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Wind in Adams County, Wisconsin
176 damaging wind events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
Adams County, Wisconsin, has 176 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 44 different years.
July is the busiest month, with 55 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 94 events against 68 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.2% of the 14,734 wind events recorded in Wisconsin; its 27.3 per 100 square miles compares with 27.2 statewide.
104 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 8 reached hurricane force (74 mph).
Some winter weather and high wind events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county; zone-recorded events whose zone is named for the county are included and marked "Forecast zone" in the table.
Compared with Wisconsin
| Measure | Adams County | Wisconsin | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 176 | 14,734 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 27.3 | 27.2 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 84.3 | 25.0 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 42 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
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55Aug
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Magnitude distribution
NWS wind thresholds
- under 58 mph
- below severe threshold
- 58–73 mph
- severe
- 74–95 mph
- hurricane-force
- 96 mph and over
- extreme
Wind speed converted from the knots NCEI records; estimated and measured gusts are combined. Events without a speed are not binned.
Recorded events
All 176 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | $2K | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $15K | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $65K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $65K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 76 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 60 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 40 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 40 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 40 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 48 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $6.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 48 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Oct 2010 | High Wind | 60 mph | $23K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $5K | $10K | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | $10K | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Sep 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Sep 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $750 | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Sep 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $750 | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $800 | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $750 | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $2K | $4K | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $60K | — | — | 5 | County |
| 4 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $750 | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Oct 2001 | High Wind | 52 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2001 | High Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Sep 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $50K | — | — | 3 | County |
| 1 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 98 mph | $250K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 1998 | High Wind | 63 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Aug 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | $2K | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $300 | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $20K | $15K | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $55K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $8K | $10K | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $45K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $600 | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $800 | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Sep 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | $5K | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Sep 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Oct 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Adams County had?
176 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of damaging wind became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded wind event in Adams County?
24 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 69 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Adams County?
The thunderstorm wind of 28 Aug 2018, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $6.0M.
How does Adams County compare with Wisconsin for wind?
27.3 events per 100 square miles against 27.2 statewide; the county holds 176 of the state's 14,734 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Wind hub and the county page.