178
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
9
Direct injuries
$4.5M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Barron County, Wisconsin: 178 recorded events between 1966 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 80. That places the county #1,232 nationally and #28 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Barron County, Wisconsin: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Barron County is the 2010s, when 46 of the county's 178 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Barron County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 42.3% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,232 for this hazard and #28 within Wisconsin, putting it in the 60.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Barron County with 81 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2010 | CUMBERLAND | 70 | 0 | 8 | $100K |
| Jul 30, 2011 | HAUGEN | 56 | 0 | 1 | $10K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2025 | RICE LAKE | 50 | $0 |
| May 15, 2025 | (RDP)RICE LAKE REGIONAL AIRPORT | 56 | $0 |
| May 15, 2025 | (RDP)RICE LAKE REGIONAL AIRPORT | 56 | $0 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | CHETEK | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | CHETEK | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | CHETEK | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | CHETEK | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | CHETEK | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 27, 2023 | RICE LAKE | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 19, 2023 | RICE LAKE | 50 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Barron County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A storm survey was conducted and estimated the winds of 80 to 90 mph. Numerous large trees, up to 4 feet in diameter, were uprooted, snapped, or blown down on the west side of Prairie Lake. ||The damage was concentrated in a one mile swath from near 10th 1/2 Ave and 23rd street, north-northwest to 22nd 1/2 Street and 23rd near Lakewood Park. Almost all of the trees were blown to the north-northwest with some indication of a divergence signature on the west side of the storm damage. One of worst area of damage was at the Sandy Grove Resort where significant structural damage occurred to residences and cabins. ||There were also several lake homes that were severely damage from the fallen trees. No injuries were reported during this event that only lasted 30 seconds to a minute based on eyewitness accounts.
5 mile wide swath of damaging wind extended across much of Barron County. Numerous trees down, roof blown off house, trailers tipped over at RV Park, chopper box and semi truck blown over in Turtle Lake. Roof blown off barn 3 N Poskin. Semi truck blown over on eastern edge of Barron. Trees fell through roofs of houses 1 SW Cameron. Damage figure include totals from all storms in Barron County between 1640 and 1705.
Strong thunderstorm winds temporarily lifted the roof off a hangar building at the Cumberland Airport. Three walls of the hangar buckled as the roof settled back down. As a result the entire structure collapsed onto three airplanes stored in the hangar.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Barron County, Wisconsin?
178 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Barron County between 1966 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Barron County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Barron County measured 80.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Barron County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Barron County, Wisconsin.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/wisconsin/barron-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.