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.
HeatJuly 2, 2012
Richland · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 2, 2012
Juneau · 1 killed · 25 injured ·
Excessive HeatJuly 2, 2012
Dane · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindMay 3, 2012
Dunn · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJuly 17, 2011
Columbia · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJuly 17, 2011
Sauk · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJuly 17, 2011
Marquette · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 1, 2011
Burnett · 1 killed ·
BlizzardFebruary 1, 2011
Racine · 1 killed ·
Winter StormDecember 11, 2010
Wood · 1 killed ·
WildfireApril 17, 2010
Trempealeau · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Cold/Wind ChillMarch 3, 2010
Washington · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 11, 2009
Sawyer · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 8, 2009
Sawyer · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 24, 2009
Brown · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 24, 2009
Florence · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 15, 2009
Chippewa · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 13, 2009
Sawyer · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 21, 2008
Green · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 21, 2008
Sheboygan · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 7, 2008
Jefferson · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 25, 2008
Kenosha · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 19, 2008
Bayfield · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 27, 2007
Dane · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 1, 2007
Sauk · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 7, 2006
Milwaukee · 1 killed ·
LightningOctober 2, 2006
Trempealeau · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
LightningJuly 24, 2006
Langlade · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindJune 29, 2005
Sawyer · 1 killed ·
Dense FogOctober 11, 2002
Ozaukee · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindJuly 30, 2002
Waushara · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
LightningJuly 21, 2002
Washburn · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 22, 2002
Milwaukee · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 20, 2002
Milwaukee · 1 killed ·
HeatApril 15, 2002
Milwaukee · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 22, 2001
Grant · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 31, 2001
La Crosse · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 31, 2001
Manitowoc · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 31, 2001
Juneau · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 20, 2001
Chippewa · 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.