Marinette County, Wisconsin severe weather history spans 271 recorded events between 1958 and 2025. The dominant hazard is thunderstorm wind, accounting for 45.8% of all recorded events. It ranks #1,957 nationally and #55 in Wisconsin.
271
Recorded events
4
Direct deaths
10
Direct injuries
$9.5M
Property damage
The record
What the Marinette County, Wisconsin severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Marinette County, Wisconsin severe weather history averages 4.0 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2000s, with 88 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 29 events fall before 1990 and 242 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The deadliest hazard in the Marinette County, Wisconsin record is tornado, responsible for 3 direct deaths. The costliest is tornado, with $8.0M in reported property damage. In total, 8 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Marinette County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 124 | 0 | $895K | 78 | 1958–2025 |
| Hail | 105 | 0 | $55K | 3.5 | 1968–2025 |
| Tornado | 24 | 3 | $8.0M | F4 | 1958–2022 |
| Flash Flood | 5 | 0 | $391K | 0 | 1996–2022 |
| Lightning | 4 | 0 | $110K | 0 | 1997–2011 |
| Funnel Cloud | 3 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2006–2012 |
| Flood | 3 | 1 | $0 | 0 | 2000–2019 |
| Heavy Rain | 3 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2012–2014 |
Decade by decade
Marinette County, Wisconsin severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
25 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 23 touched down inside it and 2 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-08-19 | EF4 | 2 | 3 | 21.8 mi | Touched down here |
| 1986-07-04 | EF3 | 0 | 12 | 24.3 mi | Touched down here |
| 1971-09-28 | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 78.4 mi | Crossed in |
| 2022-06-15 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 mi | Touched down here |
| 1974-04-21 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 mi | Touched down here |
| 1972-09-16 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 66.2 mi | Crossed in |
| 1964-06-09 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1959-07-08 | EF2 | 0 | 3 | 1.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1958-05-17 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 mi | Touched down here |
| 2011-08-19 | EF1 | 1 | 0 | 7.9 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Marinette County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 1968 | Tornado | 2 | 3 | $2.5M | |
| Apr 18, 2019 | Flood | MARINETTE | 1 | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 19, 2011 | Tornado | WAUSAUKEE | 1 | 0 | $110K |
| Jul 8, 1959 | Tornado | 0 | 3 | $25K | |
| Jun 7, 2007 | Tornado | HARMONY | 0 | 1 | $8K |
| May 31, 1999 | Lightning | PEMBINE | 0 | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 20, 1979 | Tornado | 0 | 1 | $250K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A tornado quickly developed northwest of the city of Wausaukee during the late afternoon and moved southeast for nearly eight miles before dissipating. The twister touched down near Long Lake, snapping or uprooting hundreds of trees (DI 28, DOD 3, 4) as it moved toward Wausaukee. A mobile home near Long Lake was heavily damaged by fallen trees, but the occupants escaped without injury. As the tornado moved into Wausaukee, it leveled another mobile home (DI 3, DOD 7), killing a 46 year old male. Two additional buildings on the property sustained damage, including a house that lost part of its roof (DI 2, DOD 4). Two semi-trailers on the property were blown over. The tornado continued southeast, damaging a baseball field and hundreds of additional trees on the east side of Wausaukee. The tornado reached the Menominee River and briefly crossed into Upper Michigan before moving back into Wisconsin and dissipating.||The tornado was rated EF1, with estimated maximum winds of 100 to 105 mph. The average path width was 100 yards.
Runoff from rainfall and snow melt led to minor flooding and rapid flows on the Menominee River near and downstream from McAllister. Shortly before the flooding subsided, a fishing boat capsized in Marinette causing two men to fall into the river. One was rescued shortly thereafter and was treated and released from the hospital. The other drowned and his body was discovered two days later near Oconto in the waters of Green Bay, more than 15 miles from Marinette.
A tornado formed at 6:31 pm CDT near Silver Cliff in western Marinette County and tracked northeast before dissipating at 6:35 pm. Total path length is estimated to be 1.9007 miles long, with a width of 375 yards. Peak wind estimated to be around 112 mph.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
42,046
Population (ACS)
$159K
Median home value
7
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 | EM |
| Aug 27, 2019 | Flood | SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING | DR |
| Sep 13, 2005 | Hurricane | HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION | EM |
| Jul 19, 2002 | Severe Storm | SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING | DR |
| Jun 17, 1976 | Drought | DROUGHT | EM |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Marinette County, Wisconsin?
271 events are on record between 1958 and 2025, causing 4 direct deaths and $9.5M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Marinette County?
Thunderstorm Wind, with 124 recorded events — 45.8% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Marinette County?
25 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 23 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Marinette County?
7 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Marinette County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Marinette County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Marinette County as relatively low risk, placing it in the 80 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Marinette County, Wisconsin severe weather history data come from?
Every figure is drawn from United States federal public-domain records: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events for the event archive, NOAA SPC SVRGIS for mapped tornado paths, FEMA for disaster declarations and risk ratings, and the U.S. Census for population context. Dates are shown in UTC and recent entries may still be revised by NOAA.
Nearby
Neighbouring counties
- Marathon County 634
- Marquette County 237
- Menominee County 71
- Manitowoc County 275
- Milwaukee County 596
- Lincoln County 287
Cite this page
“Marinette County, Wisconsin.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/wisconsin/marinette-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.