144
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$5.8M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Waushara County, Wisconsin: 144 recorded events between 1968 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #1,608 nationally and #49 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Waushara County, Wisconsin: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Waushara County is the 2010s, when 40 of the county's 144 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 Waushara County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 53.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,608 for this hazard and #49 within Wisconsin, putting it in the 48.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Waushara County with 52 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, 2002 | WAUTOMA | 55 | 1 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2025 | WILD ROSE | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 9, 2025 | WAUTOMA | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 16, 2025 | RICHFORD | 56 | $0 |
| Jun 23, 2025 | WILD ROSE | 61 | $0 |
| Jun 23, 2025 | WAUTOMA | 56 | $0 |
| Jul 13, 2024 | PLAINFIELD | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2023 | COLOMA | 56 | $0 |
| Jul 23, 2022 | LOHRVILLE | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 23, 2022 | SPRING LAKE | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 15, 2022 | SAXEVILLE | 61 | $120K |
Other hazards here
More from Waushara 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 blew down several dozen trees in Wild Rose. Several houses were damaged by the fallen trees. In addition, some roads become impassable over northern and eastern sections of Waushara County due to downed trees.
Severe thunderstorms rumbling over southern and central Wisconsin contained numerous funnel clouds, damaging winds up to 60 mph and hail up to two inches in diameter. In addition, three small tornadoes were spawned over Green Lake County. A tornado touched down in a field three miles southwest of Princeton and another set down briefly in a field one mile west of Berlin. A third tornado leveled a shed and some trees one mile east of Berlin.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Waushara County, Wisconsin?
144 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Waushara County between 1968 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Waushara County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Waushara County measured 78.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Waushara 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 Waushara County, Wisconsin.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/wisconsin/waushara-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.