Storm History: Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Eau Claire 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
- 450
- Deaths
- 8
- Injuries
- 32
- Damage
- $27 million
- Episodes
- 301
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 | 119 | 0 | 2 | $421,000 |
| Tornado | 114 | 6 | 20 | $17 million |
| Winter Storm | 63 | 0 | 8 | $3.5 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 46 | 0 | 1 | $709,000 |
| Flash Flood | 41 | 1 | 1 | $5.5 million |
| Heavy Snow | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| Heat | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $100 |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $108,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, September 12, 1982
- Flash Flood, September 10, 2000
- Winter Storm, March 22, 2011
- Tornado, July 15, 1980
- Tornado, May 10, 1953
- Tornado, June 4, 1958
- Tornado, June 16, 1979
- Flash Flood, September 20, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2005
- Tornado, April 10, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 1996
- Winter Storm, December 10, 2010
- Tornado, May 30, 1998
- Flash Flood, September 6, 2015
- Tornado, July 3, 1983
- Tornado, July 18, 1971
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2006
- Hail, May 24, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2009
- Lightning, June 8, 2015
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, August 24, 2006
- Hail, June 11, 2001
- Hail, April 18, 2002
- Hail, August 12, 1995
- Hail, June 17, 2021
- Hail, May 25, 2020
- Hail, September 4, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2006
- Hail, May 30, 1989
- Hail, August 5, 2019
- Hail, May 31, 2013
- Hail, May 26, 2012
- Hail, October 3, 2006
- Hail, August 9, 2005
- Hail, July 28, 2002
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, June 4, 1958
- Tornado, June 7, 1984
- Tornado, May 10, 1953
- Tornado, July 3, 1983
- Tornado, July 5, 1994
- Tornado, July 15, 1980
- Tornado, May 26, 1959
- Tornado, June 5, 1980
- Tornado, June 17, 1992
- Tornado, August 29, 1992
- Tornado, May 15, 1998
- Tornado, July 18, 1971
- Tornado, September 21, 1970
- Tornado, June 16, 1979
- Tornado, June 14, 1981
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, June 19, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2026
- Flash Flood, April 13, 2026
- Ice Storm, April 1, 2026
- Blizzard, March 14, 2026
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2026
- Winter Weather, February 18, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 4, 2026
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 25, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 22, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2025
- Winter Weather, November 29, 2025
- Winter Storm, November 25, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2025
- Tornado, May 15, 2025
- Tornado, April 28, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 19, 2024
- Tornado, August 29, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2024
- Tornado, May 21, 2024
- Hail, May 18, 2024
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2024
- Winter Weather, October 30, 2023
- Hail, July 3, 2023
- Winter Storm, April 16, 2023
- Winter Weather, March 9, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 27, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2023
- Winter Weather, December 23, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 21, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2022
- Tornado, May 9, 2022
- Tornado, December 15, 2021
- High Wind, December 15, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 10, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2021
- Tornado, July 28, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2021
- Hail, June 17, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, October 20, 2020
- Hail, August 24, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2020
- Hail, May 25, 2020
- Winter Storm, April 12, 2020
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2020
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 30, 2019
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2019
- Hail, August 5, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2019
- Winter Storm, April 10, 2019
- Flood, March 15, 2019
- Winter Storm, March 9, 2019
- Blizzard, February 24, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 7, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 5, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 27, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2018
- Hail, August 3, 2018
- Hail, June 17, 2018
- Hail, June 15, 2018
- Hail, May 25, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 13, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 3, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2018
- Hail, June 16, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 17, 2017
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2017
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 20, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2016
- Hail, June 10, 2016
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 17, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 8, 2015
- Flash Flood, September 6, 2015
- Tornado, July 18, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2015
- Lightning, June 8, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 10, 2014
- Hail, August 18, 2014
- Tornado, July 7, 2014
- Hail, June 17, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Hail, August 6, 2013
- Tornado, July 22, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2013
- Hail, May 31, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2013
- Winter Storm, May 1, 2013
- Winter Storm, April 10, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 10, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 19, 2012
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2012
- Hail, September 4, 2012
- Hail, June 19, 2012
- Hail, May 26, 2012
- Hail, May 24, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2011
- Tornado, July 19, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2011
- Hail, May 9, 2011
- Tornado, April 10, 2011
- Winter Storm, March 22, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 10, 2010
- Flood, September 23, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2009
- Winter Weather, October 12, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2009
- Hail, April 24, 2009
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2009
- Hail, July 19, 2008
- Tornado, May 25, 2008
- Hail, May 17, 2008
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2008
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2007
- Dense Fog, November 19, 2007
- Hail, September 13, 2007
- Hail, July 26, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2007
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2007
- Heavy Snow, January 14, 2007
- Heavy Snow, November 9, 2006
- Hail, October 3, 2006
- Hail, August 24, 2006
- Heat, July 31, 2006
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2006
- Hail, June 24, 2006
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2006
- Hail, August 9, 2005
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2005
- Hail, June 29, 2005
- Hail, June 20, 2005
- Tornado, June 7, 2005
- Winter Storm, March 18, 2005
- Winter Storm, February 19, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2005
- Strong Wind, December 12, 2004
- Hail, July 31, 2004
- Hail, June 23, 2004
- Hail, May 9, 2004
- High Wind, April 18, 2004
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2004
- Hail, July 31, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2002
- Hail, July 30, 2002
- Hail, July 28, 2002
- Hail, May 8, 2002
- Hail, April 18, 2002
- Winter Storm, March 14, 2002
- Winter Storm, March 8, 2002
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2002
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2002
- Heat, August 4, 2001
- Heat, August 1, 2001
- Heat, July 31, 2001
- Hail, June 18, 2001
- Hail, June 11, 2001
- Hail, April 23, 2001
- Heavy Snow, March 12, 2001
- Heavy Snow, February 7, 2001
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2001
- Hail, September 11, 2000
- Flash Flood, September 10, 2000
- Tornado, July 26, 2000
- Hail, June 1, 2000
- Heavy Snow, January 12, 2000
- Hail, August 12, 1999
- Hail, July 30, 1999
- Heat, July 29, 1999
- Heat, July 23, 1999
- Hail, June 6, 1999
- Tornado, June 5, 1999
- Winter Storm, March 8, 1999
- Hail, September 25, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 1998
- Tornado, May 30, 1998
- Tornado, May 15, 1998
- Hail, March 29, 1998
- Ice Storm, January 4, 1998
- Hail, October 6, 1997
- Tornado, July 5, 1997
- Tornado, July 1, 1997
- Funnel Cloud, June 30, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 1997
- Tornado, June 15, 1997
- Hail, June 5, 1997
- Flood, April 3, 1997
- Winter Storm, March 13, 1997
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 1997
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 1997
- Heavy Snow, December 23, 1996
- Heavy Snow, November 23, 1996
- Heavy Snow, November 20, 1996
- Ice Storm, November 15, 1996
- Hail, August 25, 1996
- Hail, August 25, 1996
- Hail, August 25, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 1996
- Heavy Snow, March 24, 1996
- Winter Weather, February 8, 1996
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 1996
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 31, 1996
- Blizzard, January 29, 1996
- Blizzard, January 26, 1996
- Heavy Snow, January 18, 1996
- Ice Storm, January 17, 1996
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Eau Claire CountyEvery warning in Eau Claire 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.