300
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
14
Direct injuries
$2.4M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in La Crosse County, Wisconsin: 300 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 109. That places the county #451 nationally and #7 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in La Crosse County, Wisconsin: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in La Crosse County is the 2010s, when 98 of the county's 300 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 La Crosse County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 45.0% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #451 for this hazard and #7 within Wisconsin, putting it in the 85.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in La Crosse County with 94 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 1998 | WEST SALEM | 54 | 0 | 13 | $20K |
| Jul 4, 2003 | LA CROSSE | 55 | 0 | 1 | $3K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2025 | HERRINGTON | 55 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2025 | (LSE)LA CROSSE MUNI | 57 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2025 | WEST LA CROSSE | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 13, 2024 | ONALASKA | 60 | $45K |
| Jul 13, 2024 | (LSE)LA CROSSE MUNI | 57 | $0 |
| Jul 13, 2024 | ONALASKA | 60 | $45K |
| Jul 13, 2024 | HOLMEN | 45 | $1K |
| Jun 6, 2024 | (LSE)LA CROSSE MUNI | 50 | $0 |
| May 21, 2024 | WEST SALEM | 50 | $0 |
| May 21, 2024 | (LSE)LA CROSSE MUNI | 55 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from La Crosse 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 just west of Holmen. A barn was destroyed, the wall ripped off another barn, metal roofing removed from an outbuilding, a large sign on three steel I-beams was flattened and numerous trees were snapped off or uprooted.
A path of straight line wind damage was found from the east of Lake Neshonoc to northwest of Bangor. Approximately 250 trees were damaged or uprooted, a barn was destroyed, another barn lost part of its roof and there was minor damage to a house and garage.
Numerous trees were blown down in Onalaska along Oak Forest Drive with some of these trees landing on houses. The Onalaska fire department responded to 21 calls because of the storm. There were scattered power outages throughout the city that affected around 700 customers.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in La Crosse County, Wisconsin?
300 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in La Crosse County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in La Crosse County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in La Crosse County measured 109.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for La Crosse 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 La Crosse County, Wisconsin.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/wisconsin/la-crosse-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.