Storm History: Lafayette County, Wisconsin
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Lafayette 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
- 771
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 19
- Damage
- $42 million
- Episodes
- 631
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Weather | 128 | 1 | 5 | |
| Hail | 105 | 0 | 1 | $5.4 million |
| Tornado | 92 | 0 | 12 | $27 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 69 | 0 | 0 | $3.7 million |
| Dense Fog | 68 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 60 | 0 | 0 | $31,000 |
| Flood | 43 | 0 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| Flash Flood | 41 | 0 | 0 | $3.3 million |
| Heat | 33 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 27 | 1 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Strong Wind | 23 | 0 | 0 | $128,000 |
| Drought | 17 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| High Wind | 15 | 0 | 1 | $570,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | $14,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lake-Effect Snow | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, July 24, 2009
- Hail, April 13, 2006
- Tornado, April 16, 1967
- Tornado, May 15, 1998
- Tornado, June 16, 2014
- Tornado, July 4, 1994
- Flood, June 1, 2004
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2011
- Tornado, June 22, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 1998
- Tornado, June 12, 2008
- Flash Flood, May 16, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2005
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 18, 1996
- Tornado, May 8, 1988
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2017
- High Wind, November 10, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 1997
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, April 13, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2020
- Flash Flood, April 18, 2025
- Hail, April 3, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2022
- Hail, May 15, 2017
- Hail, June 16, 1973
- Hail, July 13, 2018
- Hail, April 18, 2002
- Hail, July 1, 1997
- Hail, August 10, 1983
- Flash Flood, April 19, 2023
- Hail, July 22, 2006
- Hail, June 4, 2005
- Hail, May 11, 2000
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, June 7, 1984
- Tornado, April 16, 1967
- Tornado, May 8, 1988
- Tornado, June 16, 2014
- Tornado, May 31, 1958
- Tornado, September 2, 1963
- Tornado, June 11, 1967
- Tornado, June 29, 1969
- Tornado, September 9, 1970
- Tornado, September 20, 1972
- Tornado, July 19, 1983
- Tornado, July 10, 1984
- Tornado, March 27, 1991
- Tornado, July 4, 1994
- Tornado, May 15, 1998
Every episode, newest first
- Excessive Heat, June 30, 2026
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2026
- Hail, June 24, 2026
- Tornado, June 17, 2026
- Tornado, June 10, 2026
- Tornado, May 15, 2026
- Tornado, April 17, 2026
- High Wind, March 31, 2026
- Blizzard, March 15, 2026
- High Wind, March 12, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2026
- Winter Weather, December 30, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 28, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 13, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 6, 2025
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2025
- Flood, July 11, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 21, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 18, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 14, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 5, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 19, 2024
- Winter Weather, December 14, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 26, 2024
- Tornado, July 15, 2024
- Flood, June 22, 2024
- Tornado, June 22, 2024
- Tornado, May 21, 2024
- Hail, April 27, 2024
- Winter Storm, April 2, 2024
- Winter Storm, March 21, 2024
- Tornado, February 8, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 22, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 22, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 8, 2024
- Winter Weather, December 30, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 23, 2023
- Tornado, July 28, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2023
- Flash Flood, April 19, 2023
- Winter Weather, April 16, 2023
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Winter Storm, March 25, 2023
- Winter Storm, March 9, 2023
- Ice Storm, February 22, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 21, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 14, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 9, 2022
- Hail, September 20, 2022
- Excessive Heat, August 6, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 21, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 14, 2022
- Hail, April 30, 2022
- High Wind, April 14, 2022
- Winter Weather, March 31, 2022
- Winter Weather, March 6, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 21, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 24, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 22, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 31, 2021
- Winter Weather, December 28, 2021
- High Wind, December 15, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 20, 2021
- Hail, August 24, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2021
- Tornado, July 28, 2021
- Winter Weather, March 15, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 6, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 4, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 16, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2020
- Winter Weather, December 27, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 11, 2020
- Winter Weather, November 24, 2020
- Tornado, August 10, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2020
- Hail, April 7, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2020
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 31, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2020
- Strong Wind, November 27, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 10, 2019
- Winter Weather, October 30, 2019
- Winter Weather, October 28, 2019
- Tornado, October 1, 2019
- Flood, October 1, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 12, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 3, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2019
- Winter Weather, April 27, 2019
- Flood, March 13, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 26, 2019
- High Wind, February 24, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 23, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 19, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 7, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 5, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 27, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2019
- Winter Weather, December 28, 2018
- Flood, October 8, 2018
- Flood, October 1, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 20, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2018
- Flood, September 1, 2018
- Hail, July 13, 2018
- Heat, July 4, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2018
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2018
- Tornado, June 26, 2018
- Heat, June 16, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 3, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 5, 2018
- Flood, February 19, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 5, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 3, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 25, 2017
- High Wind, December 4, 2017
- Hail, August 10, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2017
- Flood, July 20, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2017
- Tornado, June 28, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2017
- Hail, June 14, 2017
- Hail, May 17, 2017
- Hail, May 15, 2017
- Hail, March 23, 2017
- Lake-Effect Snow, March 12, 2017
- High Wind, March 8, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 6, 2017
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 16, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 3, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 23, 2016
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 18, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2016
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 10, 2016
- Winter Weather, December 4, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2016
- Heat, July 21, 2016
- Strong Wind, April 2, 2016
- High Wind, March 16, 2016
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 29, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 20, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 22, 2015
- Winter Weather, March 3, 2015
- Blizzard, February 1, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 9, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 8, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 2015
- Winter Weather, December 8, 2014
- Winter Weather, November 24, 2014
- Winter Weather, November 21, 2014
- Heat, July 22, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2014
- Tornado, June 16, 2014
- Hail, June 1, 2014
- Winter Weather, March 4, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 26, 2014
- Blizzard, January 26, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 24, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Winter Weather, December 31, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2013
- Winter Weather, December 19, 2013
- Winter Weather, December 8, 2013
- Dense Fog, December 3, 2013
- Winter Weather, November 25, 2013
- Hail, September 19, 2013
- Heat, August 30, 2013
- Heat, July 16, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2013
- Flood, June 22, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2013
- Hail, May 30, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2013
- High Wind, April 10, 2013
- Winter Weather, March 18, 2013
- Flood, March 11, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2013
- Winter Weather, February 26, 2013
- Winter Weather, February 21, 2013
- Winter Weather, February 7, 2013
- Winter Weather, February 3, 2013
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 27, 2013
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 21, 2013
- High Wind, January 19, 2013
- Dense Fog, January 11, 2013
- Blizzard, December 20, 2012
- Dense Fog, December 2, 2012
- Dense Fog, November 20, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Dense Fog, October 22, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Hail, September 4, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Dense Fog, August 26, 2012
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Lafayette CountyEvery warning in Lafayette 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.