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Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Barneveld, 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 Barneveld, Wisconsin since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1900. Since 1950, 90 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 10 of them rated EF3 or stronger.

Hurricanes
0

within 75 mi, since 1851

Tropical storms
1

below hurricane strength

Tornadoes
90

within 25 mi, since 1950

EF3 or stronger
10

12 deaths in all

What the records show for Barneveld

None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Barneveld; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 55 mph winds when its centre passed 50 miles away. Barneveld is tied for the most tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles among the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site. The strongest of the 90 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on June 7, 1984; its path passed within a mile of the city centre, and it killed 9 people. Of the 90, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 47 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 36. The most recent tornado was on July 16, 2025. Barneveld has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 63% of the 416 Wisconsin cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 35 times since 1956, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 75% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Barneveld.

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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Barneveld

Tropical systems that passed within 75 miles of Barneveld, Wisconsin, newest first
YearStormClosestStrength when closestPeak
1900Unnamed 1900 stormSep 1150 miTropical storm (55 mph)Category 4

Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Barneveld: 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 Barneveld

By decade

  • 2020s13
  • 2010s16(1 EF3+)
  • 2000s18(1 EF3+)
  • 1990s8(1 EF3+)
  • 1980s12(3 EF3+)
  • 1970s4
  • 1960s13(4 EF3+)
  • 1950s6
Strongest tornadoes near Barneveld, Wisconsin
DateRatingDistancePathKilled / injured
Jun 7, 1984F5in town36 mi9 / 200
Jul 3, 1983F412 mi0.5 mi0 / 0
Aug 2, 1967F324 mi0.1 mi2 / 5
Aug 18, 2005F325 mi18.6 mi1 / 23
Jun 16, 2014EF317 mi0.96 mi0 / 0
Jun 17, 1992F321 mi16 mi0 / 30
May 8, 1988F320 mi16 mi0 / 0
Aug 16, 1963F322 mi9.6 mi0 / 13
Aug 16, 1963F322 mi9.6 mi0 / 13
Aug 16, 1963F322 mi9.6 mi0 / 13
Jun 22, 2024EF220 mi6.87 mi0 / 0
Jun 29, 2014EF212 mi5.05 mi0 / 0

The strongest 12 of 90, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.

Hail in Barneveld

The Storm Prediction Center has 35 hail reports within 10 miles of Barneveld since 1956, made on 26 separate days. Of these, 23 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on April 13, 2006. The most recent report is from April 18, 2025. April and June have the most reports, 8 each.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.

Weather by month in Barneveld

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Dodgeville Wwtp, WI, 11 miles west of Barneveld at 1,118 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 81°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 26°F and 9°F. June is the wettest at 5.7 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 1.5 inches; the year adds up to 39.7 inches over 74 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 6 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 160 nights a year. Snowfall averages 41.1 inches a year, most of it in February. That 39.7 inches is more than at 160 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (97%). Mount Horeb, 8 miles east, has its own station (Mazomanie Wwtp, WI): 35.7 inches a year, 4.0 less than here, and a July average high of 82°F against 81°F.

Monthly climate normals 1991–2020 at Dodgeville Wwtp, WI
MonthHigh °FLow °FPrecip. inDays ≥ 0.1"Snow in
Jan2691.5410.3
Feb31121.5410.6
Mar43232.355.9
Apr57343.981.5
May68464.690.0
Jun78565.780.0
Jul81604.770.0
Aug80584.460.0
Sep72493.770.0
Oct59383.160.6
Nov44262.551.9
Dec31161.8510.3
Year563639.77441.1

Averages for 1991–2020 at Dodgeville Wwtp, WI (1,118 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.

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Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Barneveld

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 58 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Barneveld: 51 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 flash floods, 2 floods and 2 heavy rain events. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $957,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on June 22, 2015.

  • July 11, 2011: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Barneveld — $310,000 damage.

  • July 3, 2007: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Barneveld — $200,000 damage.

    NWS: “Powerful downburst thundestorm winds gusting to around 65 knots (75 mph) toppled hundreds of large trees in a forested area. Several power-lines came down with tree debris.”

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

Iowa County, which includes Barneveld, has been named in 17 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1976, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on June 30, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Iowa County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail; Relatively Low for tornadoes, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes, inland flooding and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $10.8 million a year, the 62nd highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.9 million (46%), 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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