NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Antigo, WI
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
1 tropical system has passed within 75 miles of Antigo, Wisconsin since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Cristobal in 2020. Since 1950, 39 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 39
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Antigo
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Antigo; the strongest was Cristobal in 2020, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 3 miles away. Antigo is tied for the most tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles among the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site. The strongest of the 39 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on August 31, 1977; its path came within 21 miles. Of the 39, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 17 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 15. The most recent tornado was on April 28, 2025. Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 88% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Antigo. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 25 times since 1973, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 92% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Antigo.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Antigo
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | CristobalJun 10 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Antigo: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Antigo
By decade
- 2020s5
- 2010s5(1 EF3+)
- 2000s7(1 EF3+)
- 1990s7
- 1980s7(1 EF3+)
- 1970s5(2 EF3+)
- 1960s1
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 1977 | F4 | 21 mi | 31.8 mi | 0 / 10 |
| Apr 10, 2011 | EF3 | 23 mi | 21.15 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 7, 2007 | EF3 | 10 mi | 40.1 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Apr 27, 1984 | F3 | 18 mi | 32 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 28, 1971 | F3 | in town | 78.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 7, 2007 | EF2 | 23 mi | 7.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 16, 1997 | F2 | 13 mi | 3.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 27, 1984 | F2 | 7 mi | 7.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 12, 1974 | F2 | 19 mi | 10.7 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 8, 1964 | F2 | 25 mi | 12.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 30, 1958 | F2 | 23 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 15, 2022 | EF1 | 17 mi | 0.58 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 39, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Antigo
The Storm Prediction Center has 25 hail reports within 10 miles of Antigo since 1973, made on 23 separate days. Of these, 9 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently May 19, 1996. The most recent report is from April 28, 2025. July has the most reports, 6.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Antigo
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Antigo, WI, 3 miles north of Antigo at 1,519 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 78°F and low of 57°F; January is the coolest, at 21°F and 4°F. June is the wettest at 4.5 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 0.7 inches; the year adds up to 29.3 inches over 66 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 2 days a year, almost all from July. Lows fall below freezing on about 180 nights a year. Snowfall averages 53.6 inches a year, most of it in December. That 29.3 inches is more than at 3 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (2%). Birnamwood, 12 miles south, has its own station (Rosholt 9 NNE, WI): 34.0 inches a year, 4.7 more than here, and a July average high of 81°F against 78°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21 | 4 | 0.8 | 3 | 12.2 |
| Feb | 25 | 5 | 0.7 | 3 | 10.3 |
| Mar | 37 | 17 | 1.3 | 4 | 6.8 |
| Apr | 51 | 31 | 2.5 | 7 | 5.0 |
| May | 64 | 43 | 3.3 | 7 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 74 | 53 | 4.5 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 78 | 57 | 3.5 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 76 | 55 | 3.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 68 | 48 | 3.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 54 | 36 | 3.0 | 6 | 0.9 |
| Nov | 39 | 24 | 1.7 | 4 | 5.1 |
| Dec | 26 | 11 | 1.2 | 4 | 13.2 |
| Year | 51 | 32 | 29.3 | 66 | 53.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Antigo, WI (1,519 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Antigo
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 61 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Antigo: 60 thunderstorm wind reports and 1 flood. They killed 0 people and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $115,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 85 mph, on June 7, 2008.
July 19, 2025: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Antigo — 3 injured.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Flood insurance policyholders in Antigo's ZIP code 54409 have filed 14 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1981, and were paid $53,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2004, with 10. 7% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 128 Wisconsin cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 19 have fewer than Antigo.
Langlade County, which includes Antigo, has been named in 8 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 5 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 2 tornadoes, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Langlade County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for lightning; Relatively Low for tornadoes, inland flooding and strong wind; Very Low for hail and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $15.1 million a year, the 50th highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.4 million (29%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, 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).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets 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).
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