Storm History: Jefferson County, Wisconsin

Events

1,097

Deaths

15

Injuries

72

Damage

$206 million

Episodes

794

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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• Tornado, April 11, 19653 deaths · 28 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, January 24, 20202 deaths · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 7, 20081 death · 1 injured · $30,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, April 11, 20071 death · $10,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, November 24, 20081 death · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 26, 20091 death · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 20, 20101 death · 3 injured · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 29, 20111 death · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 20161 death · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 2, 20171 death · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, November 24, 20201 death · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20231 death · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, June 8, 2008$137 million · 65 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flood, June 1, 2004$23 million · 1 event here
• Hail, April 13, 2006$13 million · 4.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Flood, June 17, 1996$8.3 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 19988 injured · $2.9 million · 111 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 11, 19653 deaths · 28 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 28, 19862 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 27, 1991$2.5 million · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 1, 2000$1.2 million · F2 · 7 events here
• High Wind, November 10, 19982 injured · $1.1 million · 1 event here
• Flood, May 24, 2004$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 16, 2018$949,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 19, 1997$650,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 21, 2010$645,000 · EF2 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 2007$600,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 18, 2005$504,000 · F3 · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 19961 injured · $400,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 2023$400,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 2, 2000$325,000 · F1 · 3 events here
• Flood, May 14, 2001$300,000 · 3.75 in hail · 4 events here

• Hail, May 11, 20114.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 13, 2006$13 million · 4.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, July 2, 19604 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 14, 2001$300,000 · 3.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, September 7, 20213 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 2004$50,000 · 3 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 2, 2018$20,000 · 2.9 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 18, 20252.75 in hail · 13 events here
• Hail, April 3, 20112.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 9, 19842.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 2022$3,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 2017$500 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 2014$10,000 · 2.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, August 9, 19952.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, August 4, 19892.5 in hail · 4 events here

• Tornado, April 3, 1956F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 4, 1975F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 5, 1980$275,000 · F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 1988$250,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 23, 2004$160,000 · F3 · 5 events here
• Tornado, August 18, 2005$504,000 · F3 · 9 events here
• Tornado, April 11, 19653 deaths · 28 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 14, 1961F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 17, 1962F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 23, 1966F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 1967F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 1977F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 1978F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 9, 1979$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 1980F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Jefferson County, with its track

• Excessive Heat, June 30, 20261 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20261 event here
• Tornado, June 10, 2026EF0 · 3 events here
• Flood, May 1, 2026$2,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, April 14, 2026$2,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 14, 2026$40,000 · EF2 · 10 events here
• Tornado, April 13, 2026$211,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Blizzard, March 15, 20261 event here
• High Wind, March 12, 2026$10,000 · 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 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, January 10, 20261 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, September 22, 2025$2,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2025$2,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 21, 20251 event here
• Tornado, May 15, 2025EF2 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 18, 20252.75 in hail · 13 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 14, 202567 kt wind · 5 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 event here
• Winter Weather, November 21, 20243 injured · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 26, 20242 events here
• Flood, July 1, 2024$2,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, June 22, 2024$1,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 2024$31,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2024$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 5, 2024$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 2024$20,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 2024$19,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, April 2, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, March 21, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, February 15, 20241 event here
• Tornado, February 8, 2024EF2 · 2 events 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$15,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 8, 2024$3,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 30, 20231 event here
• Hail, October 23, 20231.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 24, 2023$11,000 · 1.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 23, 20231 event here
• Tornado, July 28, 2023$70,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• Hail, July 22, 2023$6,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2023$25,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 19, 20231.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 15, 20230.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 4, 2023EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 2023$400,000 · EF1 · 2 events 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 death · 1 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
• Tornado, October 12, 2022$12,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 25, 2022$10,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 2022$3,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 21, 20221 event here
• Flood, June 15, 2022$8,000 · 87 kt wind · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 14, 20221 event here
• Flood, June 13, 2022$19,000 · 2.25 in hail · 9 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
• 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
• 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$15,000 · 59 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 7, 20213 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 7, 2021$7,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, August 6, 2021$8,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 28, 2021EF1 · 4 events here
• Hail, June 11, 20210.88 in hail · 1 event 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 1, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, December 29, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, December 11, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, November 24, 20201 death · 1 event 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, 20202 deaths · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, January 11, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, January 10, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, December 30, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, December 14, 20191 event here
• Strong Wind, November 27, 2019$5,000 · 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, 20191 event here
• Flood, October 6, 2019$7,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 1, 2019EF1 · 2 events here
• Flood, October 1, 2019$7,000 · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 19, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2019$12,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2019$10,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, April 27, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, April 14, 20191 event here
• Flood, April 1, 2019$4,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, March 13, 2019$26,000 · 4 events here
• Winter Weather, March 9, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, February 26, 20191 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 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
• Strong Wind, October 20, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, October 8, 2018$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, October 1, 2018$4,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 20, 2018$26,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, September 1, 2018$26,000 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 27, 2018$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 26, 2018$6,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 16, 2018$949,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Heat, July 4, 20181 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20181 event here
• Heat, June 16, 20181 event here
• Flood, May 14, 2018$2,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 2018$20,000 · 2.9 in hail · 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$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 11, 20181 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 22, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20181 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20181 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 25, 20171 event here
• High Wind, December 4, 2017$4,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 3, 20171 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 15, 2017$6,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 20171.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 6, 20171.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 1, 20170.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 28, 2017$20,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 2017$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 17, 2017$39,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, May 15, 2017$500 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 10, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 23, 20171 in hail · 2 events here
• Lake-Effect Snow, March 12, 20171 event here
• High Wind, March 8, 2017$15,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 6, 2017$6,000 · 70 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, March 2, 20171 death · 1 event 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
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 25, 2016$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 2016$10,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Heat, July 21, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2016$2,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 2016$75,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2016$30,000 · 64 kt wind · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, May 15, 20161 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$8,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 6, 2016$150,000 · 0.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, February 29, 20161 event here
• High Wind, February 19, 2016$25,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 20161 death · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 28, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, November 20, 20151 event here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 2015$10,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2015$5,000 · 87 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 3, 20151.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 22, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, March 3, 20151 event here
• Blizzard, February 1, 20151 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 9, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 8, 20151 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 3, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, December 8, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, November 28, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, November 24, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, November 21, 20141 event here
• Heat, July 22, 20141 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2014$1,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 2014$5,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 17, 2014$5,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 2014$10,000 · 2.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Winter Weather, March 4, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, February 13, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, January 26, 20141 event here
• Blizzard, January 26, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, January 24, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, January 10, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20131 event here

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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.