130
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$581K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Langlade County, Wisconsin: 130 recorded events between 1968 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #1,789 nationally and #55 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Langlade County, Wisconsin: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Langlade County is the 2010s, when 46 of the county's 130 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 Langlade County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 62.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,789 for this hazard and #55 within Wisconsin, putting it in the 43.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Langlade County with 51 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 12, 2016 | MARKTON | 65 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 10, 2011 | DEERBROOK | 74 | 0 | 1 | $5K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2025 | ELMHURST | 61 | $0 |
| May 22, 2024 | DEERBROOK | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 28, 2023 | LANGLADE CO ARPT | 56 | $0 |
| Jul 28, 2023 | ANTIGO | 56 | $0 |
| Jun 15, 2022 | KEMPSTER | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 11, 2021 | ANTIGO | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 27, 2021 | ANTIGO | 61 | $0 |
| Jul 27, 2021 | ANTIGO | 61 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2021 | POST LAKE | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 20, 2019 | LILY | 87 | $350K |
Other hazards here
More from Langlade County
- Hail 58
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Downburst thunderstorm winds produced an area of damage over several blocks on the south side of Antigo. Hundreds of trees were uprooted or damaged and two flag poles were bent over. Two houses sustained roof damage from felled trees.
Two houses sustained minor damage from straight line winds associated with a thunderstorm that, about 10 minutes later, produced a tornado near Parrish. An occupant of one of the houses sustained minor injuries from flying glass.
Widely scattered severe thunderstorms produced a funnel cloud and damaging winds over central Wisconsin. A small tornado moved a garage off its foundation and wrecked a house roof and shed three miles northwest of Elderon (Marathon County). A second small tornado destroyed a garage and toppled trees three miles southeast of Aniwa (Shawano County). Thunderstorm wind damage was confined to trees and power lines.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Langlade County, Wisconsin?
130 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Langlade County between 1968 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Langlade County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Langlade County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Langlade 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 Langlade County, Wisconsin.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/wisconsin/langlade-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.