47
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$24K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Menominee County, Wisconsin: 47 recorded events between 1991 and 2021. The strongest on record measured 85. That places the county #2,747 nationally and #71 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Menominee County, Wisconsin: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Menominee County is the 2000s, when 19 of the county's 47 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 Menominee County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 66.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,747 for this hazard and #71 within Wisconsin, putting it in the 13.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Menominee County with 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2013 | KESHENA | 65 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2021 | KESHENA | 61 | $0 |
| Jul 20, 2019 | KESHENA | 61 | $5K |
| Jul 1, 2018 | NEOPIT | 56 | $0 |
| Jun 11, 2017 | KESHENA | 56 | $0 |
| Aug 4, 2016 | ZOAR SETTLEMENT | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 11, 2016 | KESHENA | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 22, 2013 | KESHENA | 65 | $0 |
| Jul 23, 2013 | KESHENA | 56 | $0 |
| Jul 23, 2013 | NEOPIT | 56 | $0 |
| Jul 30, 2011 | KESHENA | 50 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Another smaller area of severe thunderstorms developed over Langlade and Menominee Counties during the evening hours. Damaging winds southeast of Antigo (Langlade County) blew a barn 75 yards through the air. This barn landed on the back of a house, took down power lines and broke an L.P. gas line. In addition, windows were blown in on the house and a few boards impaled the walls of the home. In Menominee County, trees were reported down across Highway 47 northwest of the town of Neopit.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Menominee County, Wisconsin?
47 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Menominee County between 1991 and 2021, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Menominee County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Menominee County measured 85.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Menominee 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 Menominee County, Wisconsin.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/wisconsin/menominee-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.