NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Berlin, 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 Berlin, Wisconsin since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Cristobal in 2020. Since 1950, 116 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 9 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 116
- EF3 or stronger
- 9
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
10 deaths in all
What the records show for Berlin
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Berlin; the strongest was Cristobal in 2020, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 73 miles away. Berlin 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 116 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on April 27, 1984, came within 12 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 3, 1956, killed 7 people. Of the 116, 12 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 56 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 45. The most recent tornado was on May 21, 2024. Berlin has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 84% of the 416 Wisconsin cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 54 times since 1964, with stones up to 4.25 inches. Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 50% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Berlin.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Berlin
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | CristobalJun 10 | 73 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 Berlin: 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 Berlin
By decade
- 2020s6
- 2010s25
- 2000s25(2 EF3+)
- 1990s27(1 EF3+)
- 1980s12(2 EF3+)
- 1970s6(2 EF3+)
- 1960s7
- 1950s8(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1956 | F4 | 2 mi | 11.5 mi | 7 / 50 |
| Apr 27, 1984 | F4 | 12 mi | 27.5 mi | 1 / 19 |
| Apr 21, 1974 | F4 | 14 mi | 26 mi | 0 / 35 |
| Jun 23, 2004 | F3 | 21 mi | 7.6 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Aug 29, 1992 | F3 | 11 mi | 28 mi | 1 / 30 |
| Jun 23, 2004 | F3 | 18 mi | 33.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 8, 1984 | F3 | 18 mi | 29 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 5, 1977 | F3 | 16 mi | 69.5 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Jun 25, 1950 | F3 | 1 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 23, 2004 | F2 | 21 mi | 11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 23, 2004 | F2 | 21 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 27, 1994 | F2 | 4 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 116, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Berlin
The Storm Prediction Center has 54 hail reports within 10 miles of Berlin since 1964, made on 38 separate days. Of these, 32 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.25 inches, fell on May 22, 2011. The most recent report is from May 15, 2025. May has the most reports, 16.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Berlin
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Berlin Wwtp, WI, 1 mile northeast of Berlin at 766 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 81°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 25°F and 8°F. July is the wettest at 4.5 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.3 inches; the year adds up to 35.2 inches over 73 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 8 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 161 nights a year. That 35.2 inches is more than at 96 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (58%). Green Lake, 10 miles south, has its own station (Markesan, WI): 35.8 inches a year, 0.6 more than here, and a July average high of 82°F against 81°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25 | 8 | 1.4 | 4 |
| Feb | 30 | 11 | 1.3 | 5 |
| Mar | 41 | 21 | 2.8 | 5 |
| Apr | 55 | 33 | 3.6 | 8 |
| May | 67 | 46 | 4.2 | 8 |
| Jun | 77 | 56 | 4.2 | 8 |
| Jul | 81 | 60 | 4.5 | 7 |
| Aug | 80 | 58 | 3.6 | 7 |
| Sep | 72 | 49 | 3.5 | 7 |
| Oct | 58 | 38 | 2.7 | 7 |
| Nov | 43 | 26 | 2.0 | 4 |
| Dec | 31 | 15 | 1.4 | 5 |
| Year | 55 | 35 | 35.2 | 73 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Berlin Wwtp, WI (766 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 Berlin
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 46 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Berlin: 41 thunderstorm wind reports and 5 floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $6.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on July 28, 2021.
August 3, 1997: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Berlin — $6.0 million damage.
August 20, 2010: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Berlin — $102,000 damage.
NWS: “County officials reported a tree fell through a house in Berlin. Power lines were reported down by the strong thunderstorm gusts, as well as minor crop 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Berlin's ZIP code 54923 have filed 43 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $320,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2004, with 13. 5% 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, 89 have fewer than Berlin.
Green Lake County, which includes Berlin, has been named in 9 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 6 of them major disasters (by incident: 3 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 Green Lake County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $14.2 million a year, the 53rd highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $7.0 million (49%), 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.
Cities near Berlin
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- Neshkoro, WI14 mi
- Winneconne, WI14 mi
- Markesan, WI18 mi
- Wautoma, WI18 mi
- Fremont, WI19 mi
- Brandon, WI19 mi
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