168
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$1.8M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Oneida County, Wisconsin: 168 recorded events between 1965 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 100. That places the county #1,340 nationally and #36 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Oneida County, Wisconsin: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Oneida County is the 2000s, when 44 of the county's 168 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 Oneida County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 47.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,340 for this hazard and #36 within Wisconsin, putting it in the 57.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Oneida County with 67 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, 1997 | RHINELANDER | 0 | 0 | 2 | $2K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2025 | HARSHAW | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 25, 2024 | RHINELANDER | 61 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2024 | MONICO | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 5, 2024 | (RHI)RHINELANDER ARP | 50 | $0 |
| May 22, 2024 | MONICO | 52 | $0 |
| Dec 16, 2021 | PELICAN LAKE | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 27, 2021 | RHINELANDER | 61 | $0 |
| Jun 10, 2021 | TRIPOLI | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 10, 2021 | WOODBORO | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 10, 2021 | MC NAUGHTON | 52 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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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
Thunderstorm winds downed a large number of trees and a number of power lines in the Town of Minocqua. Downed trees made roads impassable and caused thousands of customers in the Minocqua and Rhinelander areas to lose electrical service. Some homes sustained damage, mainly to their roofs, when trees fell onto them. The high winds also flipped or damaged a number of boats.
Thunderstorms produced wind near 60 mph on the northeast side of Rhinelander. The storms knocked trees down on three properties in the same neighborhood, causing minor damage to two homes, a car, and a fence. In addition, the top of a petroleum asphalt tank was partially ripped off at a nearby business.
A line of severe thunderstorms rolled across northwest and north-central Wisconsin dropping hail up to 2.00 inches in diameter, generating winds up to 66 mph and producing two small tornadoes. A tornado struck just west of Cumberland in Barron County destroying a barn, damaging a house and uprooting 14 large trees. Another tornado set down briefly 2.5 miles north of Kennen in Price County damaging a roof on an old barn and some trees. Intense thunderstorm winds struck the Cumberland area in Barron County causing $120,000 in damage to 3 barns and 15 homes. Elsewhere damage was limited to trees and power lines.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Oneida County, Wisconsin?
168 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Oneida County between 1965 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Oneida County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Oneida County measured 100.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Oneida 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 Oneida County, Wisconsin.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/wisconsin/oneida-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.