138
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
3
Direct injuries
$716K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Price County, Wisconsin: 138 recorded events between 1968 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 76. That places the county #1,680 nationally and #51 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Price County, Wisconsin: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Price County is the 2010s, when 46 of the county's 138 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 Price County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 39.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,680 for this hazard and #51 within Wisconsin, putting it in the 46.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Price County with 44 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 31, 1999 | PHILLIPS | 76 | 0 | 2 | $500K |
| Jul 2, 1987 | 59 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2025 | LYMANTOWN | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 16, 2025 | LYMANTOWN | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 16, 2025 | KAISER | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | PARK FALLS | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | PHILLIPS | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | PRICE CO ARPT | 50 | $20K |
| Jun 25, 2024 | BRANTWOOD | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 25, 2024 | OGEMA | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 25, 2024 | PHILLIPS | 50 | $50K |
| Jun 25, 2024 | PRICE CO ARPT | 50 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Price County
- Hail 164
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Numerous large trees and tree limbs were blown down and snapped off. This damage was associated with a corridor of non-tornadic wind damage that extended from near County Highway W in far eastern Sawyer County into extreme western Price County along Price Lakes Road. A weak tornado then developed immediately northeast of this downburst wind damage along Price Lakes Road.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Price County, Wisconsin?
138 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Price County between 1968 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Price County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Price County measured 76.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Price 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 Price County, Wisconsin.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/wisconsin/price-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.