Marathon County, Wisconsin
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1950 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
63
Tornado reports
235
Hail reports
29
Floods since 1996
882
All events
2
Deaths
$47.7M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Marathon County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 62 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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All storm eventsTornadoes
NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
A tornado developed about 3 miles west-southwest of Ringle, east of Kronenwetter near Martin and Creek Road, at about 4:46 PM CDT. The tornado moved northeast, crossing highway 29 and downing hundreds of trees. It then moved through neighborhoods along and near River Road from Sh…
Tornado F3 Tornado
Temperatures fell from 13 degrees early on the evening of February 3rd, to 6 degrees during the morning of February 4th.
Snow and freezing rain caused hazardous conditions on roads in central Wisconsin. There were multiple traffic accidents, resulting in 1 fatality (indirect) and at least 2 injuries (indirect).
A lightning strike at 2:29 am CDT on August 23 generated a fire at the Gordon Aluminum Industries in Schofield. The fire destroyed a row of offices and generated enough heat to incapacitate nearby machinery. In addition to the fire damage at the plant, $300 million worth of unfin…
Lightning struck a 321 megawatt power plant in the Wausau area, causing damage severe enough to keep it off-line until late 2007 or early 2008. In addition to the cost of repairs to the plant, the utility company will have to pay at least an addition $30 million to purchase power…
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity caused heat index values to rise as high as 108 degrees during the afternoon on Monday and 107 degrees Tuesday afternoon.
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail fell near Marshfield. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data.
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail fell near Stratford.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Athens. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Wausau. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data.
Hail Hail
Nickel size hail fell near Wausau.
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail fell near Wausau.
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail fell in Wausau.
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail fell near Wausau.
Hail Hail
Ping pong size hail fell in Wausau.
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail fell in Wausau.
Hail Hail
Half dollar size hail fell in Rib Mountain.
Hail Hail
Golf ball size hail fell in Rib Mountain.
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail fell in Schofield.
Hail Hail
Ping pong size hail fell near Evergreen.
Hail Hail
Hen egg size hail fell in Rib Mountain. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data.
Hail Hail
Half dollar size hail fell near Evergreen. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds downed several trees in Wausau. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds downed several trees in Mosinee. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
A tornado developed about 3 miles northwest of Glandon, at the end of Pine Haven Road, about 4:44 PM CDT in Marathon County. The tornado produced significant damage to a barn by collapsing the entire top floor of half of the barn, pushed a silo off its foundation, and damaged a m…
Hail Hail
Penny size hail fell near Athens. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches in a short time caused street flooding in Wausau and flooding near Moon where a culvert was washed out.
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail fell in Wausau.
Hail Hail
Half dollar size hail fell north of Marshfield.
Hail Hail
Lime size hail fell north of Marshfield.
Hail Hail
Half dollar size hail fell in Riverside.
Hail Hail
Penny size hail fell in Spencer.
Ice Storm Ice Storm
The highest ice total in Marathon County was 0.25 inches in Wausau. 0.3 inches of sleet was also measured.
Ice Storm Ice Storm
The highest ice total in Marathon County was 0.50 inches near Knowlton.
Hail Hail
Penny size hail fell near Knowlton.
Hail Hail
Golf ball size hail fell near Evergreen.
Hail Hail
Penny size hail fell near Mosinee.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
The highest snowfall totals across Marathon County included 30.9 inches in Wausau, 28 inches in Brokaw, 25.8 inches near Mosinee, and 24 inches in Knowlton. In addition, winds gusting to 35 to 45 mph caused near-blizzard conditions at times on Sunday March 15 and Monday March 16.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
The highest snowfall totals across Marathon County included 9 inches in Nutterville, 8.4 inches in Wausau, and 7.2 inches in Weston.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The combination of cold temperatures and gusty winds caused wind chill values to fall to -35 to -51 degrees from Thursday evening (1/22) through Saturday morning (1/24).
Winter Storm Winter Storm
The highest snowfall total in Marathon County was 6.3 inches near Sunset.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 2 |
| 2025 | 29 | 2 |
| 2024 | 21 | 4 |
| 2023 | 24 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13 | 0 |
| 2021 | 32 | 2 |
| 2020 | 9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 27 | 1 |
| 2018 | 20 | 0 |
| 2017 | 21 | 1 |
| 2016 | 19 | 2 |
| 2015 | 13 | 0 |
| 2014 | 10 | 0 |
| 2013 | 10 | 0 |
| 2012 | 30 | 1 |
| 2011 | 23 | 1 |
| 2010 | 30 | 0 |
| 2009 | 21 | 0 |
| 2008 | 24 | 3 |
| 2007 | 28 | 1 |
| 2006 | 27 | 0 |
| 2005 | 23 | 6 |
| 2004 | 16 | 0 |
| 2003 | 10 | 0 |
| 2002 | 51 | 5 |
| 2001 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24 | 0 |
| 1999 | 34 | 0 |
| 1998 | 44 | 1 |
| 1997 | 28 | 5 |
| 1996 | 36 | 3 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 1 |
| 1992 | 9 | 1 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 1 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 2 |
| 1987 | 11 | 1 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 2 |
| 1983 | 7 | 1 |
| 1982 | 1 | 1 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 1 |
| 1976 | 2 | 1 |
| 1975 | 3 | 0 |
| 1974 | 5 | 1 |
| 1973 | 5 | 1 |
| 1972 | 3 | 0 |
| 1971 | 8 | 2 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 1 |
| 1965 | 2 | 0 |
| 1964 | 3 | 1 |
| 1963 | 2 | 0 |
| 1962 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 3 | 2 |
| 1959 | 1 | 1 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
| 1950 | 1 | 1 |
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