Thunderstorm Wind in Richland County, Wisconsin

Thunderstorm Wind in Richland County, Wisconsin: 117 recorded events between 1963 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 67. That places the county #1,976 nationally and #60 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Richland County is the 2000s, when 29 of the county's 117 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 Richland County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 43.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,976 for this hazard and #60 within Wisconsin, putting it in the 37.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Richland County with 33 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.

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How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Richland County, Wisconsin?

117 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Richland County between 1963 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Richland County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Richland County measured 67.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Richland 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.