Thunderstorm Wind in Wood County, Wisconsin

Thunderstorm Wind in Wood County, Wisconsin: 166 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #1,361 nationally and #40 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Wood County is the 1990s, when 51 of the county's 166 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 Wood County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 46.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,361 for this hazard and #40 within Wisconsin, putting it in the 56.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Wood County with 49 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.

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How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Wood County, Wisconsin?

166 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Wood County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Wood County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Wood County measured 70.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Wood 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.