Storm History: Douglas County, Wisconsin
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Douglas 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
- 548
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $26 million
- Episodes
- 421
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 | 140 | 0 | 0 | $331,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 120 | 0 | 0 | $340,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 77 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Tornado | 53 | 0 | 0 | $965,000 |
| Drought | 41 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 31 | 0 | 0 | $2.0 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lake-Effect Snow | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 6 | 0 | 0 | $22 million |
| Lightning | 5 | 0 | 0 | $76,000 |
| Winter Weather | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | $11,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lakeshore Flood | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flood, June 19, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 25, 1999
- Flood, April 6, 2001
- Tornado, June 27, 1994
- Heavy Snow, March 16, 2023
- Tornado, June 30, 1968
- Hail, July 17, 2011
- Flood, April 11, 2023
- Hail, September 22, 2017
- Lightning, August 3, 2005
- Tornado, August 23, 1998
- Tornado, September 3, 1980
- Flood, October 9, 2018
- Hail, July 24, 1995
- Lightning, March 8, 2000
- Strong Wind, October 26, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 23, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2022
- Hail, August 16, 2023
- Hail, June 24, 2010
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, August 14, 2000
- Hail, July 26, 2021
- Hail, August 2, 2015
- Hail, August 14, 2000
- Hail, June 10, 1968
- Hail, July 17, 2011
- Hail, July 19, 2023
- Hail, September 22, 2017
- Hail, June 29, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2018
- Hail, June 29, 2015
- Hail, June 22, 2010
- Hail, September 21, 2007
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, June 29, 2026
- Hail, June 24, 2026
- Hail, April 17, 2026
- Ice Storm, April 3, 2026
- Heavy Snow, March 12, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 15, 2026
- Drought, January 1, 2026
- Heavy Snow, December 28, 2025
- Drought, December 1, 2025
- Heavy Snow, November 29, 2025
- Blizzard, November 25, 2025
- Drought, November 4, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2025
- Hail, June 20, 2025
- Hail, March 28, 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
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 22, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2024
- Hail, June 5, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 2024
- Heavy Snow, March 24, 2024
- 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 23, 2023
- Hail, July 19, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Drought, June 20, 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, January 3, 2023
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2022
- Ice Storm, December 14, 2022
- Heavy Snow, November 29, 2022
- Heavy Snow, November 17, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Hail, October 11, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Drought, September 20, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2022
- Heavy Snow, April 6, 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
- Heavy Snow, December 26, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 21, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 5, 2021
- Heavy Snow, November 13, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 20, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 7, 2021
- Drought, September 7, 2021
- Hail, July 26, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 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, December 29, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 23, 2020
- Heavy Snow, November 14, 2020
- Ice Storm, November 10, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2020
- Tornado, July 18, 2020
- Hail, July 18, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2020
- Drought, July 7, 2020
- Hail, July 5, 2020
- Heavy Snow, March 28, 2020
- Heavy Snow, January 17, 2020
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 9, 2019
- Heavy Snow, November 30, 2019
- Heavy Snow, November 26, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 30, 2019
- Hail, September 12, 2019
- Tornado, July 18, 2019
- Heavy Snow, May 19, 2019
- Heavy Snow, May 8, 2019
- Heavy Snow, March 9, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 6, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2019
- Heavy Snow, December 31, 2018
- Heavy Snow, December 26, 2018
- Flood, October 9, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 15, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 27, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2018
- Hail, June 17, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2018
- Hail, May 25, 2018
- Blizzard, April 14, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 30, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 5, 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
- Lakeshore Flood, October 26, 2017
- Flood, October 3, 2017
- Hail, September 22, 2017
- Hail, September 20, 2017
- Hail, July 25, 2017
- Lake-Effect Snow, March 13, 2017
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2016
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 18, 2016
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 16, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2016
- Tornado, July 11, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2016
- Hail, June 19, 2016
- Hail, June 5, 2016
- Heavy Snow, March 16, 2016
- Heavy Snow, December 26, 2015
- Heavy Snow, December 23, 2015
- Hail, August 2, 2015
- Hail, June 29, 2015
- Heavy Snow, November 10, 2014
- Hail, August 31, 2014
- Hail, July 22, 2014
- Hail, July 7, 2014
- Hail, June 29, 2014
- Heavy Snow, April 16, 2014
- Heavy Snow, April 3, 2014
- Heavy Snow, March 27, 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
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 2013
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 21, 2013
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2013
- Heavy Snow, December 4, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2013
- Heavy Snow, April 22, 2013
- Heavy Snow, April 10, 2013
- Drought, April 1, 2013
- Drought, March 1, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Heavy Snow, November 22, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Tornado, August 9, 2012
- Hail, July 2, 2012
- Flood, June 19, 2012
- Hail, May 27, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2012
- Heavy Snow, February 28, 2012
- Heavy Snow, November 19, 2011
- Hail, September 12, 2011
- Hail, August 8, 2011
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2011
- Hail, July 30, 2011
- Hail, July 17, 2011
- Heat, July 16, 2011
- Tornado, July 1, 2011
- Frost/Freeze, May 26, 2011
- Heavy Snow, April 27, 2011
- Heavy Snow, March 22, 2011
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 30, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 20, 2010
- Heavy Snow, November 29, 2010
- Heavy Snow, November 13, 2010
- Strong Wind, October 26, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2010
- Hail, August 7, 2010
- Tornado, July 27, 2010
- Hail, June 24, 2010
- Hail, June 22, 2010
- Drought, May 1, 2010
- Drought, April 1, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2010
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 6, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 23, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2009
- Drought, October 1, 2009
- Drought, September 1, 2009
- Drought, August 1, 2009
- Drought, July 1, 2009
- Hail, May 5, 2009
- Winter Storm, March 10, 2009
- Heavy Snow, February 2, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2009
- Blizzard, December 13, 2008
- Hail, August 28, 2008
- Hail, July 25, 2008
- Hail, June 20, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 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
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2007
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 4, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2007
- Hail, September 21, 2007
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Drought, August 1, 2007
- Drought, July 1, 2007
- Hail, June 7, 2007
- Drought, June 1, 2007
- Hail, May 14, 2007
- Drought, May 1, 2007
- Winter Storm, April 3, 2007
- Blizzard, March 1, 2007
- Blizzard, February 24, 2007
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 3, 2007
- Drought, February 1, 2007
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Douglas CountyEvery warning in Douglas 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.