101
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$216K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Ashland County, Wisconsin: 101 recorded events between 1969 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 90. That places the county #2,206 nationally and #63 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Ashland County, Wisconsin: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Ashland County is the 2020s, when 25 of the county's 101 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 Ashland County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 49.3% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,206 for this hazard and #63 within Wisconsin, putting it in the 30.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Ashland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2026 | LA POINTE MADELINE I | 57 | $0 |
| Jul 16, 2025 | CLAM LAKE | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 15, 2025 | ODANAH | 55 | $0 |
| Jul 15, 2025 | ASHLAND | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 21, 2025 | MARENGO | 55 | $0 |
| Jun 21, 2025 | ODANAH | 50 | $0 |
| May 15, 2025 | MARENGO | 55 | $0 |
| Jun 5, 2024 | FOSTER JCT | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 17, 2023 | LA POINTE MADELINE I | 55 | $0 |
| Jul 27, 2023 | ODANAH | 50 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Ashland County
- Hail 70
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
There was minor siding damage to a home, a metal barn collapsed, and some trees were blown down along Balsam Lane to the east-southeast of Butternut. The metal barn probably collapsed at a lower wind speed than would normally be expected, given a lack of damage to nearby pine trees. Estimated wind gusts in this area were around 80 mph.
There was sporadic tree damage from near and east of Butternut to the northeast into the area just northwest of the Turtle Flambeau Flowage. Also, a large volume of hail fell in Butternut. Effects were probably a combination of two severe thunderstorms that tracked over the same area.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Ashland County, Wisconsin?
101 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Ashland County between 1969 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Ashland County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Ashland County measured 90.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Ashland 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 Ashland County, Wisconsin.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/wisconsin/ashland-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.