NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Baldwin, 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
No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Baldwin, Wisconsin since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 82 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 82
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
28 deaths in all
What the records show for Baldwin
The strongest of the 82 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on June 4, 1958; its path came within 5 miles, and it killed 21 people. Of the 82, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 42 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 29. The most recent tornado was on May 15, 2025. Baldwin has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 56% of the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 50 times since 1978, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 55% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Baldwin.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Baldwin
By decade
- 2020s8
- 2010s13(1 EF3+)
- 2000s21
- 1990s7
- 1980s9
- 1970s7(1 EF3+)
- 1960s8
- 1950s9(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 1958 | F5 | 5 mi | 33.7 mi | 21 / 74 |
| May 16, 2017 | EF3 | 22 mi | 82.53 mi | 1 / 25 |
| Jul 30, 1977 | F3 | 16 mi | 9.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 24, 1958 | F3 | 8 mi | 59.4 mi | 0 / 12 |
| May 10, 1953 | F2 | 9 mi | 105.7 mi | 4 / 27 |
| Jul 15, 1980 | F2 | 13 mi | 0.1 mi | 1 / 12 |
| Jul 18, 1971 | F2 | 9 mi | 38.5 mi | 1 / 2 |
| May 15, 2025 | EF2 | 7 mi | 3.94 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 14, 2010 | EF2 | 12 mi | 6.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 14, 2010 | EF2 | 11 mi | 15.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 15, 1997 | F2 | 22 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 14, 1981 | F2 | 10 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 82, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Baldwin
The Storm Prediction Center has 50 hail reports within 10 miles of Baldwin since 1978, made on 39 separate days. Of these, 30 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on July 11, 1980. The most recent report is from July 3, 2025. June has the most reports, 17.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Baldwin
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Baldwin, WI, in Baldwin at 1,100 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 79°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 20°F and 2°F. June is the wettest at 5.2 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 0.8 inches; the year adds up to 33.0 inches over 65 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 4 days a year, almost all from July. Lows fall below freezing on about 169 nights a year. Snowfall averages 43.4 inches a year, most of it in January and December. That 33.0 inches is more than at 40 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (24%). River Falls, 14 miles southwest, has its own station (River Falls, WI): 34.3 inches a year, 1.3 more than here, and a July average high of 82°F against 79°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20 | 2 | 0.8 | 3 | 9.4 |
| Feb | 26 | 5 | 0.8 | 2 | 8.0 |
| Mar | 37 | 19 | 1.5 | 4 | 8.3 |
| Apr | 54 | 33 | 2.8 | 6 | 3.3 |
| May | 66 | 45 | 4.0 | 8 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 76 | 56 | 5.2 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 79 | 59 | 4.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 77 | 57 | 4.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 71 | 49 | 3.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 56 | 36 | 2.8 | 6 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 40 | 23 | 1.6 | 4 | 4.1 |
| Dec | 27 | 10 | 1.1 | 4 | 9.4 |
| Year | 52 | 33 | 33.0 | 65 | 43.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Baldwin, WI (1,100 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 Baldwin
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 39 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Baldwin: 31 thunderstorm wind reports, 7 flash floods and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $3.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on May 19, 1996. June has had the most flash floods, 4 of 7. Of the 374 Wisconsin cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 217 have had fewer than Baldwin.
July 14, 2010: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Baldwin — 2 injured.
NWS: “Two semi-trucks were blown off Interstate 94 near Baldwin, Wisconsin. In addition, numerous trees were blown down in the area.”
May 19, 1996: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Baldwin — $3.0 million damage.
June 21, 2013: flash flood in Baldwin — $125,000 damage.
NWS: “Excessive rainfall caused flood waters to rise up to 6 inches across Highway 12 and 63 in Baldwin.”
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 Baldwin's ZIP code 54002 have filed 11 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 2009, and were paid $277,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. Of the 128 Wisconsin cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 3 have fewer than Baldwin.
St. Croix County, which includes Baldwin, has been named in 11 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 2 tornadoes). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives St. Croix County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail and lightning; Relatively Low for inland flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $36.0 million a year, the 21st highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $15.7 million (44%), 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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