117
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$82K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Washburn County, Wisconsin: 117 recorded events between 1967 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #1,976 nationally and #60 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Washburn County, Wisconsin: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Washburn County is the 2020s, when 35 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 Washburn County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 44.8% of all recorded severe weather across 6 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.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Washburn County with 49 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2026 | MINONG SUTHERLAND AR | 59 | $0 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | EARL | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 9, 2025 | SHELL LAKE ARPT | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 15, 2025 | TWIN OAKS | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 15, 2025 | SPOONER | 55 | $0 |
| Jul 15, 2025 | SPOONER | 55 | $0 |
| Jul 15, 2025 | SPOONER | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 15, 2025 | LAMPSON | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 4, 2025 | SHELL LAKE | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 4, 2025 | SHELL LAKE | 50 | $10K |
Other hazards here
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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
An approximately three foot in circumference tree was blown down causing damage to a fence and garage. In another area on the property there was an approximately 1.5 inch diameter branch impaled in the ground like a thrown spear.
Photos were received of maple, oak, ash, and aspen trees that were down due to strong thunderstorm winds. Trees were snapped off or tipped. A large super canopy white pine had snapped off. It may have been more than a couple dozen trees that came down though it was difficult to tell since most trees were in the woods. There was also one tree that blocked Beaverbrook Avenue.
Multiple trees were down in Spooner. It is unknown if they were snapped or uprooted as most of the images show that fallen trees had already begun to be cut up. However, one image appears to show a tree that was snapped close to the base.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Washburn County, Wisconsin?
117 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Washburn County between 1967 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Washburn County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Washburn County measured 70.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Washburn 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 Washburn County, Wisconsin.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/wisconsin/washburn-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.