176
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$4.2M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Lafayette County, Wisconsin: 176 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #1,255 nationally and #30 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Lafayette County, Wisconsin: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Lafayette County is the 2010s, when 49 of the county's 176 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 Lafayette County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 50.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,255 for this hazard and #30 within Wisconsin, putting it in the 60.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Lafayette County with 51 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 14, 2018 | GRATIOT | 70 | 0 | 1 | $200K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2025 | ELK GROVE | 61 | $15K |
| Jul 11, 2025 | SHULLSBURG | 69 | $2K |
| Jul 11, 2025 | SEYMOUR CORNERS | 54 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | BENTON | 58 | $0 |
| Jul 15, 2024 | BENTON | 50 | $2K |
| May 22, 2024 | DARLINGTON | 50 | $1K |
| May 22, 2024 | DUNBARTON | 87 | $10K |
| May 22, 2024 | DUNBARTON | 78 | $50K |
| May 22, 2024 | GRATIOT | 61 | $7K |
| Jul 26, 2023 | BELMONT | 56 | $20K |
Other hazards here
More from Lafayette County
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Law enforcement reported damage in a 15-mile wide swath from southwest of Belmont to Woodford from thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 75 mph (65 knots). Downed trees blocked roads and fallen power lines caused power outages in the towns of Belmont, Argyle and Darlington. Six homes were damaged, and a 100-year-old 38 foot by 100 foot barn was flattened on a farm near Argyle, damaging a tractor inside.
Three pole barns and one small barn all located southwest of Belmont suffered severe damage with the lost of the roofs and some walls collapsed. Large trees uprooted and snapped in Belmont. Trees down on one house causing severe roof damage and a couple mobile homes suffering minor damage from fallen trees or the high winds. Scattered trees and power lines were reported down throughout the remainder of the county.
Multiple grain and fertilizer bins blown over or collapsed. The roof and wall on one end of a pole barn severely damaged with the debris damaging a home and cattle building. Minor damage to a home when a swing set was blown into it. A portion of the roof to a small and old shed pealed off. Another small shed blown over. An uprooted tree.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Lafayette County, Wisconsin?
176 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Lafayette County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Lafayette County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Lafayette County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Lafayette 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 Lafayette County, Wisconsin.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/wisconsin/lafayette-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.