NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Auburndale, 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 Auburndale, Wisconsin since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Cristobal in 2020. Since 1950, 62 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 62
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
5 deaths in all
What the records show for Auburndale
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Auburndale; the strongest was Cristobal in 2020, a tropical storm with 39 mph winds when its centre passed 22 miles away. Auburndale is tied for the most tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles among the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site. The highest rating among the 62 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on August 31, 1977, came within 10 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on June 4, 1958, killed 4 people. Of the 62, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 30 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 17. The most recent tornado was on May 15, 2025. Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 63% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Auburndale. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 45 times since 1982, with stones up to 2.25 inches. Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 63% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Auburndale.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Auburndale
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | CristobalJun 10 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Auburndale: 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 Auburndale
By decade
- 2020s10
- 2010s8
- 2000s12
- 1990s8
- 1980s7
- 1970s6(1 EF3+)
- 1960s7
- 1950s4(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 1958 | F4 | 17 mi | 59.2 mi | 4 / 3 |
| Aug 31, 1977 | F4 | 10 mi | 31.8 mi | 0 / 10 |
| Jun 25, 1950 | F2 | 21 mi | 7.8 mi | 1 / 0 |
| May 15, 2025 | EF2 | 22 mi | 4.63 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 23, 2011 | EF2 | 16 mi | 7.61 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Aug 7, 1996 | F2 | 16 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F2 | 5 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Aug 12, 1985 | F2 | 2 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 14 |
| Sep 24, 1984 | F2 | 15 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 3, 1983 | F2 | 19 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 1, 1970 | F2 | 10 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 19, 1968 | F2 | 14 mi | 14.3 mi | 0 / 5 |
The strongest 12 of 62, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Auburndale
The Storm Prediction Center has 45 hail reports within 10 miles of Auburndale since 1982, made on 30 separate days. Of these, 24 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.25 inches, fell on October 24, 2023, the most recent report. May has the most reports, 14.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Auburndale
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Marshfield Exp Farm, WI, 7 miles west of Auburndale at 1,237 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 80°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 23°F and 6°F. June is the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.0 inches; the year adds up to 33.8 inches over 69 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 4 days a year, almost all from June to July. Lows fall below freezing on about 166 nights a year. Snowfall averages 57.1 inches a year, most of it in December. That 33.8 inches is more than at 56 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (34%). Marshfield, 9 miles west, has its own station (Marshfield Municipal Airport, WI): 24.8 inches a year, 9.0 less than here, and the same July average high, 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23 | 6 | 1.1 | 4 | 12.4 |
| Feb | 27 | 9 | 1.0 | 3 | 11.7 |
| Mar | 40 | 20 | 1.7 | 4 | 8.8 |
| Apr | 53 | 33 | 3.1 | 7 | 5.1 |
| May | 66 | 45 | 4.1 | 9 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 76 | 55 | 4.8 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 80 | 59 | 3.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 78 | 57 | 4.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 70 | 49 | 3.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 57 | 37 | 3.0 | 6 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 41 | 25 | 1.9 | 4 | 4.9 |
| Dec | 28 | 13 | 1.4 | 4 | 13.4 |
| Year | 53 | 34 | 33.8 | 69 | 57.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Marshfield Exp Farm, WI (1,237 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 Auburndale
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 59 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Auburndale: 53 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 flash floods, 2 heavy rain events and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $461,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 85 mph, on May 31, 1998.
May 31, 1998: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Auburndale — 1 injured, $350,000 damage.
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
Wood County, which includes Auburndale, has been named in 13 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 floods, 4 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Wood County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding and lightning; Relatively Low for strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $39.4 million a year, the 19th highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $19.7 million (50%), 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.