Langlade County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Langlade County: 0.
2. Weak tornadoes were under-recorded before Doppler radar coverage became national in the early 1990s, so earlier decades read low. Ratings use the Fujita scale before February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita scale after.

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.

Smoke overhead

1. A smoke day is a date on which a smoke plume traced by NOAA Hazard Mapping System analysts from satellite imagery covered this place's point (the county's population centre or the city centre). Counts here are of medium or heavy smoke. Since 2018 analysts have often drawn light smoke as one area over most of the continent, so light-smoke counts are not comparable from year to year. The plumes show smoke anywhere in the air above, not air quality at the ground, and smoke hidden by cloud is missed.

NOAA Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, 2011 to 2026, retrieved October 30, 2026.

Claims by ZIP code

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OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 2026.

River crests

River gauges

1. Crests are the highest and the recent crests the National Weather Service lists for each river gauge in the county that has a flood stage, not every flood. Flood categories use each gauge's current flood stages; crests from before levees, dams or channel changes may not be comparable. Crests measured on an old datum are left out of the rankings.

NOAA National Water Prediction Service gauge records, retrieved October 30, 2026.

1. The Palmer Drought Severity Index is computed by NOAA each month from the county's average temperature and precipitation, relative to the county's own climate. Zero is normal; -3 or lower is severe drought and -4 or lower extreme drought. It describes the long-term balance of moisture, not water supply or crop losses.

NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, 1895 to September 2026, issued October 6, 2026.

1. Earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more in the USGS Comprehensive Catalog since 1900. Within 50 miles means the epicentre lies within 50 miles of the county boundary (or inside the county).
2. Small earthquakes were under-recorded before the modern seismic networks of the 1970s and are still missed in remote areas, so early decades read low. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them and mix scales (moment, local and body-wave).

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, 1900 to present, retrieved October 30, 2026.

More event types since 1996

Costliest events since 1996

1. Jun 7, 2007Tornado$2.2 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   The long-track tornado moved from Menominee Co. into Langlade Co. about three miles south of White Lake at 4:48 PM CDT. Significant damage occurred as the tornado grew to just over one-half mile. The Bear Paw Outdoor Adventure Resort sustained severe damage with nearly every building (ten) damaged or destroyed, including a three-story inn that was pushed over by the high winds. Only nine people were on site at the time of the tornado; hundreds were expected the next day for the upcoming weekend. One employee at the resort was injured, suffering minor cuts to the head. Hundreds of acres of trees were flattened, and nine homes sustained damage. The average width of the tornado was…

2. Apr 10, 2011Tornado$1.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   A tornado formed about five miles south of Parrish at 6:50 pm CDT (1750 CST) and moved just east of north for a little over five miles. The tornado affected about 1600 acres of hardwood and softwood trees. It was estimated that over one million trees were snapped, uprooted, or suffered serious damage (DI 27, DOD 3-4). The loss to timber alone is estimated at over one million dollars. One cabin was destroyed by fallen trees. The tornado was seen by a storm chaser at 6:55 pm CDT. The average width of the tornado was 250 yards.

3. Mar 28, 2004Flood, Langlade$1.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Warm temperatures late in the month produced a significant, rapid snow melt causing many rivers to rise to near flood stage. On the 28th rainfall amounts of up to an inch fell over the saturated ground and led to even higher river levels.Spring Brook in the city of Antigo (Langlade co.) was already starting to flood before the rain began there. The flooding reached its peak around 7 pm or 8 pm on the 28th and was the worst the city had experienced in 40 years. The Red Cross and National Guard were called into Antigo to help emergency workers. Dozens of people were evacuated from their homes and many roads had to be closed, including highway 45 south of Antigo. Damage from the…

4. Jul 19, 2019Thunderstorm Wind$350,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Thunderstorm winds snapped and uprooted tens of thousands of trees across northern Langlade County. One hundred thirty-five structures in the county sustained damage. The hardest hit area was near Lily.

5. Jul 26, 2020Flash Flood$319,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Thunderstorms dumped 4 to 8 inches of rain over Langlade County during the morning hours. This caused several roads to be closed due to flash flooding as well as culverts becoming full or washed out across much of Langlade County. Several roads and culverts were damaged as a result of the flooding with several towns declaring disasters.

6. Jul 19, 2019Thunderstorm Wind$50,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Thunderstorm winds snapped and uprooted thousands of trees around Elcho.

7. Jul 19, 2019Thunderstorm Wind$50,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in Antigo and across Langlade County.

8. Jul 19, 2019Thunderstorm Wind$50,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Thunderstorm winds uprooted and snapped thousands of trees, mainly pines, around Pickerel.

9. Oct 26, 2010High Wind, Langlade$30,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A number of trees were knocked down throughout the county, creating scattered power outages. A barn was also blown down west of the town of Bryant. A tree landed on a house at Rolling Stone Lake. The AWOS at the airport reported a wind gust of 60 mph.

10. Sep 16, 1997Lightning$25,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    Evening thunderstorms produced strong winds, heavy rain, and lightning across central and northeast Wisconsin. Three inches of rain fell near Wausau (Marathon co.) and Marshfield (Wood co.) in only two hours, resulting in basement flooding. Thunderstorm winds ripped shingles off a house and knocked down several trees in Knowlton (Marathon co.). The storm moved east and blew trees and a power pole down in Shawano county. Yet another storm in the town of Marion (Waushara co.) produced strong winds which toppled a tree onto a corn crib, crushing it, and leaving a mass of trunk, limbs and foliage.Lightning also produced damage during the evening. A barn was set ablaze by lightning in…

1. Storm Events records before 1996 cover only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail. Damage figures are as reported by the National Weather Service at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026, issued October 26, 2026.

All-time high

102°FJul 13, 1995

All-time low

−40°FJan 30, 1951

Warmest night

78°F3 times, most recently Jun 30, 2026

Coldest day

−20°FFeb 2, 1996

Wettest day

4.46 inJun 5, 1980

Snowiest day

23.4 inMar 15, 2026

Hottest year

1998mean 48.8°F

Coldest year

1950mean 39.6°F

Wettest year

201948.10 in

Driest year

197621.43 in

Snowiest season

100.3 in1995-96

Station Wausau Asos (USW00014897), 1,201 ft elevation, 31.0 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1941 to October 26, 2026; 99.9% of days in the last 30 years are complete. Records at a single station can differ from a city’s official threaded record, which may combine several stations.

NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily.

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OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, retrieved October 30, 2026. Statewide declarations are not listed.

Neighbouring counties

• Tornadoes NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, through 2025.
• Tropical cyclones NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 (Atlantic; Northeast and Central Pacific), through 2025.
• Wildfire USGS/USFS Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, through 2026.
• Storm events NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, through 2026.
• Flood insurance OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026.
• Declarations OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Weather records NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily, station USW00014897.
• River crests NOAA National Weather Service, National Water Prediction Service river gauges, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Drought NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, through September 2026.
• Smoke NOAA NESDIS Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Earthquakes USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat), retrieved October 30, 2026.

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