Storm History: Iron County, Wisconsin
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Iron 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
- 441
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 9
- Damage
- $2.8 million
- Episodes
- 404
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Snow | 171 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 53 | 0 | 0 | $45,000 |
| Drought | 49 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lake-Effect Snow | 41 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 24 | 1 | 3 | $429,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 22 | 0 | 1 | |
| Winter Storm | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 13 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Ice Storm | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
| Flood | 3 | 0 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 2 | $1.0 million |
| Strong Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | $6,000 |
| Heat | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| High Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lakeshore Flood | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Surf | 1 | 1 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flood, April 12, 2002
- Lightning, August 27, 2013
- Tornado, July 7, 1970
- Tornado, July 27, 2010
- Hail, July 17, 2011
- Hail, May 18, 2022
- Hail, August 13, 2010
- Strong Wind, October 26, 2010
- Tornado, July 14, 1958
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2010
- High Wind, May 9, 2011
- Strong Wind, September 15, 2004
- Tornado, July 11, 2016
- Tornado, June 30, 1983
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Ice Storm, April 3, 2026
- Heavy Snow, March 14, 2026
- Heavy Snow, March 12, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 15, 2026
- Heavy Snow, December 28, 2025
- Blizzard, November 25, 2025
- Heavy Snow, November 8, 2025
- Hail, June 20, 2025
- Ice Storm, March 29, 2025
- Heavy Snow, March 4, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 22, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 4, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Hail, June 5, 2024
- Hail, May 18, 2024
- Drought, May 1, 2024
- Drought, April 1, 2024
- Heavy Snow, March 24, 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
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Drought, September 1, 2023
- Drought, August 1, 2023
- Drought, July 18, 2023
- Hail, July 3, 2023
- Heavy Snow, April 29, 2023
- Blizzard, April 16, 2023
- Ice Storm, April 4, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 28, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 16, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2023
- Blizzard, February 22, 2023
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2023
- Blizzard, December 23, 2022
- Heavy Snow, December 21, 2022
- Ice Storm, December 14, 2022
- Heavy Snow, November 29, 2022
- Heavy Snow, November 17, 2022
- Heavy Snow, November 13, 2022
- Heavy Snow, October 16, 2022
- High Surf, August 24, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2022
- Hail, May 18, 2022
- Heavy Snow, April 6, 2022
- Ice Storm, March 1, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 21, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 18, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2022
- Drought, January 1, 2022
- Heavy Snow, December 26, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 10, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 5, 2021
- Drought, December 1, 2021
- Drought, November 1, 2021
- Drought, October 1, 2021
- Drought, September 7, 2021
- Hail, August 10, 2021
- Hail, July 26, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 28, 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 23, 2020
- Ice Storm, November 10, 2020
- Heavy Snow, October 20, 2020
- Tornado, September 25, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2020
- Heavy Snow, April 12, 2020
- Heavy Snow, January 17, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 30, 2019
- Heavy Snow, December 9, 2019
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2019
- Heavy Snow, November 26, 2019
- Heavy Snow, November 10, 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
- Ice Storm, February 4, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 1, 2019
- Heavy Snow, December 31, 2018
- Heavy Snow, November 9, 2018
- Hail, August 31, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 27, 2018
- Hail, August 3, 2018
- Hail, June 17, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2018
- Blizzard, April 14, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 30, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 26, 2018
- Heavy Snow, February 24, 2018
- Heavy Snow, February 22, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 22, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2018
- Heavy Snow, December 4, 2017
- Lakeshore Flood, October 26, 2017
- Hail, May 28, 2017
- Heavy Snow, February 24, 2017
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 16, 2016
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 7, 2016
- Lake-Effect Snow, November 18, 2016
- Hail, August 22, 2016
- Hail, July 26, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2016
- Tornado, July 11, 2016
- Heat, July 8, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2016
- Heavy Snow, April 7, 2016
- Heavy Snow, March 16, 2016
- Lake-Effect Snow, February 7, 2016
- Heavy Snow, February 2, 2016
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 27, 2016
- Heavy Snow, December 26, 2015
- Heavy Snow, November 12, 2015
- Hail, July 30, 2015
- Heavy Snow, December 15, 2014
- Lake-Effect Snow, November 26, 2014
- Lake-Effect Snow, November 17, 2014
- Heavy Snow, November 10, 2014
- Hail, June 29, 2014
- Heavy Snow, April 16, 2014
- Heavy Snow, April 3, 2014
- Heavy Snow, March 17, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 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
- Lake-Effect Snow, November 26, 2013
- Lightning, August 27, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2013
- Hail, July 25, 2013
- Flood, May 1, 2013
- Heavy Snow, May 1, 2013
- Flood, April 30, 2013
- Heavy Snow, April 22, 2013
- Heavy Snow, April 10, 2013
- Drought, April 1, 2013
- Lake-Effect Snow, March 20, 2013
- Lake-Effect Snow, March 12, 2013
- Drought, March 1, 2013
- Lake-Effect Snow, February 18, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Heavy Snow, December 20, 2012
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Heavy Snow, November 22, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Hail, July 2, 2012
- Heavy Snow, February 28, 2012
- Heavy Snow, January 17, 2012
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2012
- Heavy Snow, January 1, 2012
- Heavy Snow, December 3, 2011
- Heavy Snow, November 19, 2011
- Hail, July 17, 2011
- Heat, July 16, 2011
- Frost/Freeze, May 26, 2011
- Tornado, May 22, 2011
- High Wind, May 9, 2011
- Lake-Effect Snow, February 6, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 28, 2011
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 11, 2011
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 6, 2011
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 25, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 20, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 11, 2010
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 4, 2010
- Strong Wind, October 26, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2010
- Hail, August 13, 2010
- Tornado, July 27, 2010
- Drought, July 1, 2010
- Drought, June 1, 2010
- Hail, May 25, 2010
- Drought, May 1, 2010
- Drought, April 1, 2010
- Lake-Effect Snow, February 23, 2010
- Lake-Effect Snow, February 14, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2010
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 6, 2010
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 1, 2010
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 31, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 23, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2009
- Drought, November 1, 2009
- Drought, October 1, 2009
- Drought, September 1, 2009
- Drought, August 1, 2009
- Drought, July 1, 2009
- Drought, June 1, 2009
- Drought, May 1, 2009
- Hail, April 24, 2009
- Lake-Effect Snow, April 19, 2009
- Drought, April 1, 2009
- Winter Storm, March 10, 2009
- Drought, March 1, 2009
- Heavy Snow, February 21, 2009
- Drought, February 10, 2009
- Heavy Snow, February 2, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2009
- Blizzard, December 13, 2008
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 5, 2008
- Lake-Effect Snow, December 3, 2008
- Lake-Effect Snow, November 16, 2008
- Lake-Effect Snow, November 8, 2008
- Hail, May 25, 2008
- Blizzard, April 10, 2008
- Heavy Snow, April 1, 2008
- Heavy Snow, March 31, 2008
- Lake-Effect Snow, February 17, 2008
- Heavy Snow, February 13, 2008
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 9, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2008
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 13, 2008
- Lake-Effect Snow, January 1, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2007
- Lake-Effect Snow, November 5, 2007
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Drought, August 1, 2007
- Hail, July 26, 2007
- Drought, July 1, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2007
- Hail, June 7, 2007
- Drought, June 1, 2007
- Hail, May 14, 2007
- Drought, May 1, 2007
- Lake-Effect Snow, April 6, 2007
- Winter Storm, April 3, 2007
- Blizzard, March 1, 2007
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Iron CountyEvery warning in Iron 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.