Thunderstorm Wind in Florence County, Wisconsin

Thunderstorm Wind in Florence County, Wisconsin: 47 recorded events between 1986 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 65. That places the county #2,747 nationally and #71 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Florence County is the 2010s, when 15 of the county's 47 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 Florence County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 57.3% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,747 for this hazard and #71 within Wisconsin, putting it in the 13.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Florence County with 19 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.

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Florence County, Wisconsin?

47 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Florence County between 1986 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Florence County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Florence County measured 65.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Florence 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.