Wisconsin Storm & Severe Weather History
Since 1996, Wisconsin has logged 40,846 severe-weather events — about 1,318 a year — with 268 direct deaths, 1,281 injuries and $3.4B in reported property damage.
By event type
Thunderstorm Wind9,74915 d$307.2M
Hail7,958—$1.1B
Winter Storm3,6922 d$7.6M
Winter Weather3,682—$3.0M
Heavy Snow2,1432 d$585K
Dense Fog1,61212 d$262K
Flood1,46210 d$273.2M
Drought1,433——
Strong Wind1,1799 d$4.0M
Flash Flood1,06913 d$1.2B
Cold/Wind Chill1,01289 d$161K
Tornado9047 d$486.4M
Heat89338 d—
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill6757 d$32K
Lightning66119 d$73.4M
Heavy Rain570—$1.8M
Events by year
19962026
Notable events (297)
Events with deaths, major damage, or a strong tornado — deadliest first.
High SurfAugust 24, 2022
Iron · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 12, 2022
Kenosha · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentMay 23, 2022
Milwaukee · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 24, 2021
Dunn · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentAugust 22, 2021
Racine · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 21, 2021
Racine · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 19, 2021
Racine · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 19, 2021
Racine · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 6, 2021
Vernon · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 24, 2020
Adams · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 18, 2020
Milwaukee · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindJune 2, 2020
Winnebago · 1 killed ·
WildfireApril 20, 2020
Trempealeau · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 17, 2020
Milwaukee · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 14, 2020
Milwaukee · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 11, 2020
Milwaukee · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillNovember 10, 2019
Milwaukee · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillNovember 6, 2019
Milwaukee · 1 killed ·
FloodJuly 20, 2019
Menominee (C) · 1 killed ·
FloodApril 18, 2019
Marinette · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
FloodMarch 29, 2019
Vernon · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillMarch 5, 2019
Milwaukee · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillMarch 3, 2019
Milwaukee · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 3, 2019
Milwaukee · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 1, 2019
Milwaukee · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 29, 2019
Milwaukee · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 28, 2018
Milwaukee · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillNovember 29, 2018
Milwaukee · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindJune 17, 2018
Sawyer · 1 killed · 3 injured ·
Flash FloodJune 17, 2018
Ashland · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 5, 2018
Racine · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 17, 2018
Rock · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 2, 2018
Brown · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 2, 2018
Florence · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 1, 2018
Dane · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 1, 2018
Fond Du Lac · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 1, 2018
Milwaukee · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 1, 2018
Barron · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 25, 2017
Fond Du Lac · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillNovember 16, 2017
Kenosha · 1 killed ·
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Counts are every logged event since 1996; the "notable" list is filtered to events with fatalities, major damage or a strong tornado. Damage is the reporting office's estimate. A record of past weather is not a forecast. See About the Data.