County Hazards

Storm events on record through

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

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search.

NCEI has 164 wind events on record for Lincoln County, Wisconsin, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest wind event on record is on 19 Jul 2025.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 46 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 .

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

Newest wind events on record

Thunderstorm Wind70 mph (61 knots, estimated gust)

4 miles SE of MERRILL

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles WSW of MERRILL MUNI ARPT

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles SW of MERRILL MUNI ARPT

Thunderstorm Wind70 mph (61 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile N of BRADLEY

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, measured gust)

1 mile W of TOMAHAWK RGNL ARPT

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

At HARRISON

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile S of TOMAHAWK

Thunderstorm Wind70 mph (61 knots, estimated gust)

At HARRISON

Thunderstorm Wind70 mph (61 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NE of TOMAHAWK

Thunderstorm Wind70 mph (61 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile S of TOMAHAWK

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SE of HARRISON

Thunderstorm Wind70 mph (61 knots, estimated gust)

At MERRILL

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NE of HELLER

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

3 miles S of HELLER

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

At MERRILL

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

At MERRILL

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SE of IRMA

Thunderstorm Wind70 mph (61 knots, estimated gust)

6 miles SE of MERRILL

Thunderstorm Wind70 mph (61 knots, estimated gust)

At MERRILL

Thunderstorm Wind70 mph (61 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SE of IRMA

Thunderstorm Wind70 mph (61 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles ENE of SCHULTZ

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile S of TOMAHAWK

Thunderstorm Wind70 mph (61 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile S of TOMAHAWK

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

12 miles S of SPIRIT FALLS

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile S of TOMAHAWK

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 Lincoln County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade0123456789All
1950s00000000000
1960s00000000000
1970s00000201014
1980s100330120010
1990s250006586941
2000s889122162140
2010s586310493443
2020s0102293026

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

  1. Jan0
  2. Feb1
  3. Mar4
  4. Apr7
  5. May22
  6. Jun38
  7. Jul49
  8. Aug22
  9. Sep10
  10. Oct8
  11. Nov1
  12. Dec2

Magnitudes on record

Wind events on record for Lincoln County by wind speed
Wind speedLevelEvents
under 58 mphbelow severe threshold52
58 to 73 mphsevere84
74 to 95 mphhurricane-force6
96 mph and overextreme0

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 .

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: Lincoln County beside the total of the counties of Wisconsin and of the United States
MeasureLincolnAll counties of WisconsinAll counties of the United States
Wind events, 1955 to 202616414,704637,939
Events for each 100 square miles18.727.118.1
Events for each 10,000 residents57.524.919.2

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 Lincoln County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
DateEvent typeMagnitudeDamage estimateDeathsInjuriesOn record for
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Strong Wind49 mph$5 thousand00Forecast zone
Thunderstorm Wind64 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind64 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind81 mph$2 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind81 mph$20 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind70 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind81 mph$5 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind64 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind64 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$10 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
High Wind45 mphnone00Forecast zone
Thunderstorm Wind70 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind64 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind70 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind66 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Strong Wind52 mph$1 thousand00Forecast zone
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$25 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$25 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Strong Windnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Strong Windnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Strong Windnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Strong Windnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Strong Windnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind75 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind75 mphnone01County
High Wind58 mphnone00Forecast zone
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Strong Windnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Strong Windnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Strong Windnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind66 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Strong Windnot recordednone00Forecast zone
High Windnot recorded$25 thousand00Forecast zone
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
High Windnot recorded$2 thousand00Forecast zone
Strong Windnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Strong Windnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Thunderstorm Wind70 mph$15 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$12 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$1 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind59 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$2 thousand00County
High Windnot recorded$1 thousand00Forecast zone
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$25 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$2 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind81 mph$10 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Windnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$3 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind66 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone00County

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

Official channels

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Cite this page

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

Questions

Which month has the most wind events on record for Lincoln County?
July has 49 of the 164 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 Lincoln County compare with the other counties of Wisconsin?
The counties of Wisconsin have 27.1 wind events for each 100 square miles. Lincoln County has 18.7.
How fast is the wind on record for Lincoln County?
90 wind events have a speed of 58 mph or more. 6 events have a speed of 74 mph or more.