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Wisconsin, 1990

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

163events recorded231 in 1989
0deaths recorded7 injuries
$11Mproperty damage (estimates)
2disaster declarations185 NFIP claims, $857K paid
← 19891991 →

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

Wind102
Hail51
Tornado10

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1990 was 163 against 231 in 1989.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 1990
Dane County14
Pierce County9
Green County8
Rock County7
Barron County6
Clark County5
La Crosse County5
Trempealeau County5
Chippewa County4
Dunn County4
Jefferson County4
Oneida County4
Outagamie County4
Walworth County4
Adams County3
Eau Claire County3
Fond du Lac County3
Grant County3
Green Lake County3
Marathon County3
Milwaukee County3
Racine County3
St. Croix County3
Sawyer County3
Sheboygan County3

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
12 Jun 1990DunnThunderstorm Wind0 mph——3
2 Jun 1990Fond du LacTornadoF2$2,500,000—1
9 Sep 1990BuffaloTornadoF1$2,500,000—1
12 Jun 1990PierceTornadoF1$250,000—1
26 Aug 1990ManitowocThunderstorm Wind0 mph——1
9 Sep 1990TrempealeauTornadoF1$2,500,000——
11 Sep 1990BarronTornadoF2$2,500,000——
11 Sep 1990BarronTornadoF2$250,000——
11 Sep 1990BarronTornadoF1$250,000——
12 Jun 1990MarathonTornadoF1$25,000——
2 Jun 1990WalworthTornadoF1$25,000——
11 Sep 1990BarronTornadoF1$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 1990

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
30 Aug 1990DR-877Major disasterFloodSevere Storms & Flooding1
13 Jul 1990DR-874Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding17

Flood insurance claims with a 1990 date of loss

185 NFIP claims, 115 of them paid, for $857,346.

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.