 death · $750,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 6, 19971 death · $120,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 23, 20071 death · $20,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, July 10, 20091 death · $15,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 27, 20071 death · $10,000 · 2 events here
• Heat, July 29, 19991 death · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20071 death · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 18, 20081 death · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 24, 20081 death · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20111 death · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 2, 20121 death · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20181 death · 1 event here

• Tornado, June 12, 2008$78 million · EF1 · 10 events here
• Hail, April 13, 2006$67 million · 4.25 in hail · 24 events here
• Tornado, August 20, 20181 death · 2 injured · $37 million · EF0 · 7 events here
• Tornado, August 18, 20051 death · 23 injured · $35 million · F3 · 10 events here
• Tornado, June 17, 199230 injured · $25 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 16, 2014$19 million · EF3 · 5 events here
• Flood, June 17, 1996$13 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 2007$12 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 1, 2000$11 million · F2 · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 2006$10 million · 61 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, September 19, 2013$7.0 million · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, June 1, 2004$6.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 1996$4.0 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 19982 injured · $3.3 million · 111 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 2024$3.0 million · EF2 · 12 events here
• Tornado, June 8, 1984$2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 27, 19911 death · 5 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 23, 2006$2.3 million · F0 · 19 events here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 2000$2.3 million · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 1996$1.6 million · 1 event here

• Hail, May 11, 20114.25 in hail · 17 events here
• Hail, April 13, 2006$67 million · 4.25 in hail · 24 events here
• Hail, July 2, 19604 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 7, 20213 in hail · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 20043 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 3, 1997$7,000 · 3 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 18, 20252.75 in hail · 26 events here
• Hail, April 3, 20112.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, July 9, 19842.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 3, 19772.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 18, 19732.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 19682.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 2022$14,000 · 2.5 in hail · 16 events here
• Hail, May 15, 2017$500 · 2.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, August 4, 19892.5 in hail · 6 events here

• Tornado, April 21, 1974F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 3, 1983F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 1984F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 2, 19672 deaths · 5 injured · $25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 18, 20051 death · 23 injured · $35 million · F3 · 10 events here
• Tornado, June 4, 1975$25,000 · F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 7, 1980F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 8, 1984$2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 1985$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 19881 injured · $275,000 · F3 · 6 events here
• Tornado, June 17, 199230 injured · $25 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 23, 2004$1.5 million · F3 · 6 events here
• Tornado, January 7, 2008EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 16, 2014$19 million · EF3 · 5 events here
• Tornado, March 27, 19911 death · 5 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Dane County, with its track

• Excessive Heat, June 30, 20261 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20261 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 2026$167,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 10, 2026EF0 · 7 events here
• Tornado, May 15, 2026$1,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Lightning, April 24, 2026$20,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 14, 2026$1,000 · EF2 · 74 events here
• Tornado, April 13, 2026$525,000 · EF1 · 13 events here
• Winter Weather, March 15, 20261 event here
• Blizzard, March 15, 20261 event here
• High Wind, March 12, 2026$40,000 · 59 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 28, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, January 21, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, January 20, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, January 16, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, January 14, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, December 30, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, December 28, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, December 13, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, December 9, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, December 6, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 20251 event here
• Hail, August 16, 20252 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 16, 2025$18,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2025$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 23, 2025$27,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 21, 20251 event here
• Tornado, May 15, 2025$2,000 · EF2 · 32 events here
• Flash Flood, April 18, 20252.75 in hail · 26 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 14, 202567 kt wind · 3 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 14, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 5, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, December 19, 20241 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, November 21, 20241 event here
• Hail, September 21, 2024$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 26, 20242 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2024$9,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 2024$4,000 · 1.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 22, 2024$3.0 million · EF2 · 12 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2024$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 2024$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2024$4,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 21, 2024$1.2 million · EF1 · 27 events here
• Hail, May 20, 20241.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 12, 2024$8,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 7, 2024$4,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, April 27, 20241.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 16, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 2, 2024$8,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 21, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, February 15, 20241 event here
• Tornado, February 8, 2024EF2 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 22, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, January 22, 20241 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 2024$7,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 8, 2024$10,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 30, 20231 event here
• Hail, October 23, 20231.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 23, 20231 event here
• Tornado, July 28, 2023$35,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Flood, July 5, 2023$9,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, April 19, 20231.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Tornado, April 4, 2023EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 31, 2023$100,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 25, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, March 9, 20231 event here
• Ice Storm, February 22, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, February 9, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20231 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, December 21, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, December 14, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, December 9, 20221 event here
• Hail, November 4, 20221.25 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, September 20, 20221.5 in hail · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2022$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 6, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 2022$14,000 · 2.5 in hail · 16 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 21, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2022$1,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 15, 2022$10,000 · 87 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 14, 20221 event here
• Flood, June 13, 2022$61,000 · 2.25 in hail · 16 events here
• Hail, May 13, 2022$8,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 14, 2022$2,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 31, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, March 6, 20221 event here
• Tornado, March 5, 2022$290,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 24, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, February 21, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, February 18, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20221 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 24, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 22, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, December 31, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, December 28, 20211 event here
• High Wind, December 15, 2021$12,000 · 59 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 13, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 7, 20213 in hail · 10 events here
• Hail, August 27, 202152 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 24, 202161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2021$20,000 · 67 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 6, 2021$1,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 28, 2021$13,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Winter Weather, March 15, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, February 13, 20211 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, February 11, 20211 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 6, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, February 4, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 16, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 1, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, December 29, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, December 27, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, December 11, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, November 24, 20201 event here
• Hail, August 24, 2020$500 · 1.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 202059 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 7, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 2020$6,000 · 1.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2020$4,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2020$30,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 17, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, February 12, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, February 9, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, January 31, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, January 24, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, January 10, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, December 30, 20191 event here
• Strong Wind, November 27, 2019$10,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, November 10, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, November 6, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, October 30, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, October 28, 2019$5,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 1, 2019$107,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Flood, October 1, 2019$3,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 27, 20191 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 12, 2019$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 9, 2019$3,000 · 63 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 19, 201939 injured · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 3, 2019$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2019$3,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2019$19,000 · 61 kt wind · 6 events here
• Hail, June 24, 20191 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, April 27, 20191 event here
• Flood, March 13, 2019$53,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, March 9, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, February 26, 20191 death · 2 injured · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 24, 2019$1,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 23, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, February 19, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, February 17, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, February 7, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, February 5, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 18, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, December 28, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, December 12, 20181 event here
• Lightning, October 30, 2018$440,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, October 20, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, September 1, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 26, 2018$1,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 20, 20181 death · 2 injured · $37 million · EF0 · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, August 16, 2018$6,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 9, 2018$50,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 13, 2018$1,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Heat, July 4, 20181 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20181 event here
• Flood, June 16, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Heat, June 16, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 2018$50,000 · 0.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 2018EF0 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, April 18, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, April 14, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, April 3, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, March 5, 20181 event here
• Flood, February 19, 2018$10,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, February 12, 20181 death · 6 injured · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 5, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 3, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20181 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20181 death · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 25, 20173 deaths · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 4, 2017$5,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 7, 2017$250,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 16, 20171 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2017$43,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 2017$1.3 million · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 6, 2017$22,000 · 1.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 2, 20171.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 28, 2017$15,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 16, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 2017$18,000 · 1.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Heavy Rain, June 13, 20171 event here
• Hail, May 17, 2017$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 2017$500 · 2.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, March 23, 20171 in hail · 5 events here
• Lake-Effect Snow, March 12, 20171 event here
• High Wind, March 8, 2017$25,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 6, 2017$1,000 · 70 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, February 28, 20171 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, February 24, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, January 16, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, January 11, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, January 10, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, January 3, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, December 23, 20161 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 18, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, December 16, 20161 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, December 10, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, December 4, 20161 event here
• Lightning, October 12, 2016$4,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 21, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 19, 20162.2 in hail · 19 events here
• Lightning, August 19, 2016$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 23, 2016$3,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 2016$27,000 · 1 in hail · 6 events here
• Heat, July 21, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2016$35,000 · 56 kt wind · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 2016$10,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2016$6,000 · 64 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 28, 2016$7,000 · 70 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 25, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 15, 2016$250,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, April 8, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, April 2, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 20161 event here
• High Wind, March 16, 2016$10,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, February 14, 20161 event here

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Tornadoes in Dane CountyEvery warning in Dane County since 1986Every county in Wisconsin

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.