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Wisconsin, 2011

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

1,552events recorded1,552 in 2010
22deaths recorded175 injuries
$106Mproperty damage (estimates)$4.8M crop damage
1disaster declarations104 NFIP claims, $718K paid
← 20102012 →

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

Wind580
Hail394
Winter281
Heat74
Flood53
Tornado51
Other48
Lightning36
Cold25
Fog10

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2011 was 1,552 against 1,552 in 2010.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2011
Dane County69
Monroe County44
Dodge County38
Douglas County38
Jefferson County34
Sawyer County34
Outagamie County33
Grant County31
Clark County30
Fond du Lac County30
La Crosse County30
Walworth County30
Waukesha County30
Burnett County29
Green Lake County29
Rock County29
Iowa County28
Portage County28
Washington County28
Waushara County28
Price County27
Ashland County26
Milwaukee County26
Manitowoc County25
Adams County24

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
1 Feb 2011MilwaukeeBlizzard—$10,00032
17 Feb 2011ClarkDense Fog—$20,00019
17 Jul 2011MonroeExcessive Heat—$5,00016
17 Jul 2011SaukExcessive Heat——15
17 Jul 2011ColumbiaExcessive Heat——15
30 Jun 2011KenoshaThunderstorm Wind75 mph$100,00013
23 Aug 2011ClarkTornadoEF2$1,400,00012
3 Apr 2011DodgeHail0.75 in$12,00012
29 Jan 2011La CrosseWinter Weather—$6,60012
17 Jan 2011SaukWinter Weather——11
19 Aug 2011MarinetteTornadoEF1$110,0001—
17 Jul 2011CrawfordExcessive Heat—$12,0001—
26 Sep 2011RacineFlood—$6,0001—
22 Mar 2011VernonWinter Weather—$2,0001—
29 Sep 2011MilwaukeeStrong Wind45 mph$2,0001—
1 Feb 2011RacineBlizzard——1—
17 Jan 2011DaneWinter Weather——1—
29 Dec 2011JeffersonWinter Weather——1—
17 Jul 2011MarquetteExcessive Heat——1—
1 Jul 2011BurnettLightning——1—
20 Jul 2011MilwaukeeHeat———60
17 Jul 2011DaneExcessive Heat———25
3 Dec 2011TrempealeauWinter Weather—$10,000—6
17 Jul 2011RockExcessive Heat———5
30 Jul 2011DodgeThunderstorm Wind40 mph——5
28 Jan 2011MonroeWinter Weather—$6,000—4
17 Jan 2011JeffersonWinter Weather———4
22 May 2011La CrosseTornadoEF2$15,200,000—2
10 Apr 2011LincolnTornadoEF3$10,900,000—2
9 May 2011DodgeLightning—$50,000—2
17 Jul 2011La CrosseExcessive Heat—$7,000—2
29 Jan 2011MonroeWinter Weather—$4,000—2
10 Apr 2011La CrosseHail2.00 in$20,000,000——
17 Jan 2011SheboyganWinter Weather———2
8 Jun 2011RacineThunderstorm Wind64 mph——2
22 May 2011WoodTornadoEF1$1,020,000—1
22 May 2011MonroeTornadoEF1$915,000—1
21 Jun 2011WaukeshaThunderstorm Wind110 mph$276,000—1
22 May 2011DodgeThunderstorm Wind69 mph$10,000—1
30 Jul 2011BarronThunderstorm Wind64 mph$10,000—1

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 2011

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
5 Apr 2011DR-1966Major disasterSnowstormSevere Winter Storm And Snowstorm11

Flood insurance claims with a 2011 date of loss

104 NFIP claims, 60 of them paid, for $717,961.

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.