Strong Wind Risk in Wisconsin

All Wisconsin counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index strong wind score

Strong Wind risk — damaging straight-line winds outside of tornadoes and hurricanes — is rated for 72 of 72 Wisconsin counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Milwaukee County carries the state's highest strong wind score at 94.8, with $3M in expected annual strong wind losses.

10 Wisconsin counties are rated High or Very High for strong wind, and expected annual losses from strong wind total roughly $72M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Strong Wind

#CountyStrong Wind ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Milwaukee County
94.8
High 3.13 / yr $3M
2 Winnebago County
94.4
High 2.96 / yr $3M
3 St. Croix County
93.5
High 3.95 / yr $4M
4 Dane County
92.5
High 4.40 / yr $3M
5 Kenosha County
92.1
High 4.94 / yr $3M
6 Eau Claire County
88.9
High 2.74 / yr $2M
7 Polk County
88.9
High 3.21 / yr $2M
8 Rock County
86.2
High 5.46 / yr $2M
9 Racine County
86.1
High 3.94 / yr $2M
10 Fond du Lac County
85.3
High 3.35 / yr $2M
11 Monroe County
83.5
Medium 2.96 / yr $1M
12 Grant County
82.7
Medium 4.31 / yr $1M
13 Pierce County
82.3
Medium 4.24 / yr $2M
14 Barron County
82.2
Medium 2.42 / yr $1M
15 Chippewa County
81.7
Medium 2.36 / yr $2M
16 Walworth County
81.1
Medium 5.29 / yr $2M
17 Vilas County
80.6
Medium 1.23 / yr $1M
18 Dunn County
79.6
Medium 3.25 / yr $2M
19 Dodge County
77.8
Medium 3.78 / yr $1M
20 La Crosse County
76.9
Medium 2.98 / yr $1M
21 Adams County
76.3
Medium 3.10 / yr $773K
22 Vernon County
75.6
Medium 3.18 / yr $843K
23 Clark County
73.6
Medium 2.46 / yr $692K
24 Columbia County
71.9
Medium 3.82 / yr $1M
25 Jackson County
70.6
Medium 2.95 / yr $834K
26 Shawano County
69.9
Medium 2.24 / yr $1M
27 Outagamie County
69.6
Medium 2.39 / yr $1M
28 Green Lake County
68.0
Medium 3.71 / yr $651K
29 Jefferson County
67.0
Medium 4.55 / yr $1M
30 Waupaca County
66.2
Medium 2.68 / yr $776K
31 Sawyer County
65.8
Medium 1.47 / yr $603K
32 Portage County
65.8
Medium 2.66 / yr $1M
33 Trempealeau County
64.5
Medium 3.08 / yr $816K
34 Bayfield County
63.7
Medium 0.93 / yr $675K
35 Waushara County
60.7
Medium 2.99 / yr $773K
36 Manitowoc County
60.2
Medium 1.86 / yr $853K
37 Sauk County
58.6
Medium 3.63 / yr $811K
38 Washington County
58.6
Medium 3.43 / yr $1M
39 Burnett County
57.9
Medium 2.26 / yr $506K
40 Green County
57.4
Medium 4.74 / yr $822K
41 Marathon County
57.0
Medium 2.12 / yr $753K
42 Waukesha County
56.1
Medium 4.13 / yr $1M
43 Marinette County
54.8
Medium 1.49 / yr $616K
44 Juneau County
54.1
Medium 3.02 / yr $512K
45 Oconto County
52.2
Medium 1.81 / yr $595K
46 Lafayette County
48.7
Low 4.77 / yr $598K
47 Sheboygan County
48.5
Low 2.51 / yr $664K
48 Crawford County
48.1
Low 3.54 / yr $510K
49 Richland County
47.1
Low 3.52 / yr $403K
50 Door County
46.2
Low 1.20 / yr $486K
51 Langlade County
46.0
Low 1.84 / yr $461K
52 Marquette County
42.6
Low 3.32 / yr $395K
53 Calumet County
41.3
Low 2.55 / yr $814K
54 Lincoln County
38.5
Low 1.72 / yr $441K
55 Iowa County
37.4
Low 4.16 / yr $507K
56 Pepin County
37.0
Low 3.52 / yr $391K
57 Wood County
35.1
Low 2.64 / yr $391K
58 Kewaunee County
33.2
Low 1.54 / yr $423K
59 Brown County
31.0
Low 1.97 / yr $367K
60 Ozaukee County
31.0
Low 2.44 / yr $608K
61 Oneida County
29.9
Low 1.47 / yr $305K
62 Taylor County
29.6
Low 1.93 / yr $277K
63 Washburn County
29.6
Low 1.74 / yr $284K
64 Buffalo County
28.7
Low 3.36 / yr $329K
65 Douglas County
28.3
Low 1.18 / yr $302K
66 Rusk County
26.1
Low 1.83 / yr $222K
67 Price County
25.3
Low 1.51 / yr $212K
68 Menominee County
19.3
Low 2.05 / yr $109K
69 Forest County
18.8
Low 1.56 / yr $130K
70 Ashland County
17.0
Low 0.96 / yr $125K
71 Iron County
14.9
Very Low 0.96 / yr $90K
72 Florence County
8.8
Very Low 1.41 / yr $62K

72 Wisconsin counties with measurable strong wind risk. See the national strong wind ranking or all Wisconsin counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Wisconsin county has the highest strong wind risk?

Milwaukee County has the highest FEMA strong wind risk score in Wisconsin at 94.8 (High), with $3M in expected annual losses and about 3.13 events per year.

How many Wisconsin counties face significant strong wind risk?

72 Wisconsin counties record measurable strong wind risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 10 of them are rated High or Very High.

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