Severe Weather History


Wisconsin Funnel Cloud History: 425 Recorded Events

428

Recorded events

67

Counties affected

0

Direct deaths

$0

Property damage

Wisconsin funnel cloud history: 428 recorded events across 67 counties between 1996 and 2026.

Decade by decade

Wisconsin funnel cloud history by decade

Wisconsin funnel cloud history: recorded events per decade
Wisconsin funnel cloud history: recorded events per decade

The 2000s are the busiest decade on record with 222 reported funnel cloud events across Wisconsin. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.

County ranking

Counties with the most funnel cloud events in Wisconsin

RankCountyEventsDeathsDamageSpan
#1Dane County290$01996–2026
#2Dodge County210$02000–2024
#3Grant County160$02007–2022
#4Clark County160$01998–2023
#5Racine County150$01997–2009
#6Green County140$01996–2011
#7Marathon County130$01998–2014
#8Calumet County130$02002–2011
#9Rock County130$01996–2026
#10Washington County120$01996–2011
#11Winnebago County120$01999–2013
#12Jefferson County120$01997–2010
#13Barron County110$01999–2023
#14St. Croix County100$01997–2010
#15Fond du Lac County100$01996–2010
#16Outagamie County90$02002–2013
#17La Crosse County90$01997–2022
#18Dunn County80$01997–2010
#19Columbia County80$02002–2008
#20Green Lake County80$01996–2024
#21Manitowoc County80$01996–2017
#22Walworth County80$01997–2026
#23Shawano County70$01999–2013
#24Polk County70$02005–2020
#25Sheboygan County70$01996–2008
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · ranked by recorded event count

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