Storm History: Rock County, Wisconsin
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Rock 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
- 1,215
- Deaths
- 14
- Injuries
- 99
- Damage
- $131 million
- Episodes
- 864
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 | 236 | 0 | 1 | $9.3 million |
| Tornado | 187 | 0 | 10 | $86 million |
| Winter Weather | 142 | 3 | 65 | $2,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 119 | 1 | 1 | $3.2 million |
| Flood | 97 | 0 | 5 | $23 million |
| Flash Flood | 92 | 0 | 3 | $7.2 million |
| Dense Fog | 72 | 1 | 1 | |
| Winter Storm | 64 | 0 | 0 | $35,000 |
| Heat | 40 | 1 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Strong Wind | 35 | 0 | 2 | $128,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 29 | 2 | 0 | $2,000 |
| High Wind | 19 | 1 | 3 | $1.4 million |
| Drought | 17 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 14 | 3 | 5 | |
| Blizzard | 10 | 1 | 3 | |
| Lightning | 10 | 0 | 0 | $173,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lake-Effect Snow | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
- Excessive Heat, July 2, 2012
- Winter Weather, December 19, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2014
- Winter Weather, December 4, 2007
- Blizzard, December 11, 2010
- Heat, June 16, 2012
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2014
- High Wind, February 20, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 17, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 2019
- Dense Fog, January 5, 2021
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, April 17, 2026
- Tornado, June 22, 2024
- Flood, June 18, 1996
- Tornado, February 8, 2024
- Tornado, August 5, 2000
- Hail, April 13, 2006
- Tornado, June 1, 2000
- Hail, August 24, 1998
- Tornado, July 25, 2005
- Flood, June 1, 2004
- Tornado, April 11, 1965
- Tornado, March 27, 1991
- Flash Flood, June 17, 1996
- Flash Flood, August 5, 1998
- Flash Flood, August 22, 2007
- Tornado, June 25, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2011
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 1996
- Flood, May 24, 2004
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, September 7, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2004
- Hail, August 3, 1997
- Hail, July 27, 1989
- Hail, May 2, 2018
- Flash Flood, April 18, 2025
- Flood, October 23, 2001
- Hail, July 9, 1984
- Hail, August 29, 1984
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2014
- Hail, August 4, 1989
- Hail, July 20, 1980
- Hail, June 16, 1973
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, July 3, 1983
- Tornado, January 24, 1967
- Tornado, June 26, 1969
- Tornado, June 4, 1975
- Tornado, May 8, 1988
- Tornado, June 17, 1992
- Tornado, November 15, 1960
- Tornado, September 22, 1961
- Tornado, July 22, 1962
- Tornado, April 11, 1965
- Tornado, May 18, 1967
- Tornado, October 9, 1970
- Tornado, November 1, 1971
- Tornado, August 4, 1980
- Tornado, July 19, 1983
Every episode, newest first
- Excessive Heat, June 30, 2026
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2026
- Hail, June 24, 2026
- Tornado, June 10, 2026
- Tornado, April 17, 2026
- Tornado, April 15, 2026
- Flood, April 14, 2026
- Hail, April 2, 2026
- Blizzard, March 15, 2026
- High Wind, March 12, 2026
- Flash Flood, March 10, 2026
- Winter Weather, February 28, 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, January 14, 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
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2025
- Hail, August 16, 2025
- Flood, July 11, 2025
- Flood, June 29, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 21, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 18, 2025
- Winter Weather, March 19, 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, November 21, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 26, 2024
- Funnel Cloud, July 16, 2024
- Tornado, July 15, 2024
- Flood, July 14, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2024
- Flood, June 25, 2024
- Tornado, June 22, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2024
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Tornado, May 21, 2024
- Tornado, May 7, 2024
- Hail, April 16, 2024
- Flood, April 2, 2024
- Winter Storm, April 2, 2024
- Winter Storm, March 21, 2024
- Hail, March 4, 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2023
- Tornado, July 13, 2023
- Tornado, April 4, 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, January 28, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 27, 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
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 21, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 14, 2022
- Tornado, May 25, 2022
- High Wind, April 14, 2022
- Winter Weather, March 31, 2022
- Winter Weather, March 6, 2022
- Tornado, March 5, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 21, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 18, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 24, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 22, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 8, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 31, 2021
- Winter Weather, December 28, 2021
- High Wind, December 15, 2021
- Hail, September 7, 2021
- Tornado, August 9, 2021
- Hail, August 6, 2021
- Tornado, July 28, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 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
- Dense Fog, January 5, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 11, 2020
- Winter Weather, November 24, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 2020
- Hail, August 24, 2020
- Tornado, August 10, 2020
- Hail, July 7, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2020
- Hail, May 23, 2020
- Strong Wind, April 29, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 12, 2020
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 31, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 24, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2020
- Strong Wind, November 27, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 10, 2019
- Flood, November 1, 2019
- Winter Weather, October 30, 2019
- Winter Weather, October 28, 2019
- Flood, October 6, 2019
- Tornado, October 1, 2019
- Flood, October 1, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 12, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2019
- Hail, June 1, 2019
- Winter Weather, April 27, 2019
- Flood, April 1, 2019
- Flood, March 13, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 26, 2019
- High Wind, February 24, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 23, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 7, 2019
- Flood, February 6, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 5, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 27, 2019
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2019
- Winter Weather, December 28, 2018
- Winter Storm, November 25, 2018
- Strong Wind, October 20, 2018
- Flood, October 1, 2018
- Flood, October 1, 2018
- Flood, October 1, 2018
- Flood, September 20, 2018
- Flood, September 1, 2018
- Tornado, August 20, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2018
- Tornado, August 9, 2018
- Hail, July 13, 2018
- Heat, July 4, 2018
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2018
- Flood, June 16, 2018
- Heat, June 16, 2018
- Hail, May 2, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 14, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 3, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 5, 2018
- Flood, February 19, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 5, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 3, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 17, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 25, 2017
- High Wind, December 4, 2017
- Heavy Rain, August 16, 2017
- Hail, August 10, 2017
- Flood, July 20, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2017
- Tornado, June 28, 2017
- Hail, May 17, 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 11, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 3, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 23, 2016
- Winter Weather, December 19, 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 25, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 7, 2016
- Hail, August 18, 2016
- Hail, July 23, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2016
- Heat, July 21, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2016
- Hail, May 28, 2016
- Winter Weather, April 8, 2016
- Winter Weather, April 2, 2016
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2016
- High Wind, March 16, 2016
- Hail, March 15, 2016
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 29, 2016
- High Wind, February 19, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 20, 2015
- Hail, November 11, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 17, 2015
- Hail, September 3, 2015
- Hail, August 15, 2015
- Tornado, July 18, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 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, January 3, 2015
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Rock CountyEvery warning in Rock 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.