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Wind in Vilas County, Wisconsin
193 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.
NCEI records 193 wind events in Vilas County, Wisconsin, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 46 years.
July is the busiest month, with 64 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 87 events against 91 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.3% of the 14,734 wind events recorded in Wisconsin; its 22.5 per 100 square miles compares with 27.2 statewide.
NCEI attributes 3 deaths in the county to damaging wind.
91 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 11 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 | Vilas County | Wisconsin | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 193 | 14,734 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 22.5 | 27.2 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 82.1 | 25.0 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 3 | 42 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
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1Mar
4Apr
7May
24Jun
44Jul
64Aug
22Sep
19Oct
3Nov
1Dec
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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 193 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Dec 2021 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Sep 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Sep 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Sep 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Sep 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2016 | High Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Dec 2015 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2012 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2011 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Oct 2010 | High Wind | 45 mph | $6K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 96 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2008 | Strong Wind | 26 mph | — | — | 1 | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Sep 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2006 | Strong Wind | 41 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 2004 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 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 |
| 12 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2000 | Strong Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2000 | Strong Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Dec 1999 | Strong Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Oct 1999 | Strong Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | $1.0M | — | 2 | — | County |
| 29 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Mar 1999 | Strong Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Mar 1999 | Strong Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Nov 1998 | High Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 1998 | High Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Apr 1998 | Strong Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Sep 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Sep 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 1997 | High Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Aug 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 30 May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500 | $5K | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | $5K | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $5K | $5K | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 12 May 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 1977 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1958 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1958 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Vilas County had?
193 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 Vilas County?
17 Apr 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 60 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Vilas County?
The thunderstorm wind of 30 Jul 1999, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $1.0M; 2 deaths recorded.
How does Vilas County compare with Wisconsin for wind?
22.5 events per 100 square miles against 27.2 statewide; the county holds 193 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.