Storm History: Richland County, Wisconsin
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Richland 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
- 399
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 9
- Damage
- $34 million
- Episodes
- 299
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 105 | 0 | 0 | $655,000 |
| Tornado | 80 | 0 | 9 | $4.0 million |
| Winter Storm | 45 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 36 | 1 | 0 | $28 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 27 | 0 | 0 | $119,000 |
| Flood | 20 | 0 | 0 | $805,000 |
| Drought | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 6 | 0 | 0 | $8,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 5 | 0 | 0 | $232,000 |
| Ice Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2017
- Tornado, August 18, 2005
- Flash Flood, September 21, 2016
- Flood, August 28, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2000
- Flash Flood, September 3, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 16, 1996
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2013
- Tornado, May 8, 1964
- Tornado, September 3, 1964
- Tornado, May 8, 1988
- High Wind, November 10, 1998
- Tornado, July 13, 2015
- Hail, April 18, 2025
- Hail, July 28, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 31, 2000
- Hail, May 12, 2000
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, July 3, 1983
- Tornado, April 27, 1984
- Tornado, September 3, 1964
- Tornado, May 8, 1988
- Tornado, August 7, 2021
- Tornado, April 14, 2026
- Tornado, July 3, 1951
- Tornado, May 8, 1964
- Tornado, September 24, 1984
- Tornado, October 16, 1984
- Tornado, June 26, 1989
- Tornado, August 18, 2005
- Tornado, May 22, 2011
- Tornado, September 4, 2012
- Tornado, December 15, 2021
Every episode, newest first
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2026
- Tornado, April 14, 2026
- Tornado, April 13, 2026
- Winter Storm, March 14, 2026
- Winter Weather, February 28, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2026
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2025
- Tornado, May 15, 2025
- Hail, April 18, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 19, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 26, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2024
- Hail, June 24, 2024
- Hail, May 18, 2024
- Drought, May 1, 2024
- Drought, April 1, 2024
- Drought, March 1, 2024
- Hail, February 8, 2024
- Drought, February 1, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 8, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Winter Weather, November 25, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Drought, September 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 22, 2023
- Hail, August 11, 2023
- Drought, August 1, 2023
- Hail, July 28, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Drought, June 20, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 9, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 21, 2022
- Heavy Snow, December 9, 2022
- Tornado, June 15, 2022
- High Wind, December 15, 2021
- Tornado, December 15, 2021
- Tornado, September 20, 2021
- Tornado, August 7, 2021
- Drought, June 22, 2021
- Hail, June 2, 2020
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2020
- Tornado, July 20, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2019
- Flood, March 13, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 27, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 18, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 31, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 3, 2018
- Flood, August 28, 2018
- Flood, July 13, 2018
- Hail, June 30, 2018
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2018
- Flood, May 3, 2018
- Heavy Snow, April 18, 2018
- Hail, April 13, 2018
- Flood, February 19, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2017
- Flood, July 19, 2017
- Tornado, May 17, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2017
- Heavy Snow, December 10, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 21, 2016
- Hail, September 19, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 6, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2016
- Tornado, July 5, 2016
- Hail, May 25, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2015
- Tornado, July 13, 2015
- Tornado, June 22, 2015
- Heavy Snow, March 22, 2015
- Tornado, June 29, 2014
- Hail, May 7, 2014
- Flood, April 13, 2014
- Flood, April 12, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Heavy Snow, December 22, 2013
- Flood, September 19, 2013
- Drought, September 10, 2013
- Hail, August 1, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2013
- Flood, June 12, 2013
- Flood, May 30, 2013
- Tornado, May 29, 2013
- Funnel Cloud, May 22, 2013
- Flood, May 19, 2013
- Hail, April 29, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 4, 2013
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2013
- Winter Storm, January 27, 2013
- Blizzard, December 19, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Tornado, September 4, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2012
- Drought, July 10, 2012
- Heat, July 2, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2011
- Hail, June 8, 2011
- Tornado, May 22, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Winter Weather, December 29, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 20, 2010
- Blizzard, December 10, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 3, 2010
- High Wind, October 26, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2010
- Flood, August 9, 2010
- Tornado, July 14, 2010
- Tornado, June 23, 2010
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2010
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2010
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 10, 2009
- Blizzard, December 8, 2009
- Tornado, July 27, 2009
- Ice Storm, March 8, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2009
- Winter Weather, January 3, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 20, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2008
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2008
- Hail, July 25, 2008
- Hail, July 10, 2008
- Hail, June 28, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2008
- Tornado, June 7, 2008
- Heavy Snow, March 21, 2008
- Blizzard, February 17, 2008
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2007
- Hail, September 21, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 18, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2007
- Hail, July 3, 2007
- Winter Storm, April 10, 2007
- Tornado, March 31, 2007
- Hail, March 21, 2007
- Blizzard, February 24, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2007
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 2007
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2007
- Hail, October 3, 2006
- Hail, August 25, 2006
- Hail, August 24, 2006
- Hail, August 23, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2006
- Hail, July 9, 2006
- Hail, July 1, 2006
- Hail, June 6, 2006
- Tornado, May 24, 2006
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2006
- Tornado, August 18, 2005
- Hail, July 25, 2005
- Hail, June 29, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2005
- Winter Storm, March 17, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 4, 2005
- Hail, August 26, 2004
- Tornado, June 23, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2004
- Hail, April 17, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2004
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2003
- Hail, August 20, 2003
- Hail, July 31, 2003
- Hail, July 4, 2003
- Hail, June 28, 2003
- Hail, June 25, 2003
- Hail, May 10, 2003
- Winter Storm, April 7, 2003
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2003
- Hail, August 17, 2002
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2002
- Hail, May 30, 2002
- Hail, May 8, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2002
- Hail, April 18, 2002
- Hail, April 18, 2002
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2002
- High Wind, October 25, 2001
- Heat, August 1, 2001
- Heat, July 31, 2001
- Hail, June 17, 2001
- Tornado, June 11, 2001
- Hail, April 11, 2001
- Ice Storm, February 24, 2001
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2001
- Ice Storm, February 7, 2001
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2000
- Winter Storm, December 11, 2000
- Hail, September 10, 2000
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2000
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2000
- Tornado, June 1, 2000
- Hail, May 31, 2000
- Flash Flood, May 31, 2000
- Hail, May 12, 2000
- Heat, July 28, 1999
- Heat, July 23, 1999
- Heat, July 4, 1999
- Flash Flood, June 10, 1999
- Hail, May 16, 1999
- Winter Storm, March 8, 1999
- Winter Storm, January 1, 1999
- High Wind, November 10, 1998
- Hail, July 20, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 28, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 27, 1998
- Hail, June 20, 1998
- Tornado, June 18, 1998
- Hail, May 30, 1998
- Hail, May 12, 1998
- Flood, March 30, 1998
- Winter Storm, March 8, 1998
- Ice Storm, January 4, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 16, 1997
- Hail, July 1, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 1997
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Richland CountyEvery warning in Richland 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.