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Wind in Door County, Wisconsin
177 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.
Door County, Wisconsin, has 177 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 47 different years.
July is the busiest month, with 48 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 77 events against 87 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 36.7 per 100 square miles compares with 27.2 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
102 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 14 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 | Door County | Wisconsin | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 177 | 14,734 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 36.7 | 27.2 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 58.3 | 25.0 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 42 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
0Feb
2Mar
5Apr
4May
12Jun
27Jul
48Aug
39Sep
21Oct
8Nov
3Dec
8
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 177 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 82 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $431K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 2020 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Sep 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Dec 2015 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Dec 2015 | Strong Wind | 56 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Oct 2014 | Strong Wind | 56 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Sep 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Sep 2011 | High Wind | 69 mph | $30K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Sep 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Dec 2010 | High Wind | 70 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Oct 2010 | High Wind | 45 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Sep 2010 | Strong Wind | 55 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Sep 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Oct 2009 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Sep 2009 | High Wind | 41 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Mar 2009 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Dec 2008 | High Wind | 44 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2006 | High Wind | 70 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Sep 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Dec 2004 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Aug 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Nov 2003 | High Wind | 78 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Nov 2002 | Strong Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Aug 2002 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2002 | Strong Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Mar 2002 | Strong Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Feb 2002 | Strong Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Dec 2001 | Strong Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Oct 2001 | Strong Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Sep 2001 | Strong Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Sep 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 9 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2001 | Strong Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Apr 2001 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Feb 2001 | High Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Sep 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2000 | Strong Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2000 | Strong Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Apr 2000 | Strong Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Mar 2000 | Strong Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Dec 1999 | Strong Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Oct 1999 | Strong Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Mar 1999 | Strong Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Nov 1998 | High Wind | 60 mph | $50K | — | 1 | 1 | Forecast zone |
| 1 Sep 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 25 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $150K | — | — | 3 | County |
| 25 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 1998 | High Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Apr 1997 | High Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Oct 1996 | Strong Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Sep 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | $500 | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 9 Sep 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 105 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Oct 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 121 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 115 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1966 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Door County had?
177 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 Door County?
30 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 60 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Door County?
The thunderstorm wind of 9 Aug 2025, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $431K.
How does Door County compare with Wisconsin for wind?
36.7 events per 100 square miles against 27.2 statewide; the county holds 177 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.