153
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$6.6M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Pierce County, Wisconsin: 153 recorded events between 1977 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 75. That places the county #1,487 nationally and #44 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Pierce County, Wisconsin: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Pierce County is the 2000s, when 48 of the county's 153 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 Pierce County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 45.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,487 for this hazard and #44 within Wisconsin, putting it in the 52.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Pierce County with 54 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2025 | PRESCOTT | 59 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2025 | (RGK)RED WING REGIONAL AIRPORT | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2025 | SPRING VALLEY | 51 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2025 | ELLSWORTH | 51 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2025 | PRESCOTT | 51 | $0 |
| Aug 29, 2024 | BELDENVILLE | 56 | $0 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | RIVER FALLS | 50 | $0 |
| May 19, 2022 | ELMWOOD | 56 | $20K |
| May 19, 2022 | MARTELL | 65 | $0 |
| Dec 16, 2021 | DIAMOND BLUFF | 61 | $15K |
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
A storm survey determined a downburst hit the west side of Spring Valley. Numerous trees, sheds and power lines were blown down. A school gymnasium roof was damaged and a lot of the debris landed on houses and vehicles. A local resident stated that the severe winds persisted for several minutes.
A mesocyclone originated in Pierce County and caused widespread downburst damage across a 1.5 mile wide area. It knocked down many hundreds of trees, and partially removed the roof off of one house. The mesocyclone continued into Pepin County, where it continued to produce wind damage and then a tornado (see separate entries for Pepin County).
A ten mile long and three mile wide swath of damaging wind hit far northeast Pierce County. Several hundred trees were knocked down, with many across roads and power lines, and a few on houses and cars. A roof was partially blown off a house two miles southwest of Spring Valley. A barn was blown down four miles west-northwest of Spring Valley.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Pierce County, Wisconsin?
153 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Pierce County between 1977 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Pierce County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Pierce County measured 75.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Pierce 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 Pierce County, Wisconsin.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/wisconsin/pierce-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.