Storm risk in Outagamie County, Wisconsin
FEMA's overall hazard score for Outagamie County is 79.68 (Relatively Low), 640th of 3,144 counties. Hail scores 93.00 (Relatively Moderate), strong wind 69.56 (Relatively Moderate) and tornado 86.83 (Relatively Moderate). Expected hail loss is $53 per $1 million of buildings a year; NOAA logged 68 hail reports in Outagamie County from 2014 to June 2026.
FEMA National Risk Index, version December 2025, retrieved October 8, 2026. NOAA hail reports 2014 to June 2026.
- Outagamie County, coloured by its FEMA rating
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Expected yearly loss per $1 million of buildings, log scale. Dot colour is FEMA’s rating band. The tornado lane counts everything exposed, not only buildings.
How FEMA rates Outagamie County
| Hazard | Rating | Score (0 to 100) | Rank in U.S. | Rank in WI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Relatively Low | 79.68 | 640 of 3,144 | 13 of 72 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 93.00 | 221 of 3,126 | 14 of 72 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 69.56 | 958 of 3,126 | 27 of 72 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 86.83 | 415 of 3,126 | 11 of 72 |
Expected yearly loss, in dollars
| Hazard | This county, total a year | Per $1M of buildings | State median county | U.S. median county | Rank per $1M, U.S. | Rank per $1M, state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | $2,785,125 | $53 | $70 | $22 | 926 of 3,126 | 43 of 72 |
| Strong wind | $807,822 | $15 | $15 | $20 | 1,833 of 3,121 | 35 of 72 |
| Tornado | $8,199,420 | $157 | $194 | $199 | 1,795 of 3,144 | 50 of 72 |
Rank 1 is the highest. Overall, hail and wind losses count buildings; the tornado row counts everything FEMA exposes, so it overstates building damage. Expected annual loss is an average over many years for the whole county, not a forecast for one roof.
What stands out in Outagamie County
- FEMA expects hail in Outagamie County to cost $53 per $1 million of buildings a year: 2.39 times the U.S. median and 0.77 times the WI county median, ranked 926th of 3,126 counties nationally and 43rd of 72 in Wisconsin.
- FEMA expects strong wind in Outagamie County to cost $15 per $1 million of buildings a year: 0.76 times the U.S. median and 1.03 times the WI county median, ranked 1,833rd of 3,121 counties nationally and 35th of 72 in Wisconsin.
- FEMA expects tornado in Outagamie County to cost $157 per $1 million of buildings a year: 0.79 times the U.S. median and 0.81 times the WI county median, ranked 1,795th of 3,144 counties nationally and 50th of 72 in Wisconsin.
- Applying FEMA's estimate to a $244,100 home, the average yearly loss in Outagamie County is about $13 for hail and $3.77 for wind before any deductible; at the U.S. median county rates it would be $5.45 and $4.97.
- If the next years look like 2014 to 2025, a roof kept 20 years in Outagamie County meets about 21.7 hail days of 1 inch or more; the median county in NOAA's file (1,275 counties) would give 35.0.
- Built in 1979, the median home in Outagamie County is 47 years old, so an original roof has outlived a 3-tab shingle (15 to 20 years) and an architectural one (25 to 30 years); 76.6% of its 79,900 homes are at least 26 years old.
- March to June holds 28 of the 68 hail reports in Outagamie County (41 percent); the quietest month is January, with 0 reports.
What hail and wind cost a home here in an average year
Enter a home value. The calculator applies Outagamie County’s own loss rate: the county’s expected yearly loss divided by the value of its buildings. It starts at the Census median home value for the county.
Formula: home value × Outagamie County yearly loss ÷ building value. Hail: $2,785,125 ÷ $52,256,711,575 = 0.0000533. Wind: $807,822 ÷ $52,256,711,575 = 0.0000155. This is FEMA’s estimate of average damage to buildings and does not account for your deductible. Tornado is left out because FEMA’s tornado loss counts people and other exposure, not only buildings.
Read this as a yardstick. The rate is an average over every building in the county, from sheds to office towers, and over many years. Real losses come in rare, large storms; a roof with no damage in 19 years can need full replacement in the 20th. The figure is not a quote and not a prediction for one address.
Outagamie County in plain numbers
- Outagamie County scores 79.68 in FEMA's overall hazard index (Relatively Low): 640th of 3,144 rated counties and 13th of 72 in Wisconsin.
- Hail scores 93.00 (Relatively Moderate). FEMA expects $2,785,125 of hail damage to buildings in Outagamie County a year, which is $53 per $1 million of buildings, 2.39 times the U.S. median.
- Strong wind scores 69.56 (Relatively Moderate) with $807,822 of expected yearly building loss in Outagamie County: $15 per $1 million of buildings, 0.76 times the U.S. median.
- Tornado scores 86.83 (Relatively Moderate) and FEMA's expected yearly tornado loss is $8,199,420, counting everything exposed, or $157 per $1 million of buildings in Outagamie County.
- FEMA's own event record for Outagamie County averages 2.24 hail events and 2.39 strong-wind events a year.
- NOAA logged 68 hail reports in Outagamie County between 2014 and June 2026, on 13 days with stones of 1 inch or more; the largest was 4.5 inches.
- In Outagamie County, FEMA counts buildings worth 52.26 billion dollars and 190,651 residents.
- Social vulnerability is Very Low in Outagamie County.
- Community resilience there is Very High, for 190,651 residents.
- 1 city in Outagamie County is covered on this site: Appleton. 15 Census ZIP areas have more than half of their land in the county.
- Our guide range for a 2,000 sq ft asphalt roof in Appleton is $6,580 to $14,570.
- Outagamie County ranks 59 of the 194 counties with a page here for hail loss per $1 million of buildings, 78 for wind and 125 for tornado.
- In Outagamie County, September is the busiest month with 24 of the 68 reports (35 percent), against 1 report in March.
- Outagamie County's worst year was 2016, with 3 hail days at 1 inch or more and 4 reports. At the 2014 to 2025 pace that is 1.08 such days a year, one about every 11.1 months.
- The median home in Outagamie County was built in 1979; 51.5% of its 79,900 housing units date from before 1980, 76.6% from before 2000 and 9.1% from 2010 on.
- Census puts the median home value in Outagamie County at $244,100, and 71.7% of homes are lived in by their owners.
- 5,091 single-family building permits were issued in Outagamie County from 2014 to 2025, about 63.7 per 1,000 homes, peaking in 2018.
- NOAA lists 13 tornado tracks in Outagamie County since 2014; the strongest was an EF1 on June 14, 2017 near Darboy, 6.97 miles long.
- The fastest gust in NOAA's records for Outagamie County is 75 mph on July 13, 2015 at Kimberly.
- The nearest county with a page here is Brown County, 23 miles from the centre of Outagamie County; its hail score is 95.67.
- Across counties the median is one roofing firm for every 5,189 homes; Census counted 22 roofing contractor establishments in Outagamie County in 2023, one for every 3,632 homes.
The hail record of Outagamie County, year by year
NOAA logged 68 reports in Outagamie County; hail of 1 inch or more fell on 13 days. That is 1.1 such days a year; the median county in NOAA’s file has 1.8.
- reports
- days with hail of 1 inch or more
- * 2026 runs to June only
Reports by calendar month, all years together. Peak: September, 24 reports.
The same numbers as a table (years with at least one report)
| Year | Reports | Days, 1 inch or more | Days, 1.75 inch or more | Largest stone | Damage reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 in | – |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 in | – |
| 2016 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 in | – |
| 2017 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 in | – |
| 2019 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2.5 in | – |
| 2021 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 in | – |
| 2022 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1.75 in | – |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 in | – |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.88 in | – |
| 2026 (to June) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.88 in | – |
Biggest hail days in Outagamie County
| Date | Largest stone | Reports that day | Damage reported | Near |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 7, 2021 | 4.5 in | 20 | none recorded | Applecreek |
| June 5, 2019 | 2.5 in | 7 | none recorded | Stephensville |
| April 12, 2022 | 1.75 in | 11 | none recorded | Greenville |
| August 7, 2019 | 1 in | 3 | none recorded | Appleton |
| September 4, 2014 | 1 in | 2 | none recorded | Hortonville |
Where large hail was reported
FEMA scores the county as a whole. NOAA’s reports show where inside Outagamie County the big stones fell.
Reported hail locations, Outagamie County
- 321 to 1.74 in
- 71.75 to 2.74 in, golf ball to tennis ball
- 82.75 in and up, baseball
Largest plotted stone: 4.5 in. Bigger dots are bigger stones.
47 reports of 1 inch or larger have coordinates. Each dot is a reported location, not a storm path.
Sources: NOAA, Census county outlineWind and tornado records for Outagamie County
Fastest gusts in Outagamie County
| Date | Gust | Near |
|---|---|---|
| July 13, 2015 | 75 mph | Kimberly |
| June 26, 2016 | 75 mph | Drephal |
| June 26, 2016 | 75 mph | Drephal |
| June 26, 2016 | 75 mph | Drephal |
Strongest tornado tracks in Outagamie County
| Date | Scale | Length | Injured / killed | Near |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2024 | EF1 | 2.69 mi | 0 / 0 | Kaukauna |
| June 15, 2022 | EF1 | 1.64 mi | 0 / 0 | Leeman |
| August 10, 2021 | EF1 | 2.05 mi | 0 / 0 | Stinson |
| July 20, 2019 | EF1 | 6.24 mi | 0 / 0 | New London |
13 tornado tracks in all since 2014; the strongest 4 are listed.
How old the roofs are
Census counts homes by the decade they were built. Under each bar is the number of hail days of 1 inch or more that an original roof from that decade has met, at Outagamie County’s 2014 to 2025 pace of 1.08 such days a year. Most roofs have been replaced since; the row shows what a roof that never was would have taken.
Bars: share of 79,900 housing units by decade built. Figures under the decade: hail days met by an original roof, at the county’s 2014 to 2025 pace. The pace of earlier years is unknown.
| Median year built | 1979 |
| Built before 1980 | 51.5% |
| Built before 2000 | 76.6% |
| Built since 2010 | 9.1% |
| Owner-occupied | 71.7% |
| Median home value | $244,100 |
| Single-family permits, 2014 to 2025 | 5,091 |
| Permits per 1,000 homes | 63.7 |
Asphalt shingles are rated 15 to 20 years (3-tab) and 25 to 30 years (architectural). Source: Census ACS 2019 to 2023 and Building Permits Survey.
Roofers and past disasters in Outagamie County
Roofing firms in Outagamie County
| Roofing contractor establishments, 2023 | 22 |
| Change since 2016 | +4 (+22%) |
| Homes per roofing firm | 3,632 |
| Median across counties | 5,189 |
| Employees, 2023 | 118 |
Source for Outagamie County: Census County Business Patterns, NAICS 238160.
Nearby counties
The closest counties that have a risk page, by distance between county centres. Loss is per $1 million of buildings; the columns marked "times here" divide the neighbour's loss by Outagamie County's.
| County | Miles | Overall | Hail loss | Hail, times here | Wind loss | Wind, times here | NOAA hail reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown County, WI | 23 | Relatively Moderate | $42 | 0.79 | $0.96 | 0.06 | 49 |
| Winnebago County, WI | 26 | Relatively Moderate | $56 | 1.06 | $16 | 1.06 | 24 |
| Racine County, WI | 119 | Relatively Moderate | $31 | 0.58 | $6.65 | 0.43 | 46 |
| Rock County, WI | 124 | Relatively Moderate | $87 | 1.64 | $21 | 1.33 | 74 |
| Kenosha County, WI | 128 | Relatively Moderate | $33 | 0.62 | $11 | 0.74 | 26 |
| La Crosse County, WI | 139 | Relatively Low | $124 | 2.32 | $6.29 | 0.41 | 77 |
More Wisconsin counties, nearest first
- Eau Claire County 140 mi
Cities and ZIP areas in Outagamie County
1 city in this county is on PickARoofer. ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are Census shapes that approximate ZIP codes; where we have a city’s ZIPs, the share is the part of each area’s land that lies in this county. 15 such areas have more than half their land here.
| City | ZIP areas (share of land in the county) | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| Appleton | 54911 (100%), 54913 (100%), 54915 (44%), 54921 (0%) | Roofers |
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How high is storm risk in Outagamie County?
FEMA's National Risk Index gives Outagamie County an overall score of 79.68 (Relatively Low), 640th of 3,144. Hail scores 93.00 (Relatively Moderate), strong wind 69.56 (Relatively Moderate) and tornado 86.83 (Relatively Moderate).
In Outagamie County, how many hail reports has NOAA logged?
A report is one entry for one storm in one county, so counts follow where people live as well as where hail fell. NOAA has 68 for Outagamie County between 2014 and June 2026, on 13 days with hail of 1 inch or more; the largest stone was 4.5 inches.
What do hail and wind cost a home in Outagamie County each year, on average?
Applying FEMA's county rates to its median home value of $244,100: FEMA's estimate is about $13 a year for hail and $3.77 for wind, before any deductible, against $5.45 and $4.97 at the U.S. median county rates. This is an average over many years and all buildings, not a prediction for one roof; one bad storm costs far more than the average year.
How does Outagamie County compare with the rest of Wisconsin?
Per $1 million of buildings Outagamie County loses $53 to hail a year, against $70 in the median county of the state. Among 72 rated counties it is 14th for hail, 27th for strong wind and 11th for tornado.
How old are the roofs in Outagamie County?
The median home was built in 1979, 47 years ago, and 76.6% of the 79,900 housing units in Outagamie County date from before 2000. Asphalt shingles are rated 15 to 20 years (3-tab) or 25 to 30 years (architectural), so an original roof of either kind is past its rated life. The Census does not record when a roof was replaced.
What does expected annual loss mean?
It is FEMA's estimate of the average yearly loss from a hazard, in dollars, summed over the county. It is built for comparing counties at planning level, not for pricing one house.
Does a high rating mean my roof will be damaged?
No. The index compares counties and cannot say what will happen on your street. After a storm, a roof inspection is the only way to know.
Sources for Outagamie County: FEMA National Risk Index, version December 2025, retrieved October 8, 2026; NOAA Storm Events Database hail reports for Outagamie County; Census Bureau ZCTA-to-county relationship file (2020); Census ACS and Building Permits Survey, homes in Outagamie County; Census County Business Patterns, roofing firms in Outagamie County. Planning-level information about Outagamie County, not an inspection and not insurance advice.
This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).