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Wisconsin, 1984

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

309events recorded381 in 1983
12deaths recorded250 injuries
$89Mproperty damage (estimates)
2disaster declarations38 NFIP claims, $54K paid
← 19831985 →

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.

Events by hazard

Wind209
Hail57
Tornado43

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1984 was 309 against 381 in 1983.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 1984
Dane County17
Richland County13
Sauk County13
Winnebago County12
Columbia County11
Marathon County9
Racine County9
Dodge County8
Shawano County8
Waukesha County8
La Crosse County7
Milwaukee County7
Rock County7
Wood County7
Chippewa County6
Clark County6
Grant County6
Trempealeau County6
Adams County5
Barron County5
Green County5
Green Lake County5
Juneau County5
Kenosha County5
Oconto County5

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
7 Jun 1984IowaTornadoF5$250,0009200
27 Apr 1984WaukeshaTornadoF4$2,500,000114
27 Apr 1984WinnebagoTornadoF4$2,500,000110
27 Apr 1984OneidaTornadoF3$25,000,00015
27 Apr 1984OutagamieTornadoF4$2,500,000—9
27 Apr 1984VilasTornadoF3$25,000,000—3
16 Oct 1984JuneauTornadoF2$250,000—3
8 Jun 1984ColumbiaTornadoF3$2,500,000—1
8 Jun 1984DodgeTornadoF2$2,500,000—1
27 Apr 1984LangladeTornadoF2$2,500,000—1
14 Jul 1984St. CroixThunderstorm Wind0 mph——1
14 Jul 1984St. CroixThunderstorm Wind0 mph——1
29 Aug 1984OutagamieThunderstorm Wind86 mph——1
27 Apr 1984WaupacaTornadoF3$2,500,000——
8 Jun 1984DaneTornadoF2$2,500,000——
8 Jun 1984ColumbiaTornadoF2$2,500,000——
8 Jun 1984Green LakeTornadoF3$2,500,000——
10 Jul 1984AdamsTornadoF2$2,500,000——
27 Apr 1984ShawanoTornadoF3$2,500,000——
27 Apr 1984MenomineeTornadoF3$2,500,000——
24 Sep 1984MarathonTornadoF2$2,500,000——
26 Apr 1984PolkTornadoF1$250,000——
7 Jun 1984ChippewaTornadoF2$250,000——
7 Jun 1984ClarkTornadoF2$250,000——
7 Jun 1984LafayetteTornadoF2$250,000——
7 Jun 1984IowaTornadoF2$250,000——
7 Jun 1984ColumbiaTornadoF5$250,000——
8 Jun 1984ColumbiaTornadoF2$250,000——
8 Jun 1984ColumbiaTornadoF1$250,000——
23 Jul 1984DodgeTornadoF1$250,000——
27 Apr 1984AdamsTornadoF1$250,000——
27 Apr 1984PortageTornadoF2$250,000——
16 Oct 1984Fond du LacTornadoF1$250,000——
26 Jun 1984ShawanoTornadoF1$250,000——
27 Apr 1984WoodTornadoF0$250,000——
27 Apr 1984WashingtonTornadoF0$25,000——
7 Jun 1984PriceTornadoF1$25,000——
10 Jul 1984LafayetteTornadoF0$25,000——
27 Apr 1984BayfieldTornadoF0$25,000——
26 Jun 1984MarathonTornadoF1$25,000——

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 1984

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
10 Jul 1984EM-3091EmergencyFloodSevere Storms & Flooding3
12 Jun 1984DR-710Major disasterTornadoSevere Storms & Tornadoes2

Flood insurance claims with a 1984 date of loss

38 NFIP claims, 15 of them paid, for $53,519.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.