224
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
24
Direct injuries
$4.3M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Chippewa County, Wisconsin: 224 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 80. That places the county #852 nationally and #14 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Chippewa County, Wisconsin: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Chippewa County is the 2000s, when 46 of the county's 224 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 Chippewa County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 50.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #852 for this hazard and #14 within Wisconsin, putting it in the 73.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Chippewa County with 77 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 1987 | 0 | 1 | 2 | $0 | |
| Jul 15, 1995 | Cadot | 52 | 0 | 10 | $0 |
| Jul 15, 1995 | Cadot | 52 | 0 | 10 | $0 |
| Apr 17, 2002 | CHIPPEWA FALLS | 70 | 0 | 1 | $300K |
| May 19, 1996 | CADOTT | 65 | 0 | 1 | $900K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2025 | BLOOMER | 55 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2025 | NEW AUBURN | 55 | $0 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | CORNELL | 61 | $0 |
| May 16, 2025 | HOLCOMBE | 65 | $0 |
| May 15, 2025 | CORNELL | 50 | $0 |
| May 15, 2025 | NEW AUBURN | 65 | $0 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | CHIPPEWA FALLS | 56 | $0 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | CORNELL | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | (EAU)EAU CLAIRE ARPT | 55 | $0 |
| May 22, 2024 | STANLEY | 56 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Chippewa 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
Several barns and silos down, few garages and sheds destroyed, minor house damage, many hundreds of trees down in a swath several miles wide. About 80 roads were blocked by fallen trees. Damage figure includes totals from all storms in Chippewa County from 1735 to 1850.
Numerous trees were uprooted in the Village of Lake Hallie, or northeast of Eau Claire airport. In addition, several of the trees landed on houses and blocked roads, near 20th to 35th Avenue, and along 115th to 130th Street. Several of the trees had bases up to 3 feet in diameter, which caused damage to buildings, flipped over a recreational vehicle, and caused multiple power lines and poles to blow down in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.
Narrow swath of wind damage. Roofs blown off 4 barns. Several outbuildings down. Dozens of trees snapped. Windmill twisted. One man sustained minor injuries when his semi truck was blown into the path of another semi. Downburst wind per NWS damage survey.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Chippewa County, Wisconsin?
224 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Chippewa County between 1955 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Chippewa County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Chippewa County measured 80.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Chippewa 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 Chippewa County, Wisconsin.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/wisconsin/chippewa-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.