Wind events in Barron County, Wisconsin The wind events on record, by date and by year

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NCEI has 182 wind events on record for Barron County, Wisconsin, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest wind event on record is on 15 May 2025.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 36 wind events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
Zone (NWS Forecast Zone): A zone is a geographic area defined by the NWS for issuing forecasts, watches, and warnings. While zones often align with counties, they can also represent smaller or subdivided areas within a county to account for differences in weather conditions, such as elevation or proximity to water. Larger-scale events—such as heat, cold, drought, and winter storms—are typically recorded by zone.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.

Newest wind events on record

May 15 2025

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

4 miles NNW of (RDP)RICE LAKE REGIONAL AIRPORT

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

4 miles NW of RICE LAKE

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles NNW of (RDP)RICE LAKE REGIONAL AIRPORT

Aug 29 2024

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles NNE of CHETEK

Aug 26 2024

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile N of CHETEK

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

5 miles WNW of CHETEK

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

5 miles WNW of CHETEK

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

5 miles WNW of CHETEK

Jul 27 2023

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

3 miles WNW of RICE LAKE

Jul 19 2023

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

At RICE LAKE

May 11 2022

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

At RICE LAKE

Jul 28 2021

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

4 miles SE of BARRONETT. Damage estimate: $150 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

3 miles SSE of CAMERON. Damage estimate: $3 thousand

May 25 2021

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

6 miles SSE of CHETEK

Jul 18 2020

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SE of (UBE)CUMBERLAND AIRPORT

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

At CUMBERLAND

May 26 2020

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles SW of HILLSDALE

Jul 19 2019

Thunderstorm Wind81 mph (70 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile N of BARRON

Thunderstorm Wind92 mph (80 knots, estimated gust)

3 miles N of TURTLE LAKE

Jul 15 2019

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

At RICE LAKE

Aug 27 2018

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SW of ALMENA

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NW of CHETEK

Jul 12 2018

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NE of DALLAS

Jun 17 2018

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

3 miles ENE of CHETEK

May 29 2018

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile E of RICE LAKE

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. Wind speed is in miles per hour, with the knots that NCEI gives.

Wind events by year

Wind events on record for Barron County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1950s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1960s	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	5
1970s	1	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	8
1980s	3	2	3	6	5	0	3	4	1	2	29
1990s	0	3	1	1	0	8	4	1	3	12	33
2000s	2	3	3	0	6	16	2	2	7	0	41
2010s	9	10	1	0	8	2	4	7	5	3	49
2020s	3	3	1	2	5	3	0 (part of the year)				17

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Thunderstorm wind events are on record from 1955. High wind and strong wind events are on record from 1996. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

Jan0 events
Feb0 events
Mar1 event
Apr7 events
May16 events
Jun35 events
Jul81 events
Aug25 events
Sep13 events
Oct4 events
Nov0 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Wind events on record for Barron County by wind speed
Wind speed	Level	Events
under 58 mph	below severe threshold	66
58 to 73 mph	severe	108
74 to 95 mph	hurricane-force	8
96 mph and over	extreme	0

Magnitude for wind speeds (e.g., 81 kts, where 1 kt = 1.152 mph) can be estimated by damage caused or measured by official NWS-approved calibrated anemometers. Common measurement types include Measured Gust (MG), Measured Sustained (MS), Estimated Gust (EG), or Estimated Sustained (ES).

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

The table has the events with a speed in the record. NCEI gives the speed in knots; 1 knot is 1.151 miles per hour.

Beside the other counties

Wind events on record: Barron County beside the total of the counties of Wisconsin and of the United States
Measure	Barron	All counties of Wisconsin	All counties of the United States
Wind events, 1955 to 2026	182	14,704	637,939
Events for each 100 square miles	21.1	27.1	18.1
Events for each 10,000 residents	39.0	24.9	19.2

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More wind events on record

Wind events on record for Barron County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Deaths	Injuries	On record for
11 Jun 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
11 Jun 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
11 Jun 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
11 Jun 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
11 Jun 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	69 mph	none	0	0	County
11 Jun 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	1	0	County
9 Apr 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	$350 thousand	0	0	County
21 Jul 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
21 Jul 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	$250 thousand	0	0	County
21 Jul 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
25 May 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	90 mph	$1.5 million	0	0	County
12 Jul 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
12 Jul 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
4 Sep 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
4 Sep 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
3 Sep 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
3 Sep 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
3 Sep 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
26 Jul 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
26 Jul 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
16 Jun 2014	High Wind	45 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
3 Jul 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	$2 thousand	0	0	County
2 Aug 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	59 mph	none	0	0	County
2 Aug 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
30 Jul 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	$10 thousand	0	1	County
19 Jul 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
19 Jul 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
19 Jul 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
19 Jul 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
19 Jul 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
1 Jul 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	62 mph	none	0	0	County
9 May 2011	High Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
26 Oct 2010	High Wind	40 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
7 Aug 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	81 mph	$100 thousand	0	8	County
27 Jul 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	$50 thousand	0	0	County
27 Jul 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	$10 thousand	0	0	County
27 Jul 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
20 Jul 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	$125 thousand	0	0	County
20 Jul 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	$15 thousand	0	0	County
14 Jul 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
14 Jul 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
3 Aug 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	69 mph	none	0	0	County
3 Aug 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	69 mph	none	0	0	County
3 Aug 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	71 mph	none	0	0	County
3 Aug 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	0	0	County
19 Jul 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	0	0	County
11 Jul 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
25 May 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	69 mph	none	0	0	County
26 Jul 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
8 Jul 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	62 mph	none	0	0	County
30 Jul 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
29 Jul 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	0	0	County
21 Sep 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
21 Sep 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
12 Sep 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
12 Sep 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
23 Jul 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
23 Jul 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	0	0	County
29 Jun 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	0	0	County
29 Jun 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	0	0	County
29 Jun 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
27 Jun 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
27 Jun 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
27 Jun 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
20 Jun 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	none	0	0	County
13 Jun 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
11 Jun 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
7 Jun 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
29 Oct 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	0	0	County
9 May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
18 Apr 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
18 Apr 2004	High Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	Forecast zone
18 Apr 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
18 Apr 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
11 Aug 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
25 Jun 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
25 Jun 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
11 Jun 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	75 mph	none	0	0	County
11 Jun 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	81 mph	$1.0 million	0	0	County
11 Jun 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	87 mph	none	0	0	County
8 Jul 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	0	0	County
8 Jul 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
30 Jul 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
30 Jul 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
30 Jul 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	0	0	County
25 Jul 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	69 mph	none	0	0	County
25 Jul 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
25 Jul 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
23 Jul 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	0	0	County
23 Jul 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	0	0	County
23 Jul 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	69 mph	none	0	0	County
23 Jul 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	0	0	County
5 Jun 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	0	0	County
5 Jun 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
25 Jun 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	0	0	County
25 Jun 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	63 mph	none	0	0	County
15 Jun 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
1 Jul 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	none	0	0	County
10 Sep 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
10 Sep 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
19 May 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	69 mph	$250 thousand	0	0	County
17 May 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
19 Aug 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
19 Aug 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
14 Jul 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$110 thousand	0	0	County
14 Jul 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$110 thousand	0	0	County
14 Jul 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
14 Jul 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
23 Jun 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	68 mph	none	0	0	County
23 Jun 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
13 Sep 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$550 thousand	0	0	County
11 Aug 1992	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
28 May 1991	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
28 May 1991	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
29 Apr 1991	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
21 Aug 1989	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
29 May 1989	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
2 Aug 1988	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
20 Jul 1987	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
20 Jul 1987	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
20 Jul 1987	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
7 Jun 1987	Thunderstorm Wind	59 mph	none	0	0	County
18 Jul 1986	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
18 Jul 1986	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
18 Jul 1986	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
27 Oct 1984	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
16 Oct 1984	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
16 Jul 1984	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
26 Jun 1984	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
27 Apr 1984	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
28 Aug 1983	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
19 Jul 1983	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
19 Jul 1983	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
19 Jul 1983	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
19 Jul 1983	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
19 Jul 1983	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
29 Jul 1982	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
6 Jul 1982	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
12 Mar 1982	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
1 Aug 1981	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
13 Jun 1981	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
6 Aug 1980	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
15 Jul 1980	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
11 Jul 1980	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
19 Jun 1979	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	none	0	0	County
4 Jul 1977	Thunderstorm Wind	69 mph	none	0	0	County
15 Jun 1976	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
17 Jul 1972	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
13 Aug 1971	Thunderstorm Wind	58 mph	none	0	0	County
12 Jul 1971	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
12 Jul 1971	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
1 Jul 1970	Thunderstorm Wind	75 mph	none	0	0	County
3 Sep 1968	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
6 Aug 1968	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
22 Jul 1967	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
22 Jul 1967	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County
12 Jul 1966	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	0	County

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
National Weather Service: Twin Cities, MN (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Wind events on record for Barron County, Wisconsin". https://countyhazards.com/county/wi/barron/wind/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most wind events on record for Barron County?: July has 81 of the 182 wind events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many wind events are on record for Wisconsin?: NCEI has 14,734 wind events on record for Wisconsin from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Barron County compare with the other counties of Wisconsin?: The counties of Wisconsin have 27.1 wind events for each 100 square miles. Barron County has 21.1.
How fast is the wind on record for Barron County?: 116 wind events have a speed of 58 mph or more. 8 events have a speed of 74 mph or more.