216
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$1.8M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Clark County, Wisconsin: 216 recorded events between 1964 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 79. That places the county #909 nationally and #18 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Clark County, Wisconsin: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Clark County is the 2010s, when 76 of the county's 216 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 Clark County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 44.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #909 for this hazard and #18 within Wisconsin, putting it in the 71.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Clark County with 79 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2005 | HUMBIRD | 61 | 0 | 1 | $5K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2025 | WITHEE | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2024 | EIDSVOLD | 60 | $60K |
| May 22, 2024 | VEEFKIND | 52 | $0 |
| May 22, 2024 | SIDNEY | 65 | $75K |
| Aug 11, 2023 | LOYAL | 61 | $0 |
| Aug 11, 2023 | LONGWOOD | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 14, 2023 | LOYAL | 61 | $5K |
| Jul 14, 2023 | WILLARD | 56 | $5K |
| Aug 3, 2022 | THORP | 50 | $30K |
| Dec 16, 2021 | WITHEE | 52 | $10K |
Other hazards here
More from Clark County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A path of wind damage occurred across southwest Clark County from east of Humbird to near Globe. Most of the damage was uprooted or snapped trees but the roof was ripped off a metal pole shed and a wooded power pole was broken.
Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off an out building northeast of Neillsville. In Neillsville, a one foot diameter tree and a telephone pole were blown down along with tree branches in various parts of the city. Power outages lasted several hours.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Clark County, Wisconsin?
216 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Clark County between 1964 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Clark County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Clark County measured 79.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Clark 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 Clark County, Wisconsin.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/wisconsin/clark-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.