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Wisconsin, 2015

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

824events recorded1,285 in 2014
11deaths recorded12 injuries
$8.7Mproperty damage (estimates)$6K crop damage
0disaster declarations40 NFIP claims, $190K paid
← 20142016 →

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

Hail244
Wind222
Winter175
Cold65
Other48
Flood41
Tornado21
Lightning6
Wildfire2

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2015 was 824 against 1,285 in 2014.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2015
Grant County25
Trempealeau County25
Waukesha County25
Milwaukee County24
Monroe County23
Walworth County23
Washington County23
Brown County22
Kenosha County22
Crawford County21
Dane County21
Racine County21
Sawyer County21
Dodge County19
Outagamie County18
Rock County18
Columbia County16
Fond du Lac County16
Green County15
Iowa County14
Ozaukee County14
Sauk County14
Jefferson County13
La Crosse County13
Marathon County13

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
1 Feb 2015MilwaukeeWinter Storm——3—
28 Dec 2015MilwaukeeWinter Storm—$5,0002—
29 Mar 2015ClarkWinter Weather—$20,00013
17 Feb 2015MonroeCold/Wind Chill——1—
20 Jan 2015ColumbiaWinter Weather——1—
1 Jan 2015MilwaukeeCold/Wind Chill——1—
3 Feb 2015MarathonCold/Wind Chill——1—
28 Feb 2015KenoshaCold/Wind Chill——1—
6 Sep 2015JacksonFlash Flood—$400,000—4
18 Jul 2015WinnebagoThunderstorm Wind66 mph——3
13 Apr 2015JuneauWildfire—$57,000—1
14 Aug 2015SheboyganThunderstorm Wind59 mph$1,000—1
6 Sep 2015TrempealeauFlash Flood—$1,450,000——
6 Sep 2015ClarkFlash Flood—$1,100,000——
13 Jul 2015ColumbiaThunderstorm Wind100 mph$1,000,000——
22 Jun 2015GrantThunderstorm Wind69 mph$400,000——
7 Sep 2015TrempealeauFlood—$360,000——
6 Jul 2015St. CroixFlash Flood—$360,000——
6 Sep 2015Eau ClaireFlash Flood—$300,000——
22 Jun 2015GrantThunderstorm Wind69 mph$200,000——
2 May 2015JuneauWildfire—$150,000——
2 Aug 2015DoorThunderstorm Wind70 mph$150,000——
13 Jul 2015DodgeThunderstorm Wind100 mph$120,000——
22 Jun 2015GrantThunderstorm Wind64 mph$110,000——
8 Jun 2015Eau ClaireLightning—$108,000——
18 Jul 2015RockTornadoEF1$100,000——
18 Aug 2015WalworthTornadoEF1$100,000——
22 Jun 2015LafayetteThunderstorm Wind90 mph$100,000——
18 Jul 2015Eau ClaireThunderstorm Wind70 mph$100,000——
12 Jul 2015ChippewaThunderstorm Wind64 mph$100,000——
6 Jul 2015WaupacaTornadoEF1$100,000——
18 Jul 2015WalworthTornadoEF1$80,000——
22 Jun 2015GrantThunderstorm Wind70 mph$80,000——
13 Jul 2015RichlandThunderstorm Wind58 mph$80,000——
26 May 2015WaupacaThunderstorm Wind64 mph$75,000——
22 Jun 2015CrawfordThunderstorm Wind58 mph$75,000——
22 Jun 2015GrantThunderstorm Wind63 mph$75,000——
22 Jun 2015GrantThunderstorm Wind63 mph$75,000——
24 Jul 2015La CrosseLightning—$60,000——
13 Jul 2015RichlandThunderstorm Wind61 mph$60,000——

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 2015

No declaration touching Wisconsin was made in 2015.

Flood insurance claims with a 2015 date of loss

40 NFIP claims, 22 of them paid, for $189,723.

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.