Thunderstorm Wind in Wisconsin
Every thunderstorm wind event the National Weather Service has filed in Wisconsin, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
The most significant on the map
The most significant thunderstorm wind episodes in Wisconsin.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 13,005
- Deaths
- 20
- Injuries
- 254
- Damage
- $366 million
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 7, 1984
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, April 4, 1981
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, April 27, 1984
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, April 11, 1965
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, July 15, 1980
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, June 8, 1985
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, July 30, 1977
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, August 19, 1968
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, August 12, 1985
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, August 29, 1992
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, August 18, 2005The largest single-day tornado outbreak in Wisconsin recorded history for south-central and southeast Wisconsin occurred on August 18, 2005. Sixteen tornadoes were documented on this day in south-central and southeast Wisconsin, a new single-day record.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, July 3, 1983
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, June 17, 1992
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, August 16, 1963
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Wisconsin, May 31, 1998During the early morning hours of Sunday, May 31st, southcentral and southeast Wisconsin experienced an unprecedented, widespread downburst wind event known as a "derecho." Incredibly powerful, hurricane-force straight-line winds, with peak gusts of 100 to 128 mph tore through…
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, June 23, 2004Two rounds of severe weather affected parts of south-central and southeast Wisconsin on June 23rd, with the second round featuring 8 tornadoes, large hail (up to golf-ball size), and powerful straight-line downburst winds.
- Flood and Hail in Wisconsin, June 13, 2022A supercell thunderstorm formed north of a warm front and tracked east across much of southern WI. A swath of destructive hail and sporadic wind damage occurred. More specifically, vehicle, shingle, siding, gutter, and window screen damage.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, July 5, 1994Scattered severe thunderstorms generated damaging winds and hail up to the size of baseballs across west-central, central and east-central Wisconsin. In Eau Claire (Eau Claire County) powerful winds toppled trees which damaged two homes and a car.
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Wisconsin, July 11 to 14, 2016Thunderstorms brought heavy rain to northwest Wisconsin early Monday, July 11th which helped to saturate the soil. During the day a strong low level jet pumped very moist air into the region.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, January 7, 2008Very rare, mid-winter, severe storms affected parts of south-central and southeast Wisconsin on January 7th - in the form of two tornadoes and scattered, large, hailstones, and downburst winds.
- Flood and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, June 20, 2012Three people were killed in two separate accidents when they unknowingly drove their vehicles into a 12 to 15 foot deep washout area. The washout occurred southwest of Willard (Clark County) on County Highway M where it crossed Scott Creek.
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Wisconsin, June 16 to 18, 2018Multiple rounds of thunderstorms along a stationary boundary starting Friday, June 15th, and persisting through the day June 16th, acted to saturate soils across northwest Wisconsin. Another round of training storms developed the night of the 16th, fed by a moist low-level jet.
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, July 30 to 31, 1999A mesoscale convective system moved across north-central, central and northeast Wisconsin during the evening of July 30, 1999. Thunderstorm wind gusts over 70 mph (and possibly as high as 100 mph) produced significant damage across the far north-central part of the state.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Wisconsin, July 16, 1997Severe thunderstorms affected much of northern, central and east-central Wisconsin during the afternoon and evening of July 16 with tornadoes, downburst winds and large hail.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, May 8, 1988
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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.