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Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Blanchardville, 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 Blanchardville, Wisconsin since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1900. Since 1950, 95 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.

Hurricanes
0

within 75 mi, since 1851

Tropical storms
1

below hurricane strength

Tornadoes
95

within 25 mi, since 1950

EF3 or stronger
7

11 deaths in all

What the records show for Blanchardville

None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Blanchardville; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 54 mph winds when its centre passed 36 miles away. Blanchardville is tied for the most tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles among the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site. The strongest of the 95 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on June 7, 1984; its path came within 13 miles, and it killed 9 people. Of the 95, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 52 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 45. The most recent tornado was on July 16, 2025. Blanchardville has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 67% of the 416 Wisconsin cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 24 times since 1978, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 94% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Blanchardville.

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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Blanchardville

Tropical systems that passed within 75 miles of Blanchardville, Wisconsin, newest first
YearStormClosestStrength when closestPeak
1900Unnamed 1900 stormSep 1136 miTropical storm (54 mph)Category 4

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

By decade

  • 2020s17
  • 2010s19(1 EF3+)
  • 2000s16(1 EF3+)
  • 1990s6(1 EF3+)
  • 1980s14(3 EF3+)
  • 1970s7
  • 1960s13(1 EF3+)
  • 1950s3
Strongest tornadoes near Blanchardville, Wisconsin
DateRatingDistancePathKilled / injured
Jun 7, 1984F513 mi36 mi9 / 200
Jul 3, 1983F418 mi0.5 mi0 / 0
Aug 18, 2005F323 mi18.6 mi1 / 23
Jun 16, 2014EF321 mi0.96 mi0 / 0
Jun 17, 1992F318 mi16 mi0 / 30
May 8, 1988F38 mi16 mi0 / 0
Apr 16, 1967F314 mi27.8 mi0 / 0
Mar 27, 1991F223 mi32 mi1 / 5
Jun 22, 2024EF26 mi6.87 mi0 / 0
Jun 29, 2014EF220 mi5.05 mi0 / 0
Jun 29, 2014EF220 mi29.07 mi0 / 0
May 15, 1998F217 mi20 mi0 / 11

The strongest 12 of 95, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.

Hail in Blanchardville

The Storm Prediction Center has 24 hail reports within 10 miles of Blanchardville since 1978, made on 21 separate days. Of these, 15 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on June 18, 2009. The most recent report is from April 18, 2025.

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

Weather by month in Blanchardville

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Darlington Wwtp, WI, 15 miles southwest of Blanchardville at 854 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 27°F and 8°F. June is the wettest at 5.3 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.3 inches; the year adds up to 37.7 inches over 68 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 9 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 158 nights a year. Snowfall averages 35.7 inches a year, most of it in January. That 37.7 inches is more than at 138 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (84%). Argyle, 7 miles south, has its own station (Monroe Wwtp, WI): 39.9 inches a year, 2.2 more than here, and a July average high of 83°F against 82°F.

Monthly climate normals 1991–2020 at Darlington Wwtp, WI
MonthHigh °FLow °FPrecip. inDays ≥ 0.1"Snow in
Jan2781.3411.3
Feb32121.449.2
Mar44232.054.6
Apr58353.971.0
May69464.280.6
Jun79575.380.0
Jul82604.260.0
Aug81584.460.0
Sep74484.170.0
Oct61372.850.6
Nov46262.442.2
Dec33151.746.2
Year573537.76835.7

Averages for 1991–2020 at Darlington Wwtp, WI (854 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 Blanchardville

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 68 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Blanchardville: 55 thunderstorm wind reports, 11 floods, 1 flash flood and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $3.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on June 22, 2015.

  • July 11, 2011: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Blanchardville — $2.2 million damage.

  • July 20, 1999: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Blanchardville — $350,000 damage.

  • July 11, 2011: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Blanchardville — $310,000 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

Lafayette County, which includes Blanchardville, 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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