NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Argyle, 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 Argyle, Wisconsin since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1900. Since 1950, 96 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 96
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
10 deaths in all
What the records show for Argyle
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Argyle; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 54 mph winds when its centre passed 30 miles away. Argyle is tied for the most tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles among the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site. The strongest of the 96 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on June 7, 1984; its path came within 20 miles, and it killed 9 people. Of the 96, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 47 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 42. The most recent tornado was on July 16, 2025. Argyle has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 68% of the 416 Wisconsin cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 29 times since 1983, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 86% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Argyle.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Argyle
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 11 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Argyle: 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 Argyle
By decade
- 2020s14
- 2010s16
- 2000s17
- 1990s7(1 EF3+)
- 1980s14(3 EF3+)
- 1970s10
- 1960s14(1 EF3+)
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 1984 | F5 | 20 mi | 36 mi | 9 / 200 |
| Jul 3, 1983 | F4 | 23 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 17, 1992 | F3 | 21 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 30 |
| May 8, 1988 | F3 | 6 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 16, 1967 | F3 | 8 mi | 27.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 27, 1991 | F2 | 25 mi | 32 mi | 1 / 5 |
| Jul 15, 2024 | EF2 | 21 mi | 15.41 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 22, 2024 | EF2 | 1 mi | 6.87 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 15, 1998 | F2 | 19 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 11 |
| May 30, 1985 | F2 | 15 mi | 21 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 30, 1985 | F2 | 25 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 7, 1984 | F2 | 19 mi | 11 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 96, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Argyle
The Storm Prediction Center has 29 hail reports within 10 miles of Argyle since 1983, made on 26 separate days. Of these, 22 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on March 27, 1991. The most recent report is from July 15, 2024. July has the most reports, 8.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Argyle
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Monroe Wwtp, WI, 12 miles southeast of Argyle at 991 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 83°F and low of 63°F; January is the coolest, at 27°F and 11°F. June is the wettest at 6.2 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.6 inches; the year adds up to 39.9 inches over 73 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 16 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 150 nights a year. Snowfall averages 41.5 inches a year, most of it in January. That 39.9 inches is more than at 161 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (98%). Blanchardville, 7 miles north, has its own station (Darlington Wwtp, WI): 37.7 inches a year, 2.2 less than here, and a July average high of 82°F against 83°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 | 11 | 1.6 | 5 | 11.8 |
| Feb | 31 | 14 | 1.7 | 5 | 10.5 |
| Mar | 44 | 25 | 2.1 | 5 | 4.7 |
| Apr | 57 | 37 | 3.8 | 7 | 1.4 |
| May | 70 | 49 | 4.1 | 8 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 79 | 59 | 6.2 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 83 | 63 | 4.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 80 | 61 | 4.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 73 | 52 | 4.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 59 | 40 | 3.2 | 6 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 45 | 29 | 2.4 | 5 | 1.8 |
| Dec | 32 | 18 | 1.9 | 5 | 10.6 |
| Year | 57 | 38 | 39.9 | 73 | 41.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Monroe Wwtp, WI (991 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 Argyle
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 89 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Argyle: 70 thunderstorm wind reports, 14 floods, 4 flash floods and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $26.8 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on June 1, 2014.
June 8, 2008: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Argyle — $21.3 million damage.
NWS: “Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding across much of Green County. Water depths on road surfaces reached 3 feet or more and there were gravel washouts.”
July 11, 2011: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Argyle — $2.2 million damage.
NWS: “The Green County Emergency Manager reported trees down; power lines down and 1 home damaged in a 20-mile wide swath from near Jordan Center to north of Brodhead due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 65 knots (75 mph). 2 million, were also flattened.”
August 22, 2007: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Argyle — $1.4 million damage.
NWS: “Several rounds of thunderstorms with heavy rains on top of a saturated ground resulted in another round of scattered flash flooding across Green County. At least another 150 residents sustained water damage to basement contents and/or basement walls.”
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
Lafayette County, which includes Argyle, has been named in 14 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 11 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Lafayette County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail; Relatively Low for tornadoes and strong wind; Very Low for hurricanes, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $12.0 million a year, the 58th highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.6 million (30%), 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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