172
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$801K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Shawano County, Wisconsin: 172 recorded events between 1964 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 83. That places the county #1,290 nationally and #32 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Shawano County, Wisconsin: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Shawano County is the 2010s, when 49 of the county's 172 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 Shawano County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 59.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,290 for this hazard and #32 within Wisconsin, putting it in the 59.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Shawano County with 62 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 20, 2010 | BELLE PLAINE | 52 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 16, 1997 | WITTENBERG | 0 | 0 | 1 | $300K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2025 | ANIWA | 70 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | TIGERTON | 56 | $0 |
| Apr 29, 2025 | MATTOON | 61 | $0 |
| Apr 29, 2025 | ELAND | 61 | $0 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | MATTOON | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 13, 2024 | SHAWANO | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 13, 2024 | BIRNAMWOOD | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 25, 2024 | TIGERTON | 61 | $0 |
| Jun 25, 2024 | MORGAN | 61 | $0 |
| Jun 1, 2023 | SHAWANO LAKE | 52 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Shawano 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
Thunderstorm winds downed or snapped numerous trees and downed power lines throughout Wittenburg. The Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School had about 75 feet of its rubber membrane roof and underlying foam insulation peeled from the west side of the gymnasium. Several large pine trees along the south side of the school were uprooted. A camper trailer was blown from its support pad and rolled about 40 feet before resting on its roof. Two of the three pools at the water treatment plant had portions of their plastic thermal covers blown off. Downed trees blocked State Highway 45 causing authorities to close the road for several hours. More than 140 homes were damaged, but damage to most of the homes was minor.
Thunderstorm winds downed trees at numerous locations across western Shawano County. The most concentrated damage was about 3 miles northwest of Bowler where estimated wind gusts of 85 to 95 mph from a microburst caused significant damage. A stand of pine trees 200 yards wide by 400 yards long was almost completely flattened with several trees snapped about 10 to 15 feet above the ground. A home and work shed were damaged by fallen trees and a truck was crushed. About a mile to the east a barn and outbuilding were flattened by the wind.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Shawano County, Wisconsin?
172 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Shawano County between 1964 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Shawano County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Shawano County measured 83.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Shawano 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 Shawano County, Wisconsin.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/wisconsin/shawano-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.