Wisconsin in 1952 Storm events, disaster declarations and flood insurance claims of the year

NCEI has 1 storm event on record for Wisconsin in 1952.

FEMA has no disaster declaration for the state with a date in 1952.

The NFIP claims file starts in 1978.

NCEI recorded tornado events from 1950, and hail and thunderstorm wind events from 1955. It recorded all event types from 1996.

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.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.
This is raw, unedited data from FEMA's National Emergency Management Information System (NEMIS) and as such is subject to a small percentage of human error.
The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "Disaster Declarations Summaries - v2", copied on 2 Oct 2026. The page gives: last data refresh 2026-10-01.
It is derived from the National Flood Insurance Program system of record, staged in the program's reporting platform and redacted to protect policy holder personally identifiable information.
The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "NFIP Redacted Claims - v3", copied on 2 Oct 2026. The page gives: last data refresh 2026-09-09.

Dates of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. OpenFEMA disaster declarations through 1 Oct 2026. NFIP claims through 8 Sep 2026.

Storm events of 1952 by hazard

Storm events on record for Wisconsin in 1952, by hazard (NCEI)
Hazard	Storm events in 1952
Tornado	1
All storm events	1

The counts have the events that NCEI records for a forecast zone.

Counties with a storm event in 1952

Counties of Wisconsin with a storm event on record in 1952, in name order
County	Storm events in 1952
Polk County	1

Events of 1952 with a tornado rating, damage, injuries or deaths

Storm events of 1952 in Wisconsin with a tornado rating, a damage estimate of $50,000 or more, an injury or a death in the NCEI record, in date order (40 events at most)
Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Deaths	Injuries	On record for
23 Jun 1952	Polk	Tornado	F3	$2.5 million	2	6	County

A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record. Deaths and injuries are the direct and indirect counts of NCEI.

FEMA disaster declarations in 1952

FEMA has no disaster declaration for Wisconsin with a date in 1952.

NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. OpenFEMA disaster declarations through 1 Oct 2026. NFIP claims through 8 Sep 2026. All years of Wisconsin