Storm History: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Events

1,113

Deaths

107

Injuries

443

Damage

$349 million

Episodes

832

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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• Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 19964 deaths · 15 injured · 1 event here
• Heat, July 29, 19994 deaths · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, March 12, 20174 deaths · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 20244 deaths · 1 event here
• Flood, June 13, 20223 deaths · $26,000 · 2.25 in hail · 7 events here
• Blizzard, February 1, 20113 deaths · 2 injured · $10,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 28, 20093 deaths · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 1, 20153 deaths · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 28, 20152 deaths · $5,000 · 1 event here
• Heat, July 21, 20012 deaths · 1 event here
• Heat, August 6, 20012 deaths · 1 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20062 deaths · 1 event here
• Heat, June 16, 20122 deaths · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 2, 20122 deaths · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 16, 20162 deaths · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 25, 20172 deaths · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 18, 20192 deaths · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20192 deaths · 1 event here
• Rip Current, August 8, 20202 deaths · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 14, 20222 deaths · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, June 21, 1997$79 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 2008$78 million · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 20251 death · $66 million · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 20101 death · $24 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 6, 19981 injured · $22 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 1998$19 million · 111 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 19, 2009$13 million · EF0 · 1 event here
• Lakeshore Flood, January 11, 2020$11 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 2, 2000$8.5 million · F1 · 6 events here
• Hail, April 13, 2006$8.0 million · 4.25 in hail · 7 events here
• Tornado, August 21, 2002$5.8 million · F0 · 5 events here
• Tornado, March 8, 200016 injured · $4.6 million · F1 · 4 events here
• Lightning, July 21, 1997$1.0 million · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 10, 19981 death · 1 injured · $1.0 million · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 2004$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 4, 2018$417,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, April 6, 1997$300,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 26, 19593 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 22, 1964$250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 3, 1964$250,000 · F3 · 2 events here

• Hail, April 13, 2006$8.0 million · 4.25 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, August 2, 20153.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Flood, May 14, 20013.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 20203 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 27, 19893 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 26, 19673 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 18, 2025$1,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 2022$6,000 · 2.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 15, 2017$2,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 20142.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, August 4, 19892.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 19732.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 13, 20223 deaths · $26,000 · 2.25 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, September 22, 20252 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 20172 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, August 22, 1964$250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 3, 1964$250,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 5, 1980F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 15, 1980F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 1988F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 1992F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 23, 2004F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 7, 19584 injured · $25,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 26, 19593 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 28, 1960F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 1962F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 22, 1962$25,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 8, 1963F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 30, 1968F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 29, 1969F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Milwaukee County, with its track

• Excessive Heat, June 30, 20261 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20261 event here
• High Wind, April 27, 2026$250,000 · 67 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 21, 20261 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 17, 2026$105,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 15, 2026$25,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 14, 2026$40,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 13, 2026$55,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Winter Weather, March 15, 20261 event here
• Blizzard, March 15, 20261 event here
• High Wind, March 12, 2026$50,000 · 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 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, 20252 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 20251 death · $66 million · 4 events here
• Flood, June 29, 2025$5,000 · 71 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, June 21, 2025$20,000 · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 21, 20251 event here
• Tornado, May 15, 2025$4,000 · EF2 · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, April 18, 2025$1,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, April 2, 2025$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 19, 2025$10,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 16, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 14, 202567 kt wind · 1 event 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
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 20251 death · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 8, 20251 death · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 5, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, December 19, 20241 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 13, 20242 deaths · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 2, 20241 death · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, November 27, 20241 death · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, November 21, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 26, 20242 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2024$500 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Rip Current, June 26, 20241 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Flood, June 25, 20241.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Debris Flow, May 24, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 7, 2024$3,000 · EF1 · 15 events here
• Winter Storm, March 21, 20241 event here
• Hail, March 4, 20241.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Winter Weather, February 15, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, January 22, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, January 22, 20241 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 20244 deaths · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 2024$80,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 8, 2024$4,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, October 31, 20231 event here
• Hail, August 24, 20231.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 23, 20232 events here
• Flash Flood, August 14, 2023$3,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 11, 2023$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 28, 2023$500 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, July 5, 2023$6,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 29, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2023$25,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 20, 2023$10,000 · 1 in hail · 8 events here
• Tornado, April 4, 2023$1,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, March 25, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, March 9, 2023$30,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, February 27, 2023$20,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 22, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20231 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, December 21, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, December 9, 20221 event here
• High Wind, November 5, 2022$10,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 5, 2022$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, November 4, 20221.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 12, 2022$15,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 25, 2022$24,000 · 56 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flood, September 11, 2022$15,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 2022$6,000 · 2.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 2022$10,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 21, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 14, 20222 deaths · 1 event here
• Flood, June 13, 20223 deaths · $26,000 · 2.25 in hail · 7 events here
• Flood, June 10, 20221.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Rip Current, May 23, 20221 death · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 14, 2022$7,000 · 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 28, 20211 event here
• High Wind, December 15, 2021$10,000 · 59 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 6, 20211 event here
• Lakeshore Flood, October 24, 20212 events here
• Hail, September 13, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 12, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 28, 20211 event here
• Hail, August 24, 2021$5,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2021$10,000 · 67 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 2021$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 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
• Frost/Freeze, December 27, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, December 11, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 2020$75,000 · 69 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 10, 2020EF1 · 1 event here
• Rip Current, August 8, 20202 deaths · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 2, 2020$50,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2020$5,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Rip Current, July 18, 20201 death · 1 event here
• Hail, July 7, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2020$8,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flood, May 17, 2020$40,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 20, 202061 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, April 7, 20203 in hail · 2 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 20201 death · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 20201 death · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 12, 20201 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 11, 20201 death · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 9, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, January 31, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20201 event here
• Lakeshore Flood, January 11, 2020$11 million · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 10, 20201 event here
• Strong Wind, November 27, 2019$10,000 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, November 10, 20191 death · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, November 10, 20191 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, November 6, 20191 death · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, November 6, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, October 30, 20191 event here
• Strong Wind, October 21, 2019$5,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 1, 2019EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 12, 2019$25,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 2019$7,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 19, 20191 event here
• Hail, July 2, 2019$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2019$4,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flood, May 28, 2019$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 201951 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, April 27, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, April 14, 20191 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, March 5, 20191 death · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, March 3, 20191 death · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 26, 20191 event here
• High Wind, February 24, 2019$2,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 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
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 3, 20191 death · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20191 death · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20192 deaths · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20191 death · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 18, 20192 deaths · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 29, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, December 28, 20181 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 28, 20181 death · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, November 29, 20181 death · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, November 25, 20181 event here
• Strong Wind, October 20, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, September 25, 2018$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 4, 2018$417,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 26, 2018$25,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 16, 2018$60,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Heat, July 4, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2018$8,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 20181 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2018$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heat, June 16, 20181 event here
• Lightning, May 14, 2018$30,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 2018EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 18, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, April 14, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, April 3, 20181 event here
• Strong Wind, March 31, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 5, 20181 event here
• Flood, February 19, 2018$1,000 · 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
• Winter Weather, January 12, 20181 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20181 death · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 25, 20172 deaths · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 4, 2017$7,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 3, 20171 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 15, 2017$10,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 20172 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 2017$2,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 20, 2017$6,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 10, 20171 in hail · 3 events here
• Lake-Effect Snow, March 12, 20174 deaths · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 8, 2017$40,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 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
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 20171 death · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 20171 death · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 19, 20161 death · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 18, 20161 death · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 16, 20162 deaths · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 20161 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 10, 20161 death · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 10, 20161 death · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 4, 20161 event here
• Hail, September 21, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 7, 2016$14,000 · 55 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 30, 2016$50,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2016$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heat, July 27, 20161 death · 1 event here
• Heat, July 21, 201629 injured · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2016$1,000 · 64 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 25, 20161.75 in hail · 5 events 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$30,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, February 29, 20161 event here
• High Wind, February 19, 2016$100,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 8, 20161 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 17, 20161 death · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 8, 20161 death · 1 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.