Storm History: Polk County, Wisconsin

Events

520

Deaths

4

Injuries

18

Damage

$16 million

Episodes

331

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, June 23, 19522 deaths · 6 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 19532 deaths · 9 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here

• Thunderstorm Wind, September 12, 2005$4.1 million · 75 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 23, 19522 deaths · 6 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 19532 deaths · 9 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 30, 1977$2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 2001$800,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 19, 2011$515,000 · EF0 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 2017$500,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 2002$400,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 27, 2010$295,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• Tornado, July 10, 19662 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 30, 1968$250,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 8, 1973$250,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 26, 1984$250,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 27, 2012$120,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Tornado, August 7, 20101 injured · $100,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2016$100,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 2017$100,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 2017$100,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 17, 1996$99,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 21, 2010$75,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here

• Hail, July 27, 20233 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 30, 20242.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 26, 20142.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 11, 2001$800,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 8, 20002.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, August 11, 20232.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 20, 20102.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, May 17, 1996$99,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 12, 19952.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 28, 19912.38 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 31, 20182 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 11, 2017$100,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 23, 2001$20,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 13, 19952 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 9, 19612 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, May 10, 19532 deaths · 9 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 30, 1977$2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 3, 1983F4 · 6 events here
• Tornado, June 23, 19522 deaths · 6 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 15, 1980F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 1985F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 4, 1986F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 2017$500,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 10, 19662 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 1967$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 7, 1970F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 16, 1979F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 13, 1981F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 14, 1981F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 19, 1983F2 · 7 events here

Every tornado in Polk County, with its track

• Hail, June 19, 20261.5 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, June 10, 20261 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 17, 20261.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, April 1, 20261 event here
• Blizzard, March 14, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, March 10, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, January 5, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, December 28, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, December 25, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, December 9, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, November 29, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, November 25, 20251 event here
• Hail, June 19, 20251.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 15, 2025EF2 · 4 events here
• Hail, April 17, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 29, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, March 4, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 14, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, February 7, 20252 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, January 11, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, December 19, 20241 event here
• Hail, September 19, 20241.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 29, 2024EF0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 30, 20242.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 18, 2024EF1 · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 21, 20240.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 24, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 21, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, October 30, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 22, 20231 event here
• Hail, August 11, 20232.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 27, 20231 event here
• Hail, July 27, 20233 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 3, 20231 in hail · 3 events here
• Strong Wind, April 19, 2023$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 1, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, March 31, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, March 11, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, March 5, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, February 27, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 19, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 3, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, December 23, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, December 21, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 20221 event here
• Hail, June 27, 20220.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 11, 2022$2,000 · 1.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 9, 2022EF0 · 7 events here
• Tornado, May 9, 2022EF1 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 22, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, December 10, 20211 event here
• Tornado, July 28, 2021$25,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 20211.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, December 23, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, November 10, 20201 event here
• Hail, September 1, 20201.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 21, 2020EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 18, 2020EF0 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, January 17, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, December 30, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, November 30, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, November 26, 20191 event here
• Tornado, July 28, 2019EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 19, 2019EF1 · 5 events here
• Flood, March 15, 2019$18,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 9, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 7, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20191 event here
• Hail, August 31, 20182 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 3, 20181 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 29, 20181.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, April 13, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, March 30, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, February 24, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 2017$100,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 201752 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 11, 2017$100,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 16, 2017$500,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 18, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, September 20, 20161.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 19, 2016$500 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2016$100,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 20161 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 17, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, December 23, 20151 event here
• Flash Flood, September 17, 20151 event here
• Hail, July 13, 2015$5,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 201557 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 2015EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, November 10, 20141 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 3, 201461 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 26, 20142.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, April 16, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, April 3, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 2, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 27, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, December 2, 20131 event here
• Hail, August 6, 20131.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 17, 201356 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, May 31, 20131.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 201356 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, May 1, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, April 22, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, April 18, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, April 10, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, March 4, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, February 10, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, December 9, 20121 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 201256 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2012$10,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 27, 2012$120,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2012$6,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, April 15, 20120.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 28, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, December 31, 20111 event here
• Flash Flood, August 2, 2011$23,000 · 56 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 201152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 19, 2011$515,000 · EF0 · 5 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 18, 20111 event here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 20111 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2011$50,000 · 59 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, May 30, 20111 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 9, 201155 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 22, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, December 10, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, November 13, 20101 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 2010$25,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 21, 2010$75,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 13, 2010$10,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 201052 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tornado, August 7, 20101 injured · $100,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 27, 2010$295,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• Hail, July 20, 20102.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, July 14, 2010EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 201052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 23, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20091 event here
• Winter Weather, October 12, 20091 event here
• Tornado, August 8, 2009EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 200950 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 24, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 22, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 5, 20091 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 26, 20091 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, December 30, 20081 event here
• Hail, September 26, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 200862 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 25, 200860 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 19, 20081.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 11, 2008EF0 · 5 events here
• Hail, July 10, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 200852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 2008EF0 · 6 events here
• Winter Storm, April 10, 20081 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 1, 20081 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 31, 20081 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 17, 20081 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 20081 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20071 event here
• Dense Fog, November 19, 20071 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 30, 200752 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 20, 200750 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, August 13, 200778 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 11, 20070.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 8, 20071 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 200755 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 20, 20071.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 7, 20071.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2007EF0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 200754 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, February 23, 20071 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 16, 200652 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heat, July 31, 20061 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 200655 kt wind · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, March 12, 20061 event here
• Flood, October 4, 20051 event here
• Flash Flood, October 4, 20051 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 12, 2005$4.1 million · 75 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 20051.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 27, 20051 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 20, 200556 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 11, 2005F1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 7, 2005F0 · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, January 21, 20051 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20051 event here
• Hail, October 29, 20041.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 5, 2004F0 · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, August 21, 20041 event here
• Hail, August 8, 20041 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 200452 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 9, 20041 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 8, 20040.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 18, 200456 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, April 18, 200459 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 5, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, December 9, 20031 event here
• Winter Storm, November 22, 20031 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 200352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 20031 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 2002$400,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 20021.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, March 14, 20021 event here
• Winter Storm, March 8, 20021 event here
• Winter Storm, November 26, 20011 event here
• Heat, August 4, 20011 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20011 event here
• Heat, July 31, 20011 event here
• Hail, July 23, 2001$20,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2001$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 18, 20011.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 11, 2001$800,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 15, 200155 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 1, 2001F0 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 1, 20011 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 12, 20011 event here
• Winter Storm, January 29, 20011 event here
• Winter Storm, December 28, 20001 event here
• Tornado, August 14, 2000F0 · 2 events here
• Hail, August 8, 20002.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, July 8, 2000F0 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 30, 199965 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, July 29, 19991 event here

Earlier years, state by state:

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• 1991
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• 1989
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• 1987
• 1986
• 1985
• 1984
• 1983
• 1982
• 1981
• 1980
• 1979
• 1977
• 1973
• 1971
• 1970
• 1969
• 1968
• 1967
• 1966
• 1963
• 1961
• 1956
• 1953
• 1952

Tornadoes in Polk CountyEvery warning in Polk County since 1986Every county in Wisconsin

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.