NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Bloomer, 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 Bloomer, Wisconsin since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 65 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 9 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 65
- EF3 or stronger
- 9
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
31 deaths in all
What the records show for Bloomer
The strongest of the 65 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on June 4, 1958; its path came within 10 miles, and it killed 21 people. Of the 65, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 16 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 22. The most recent tornado was on May 9, 2022. Of the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site, 60% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Bloomer. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 29 times since 1973, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 86% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Bloomer.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Bloomer
By decade
- 2020s5
- 2010s10(2 EF3+)
- 2000s1
- 1990s9(1 EF3+)
- 1980s15(1 EF3+)
- 1970s13(1 EF3+)
- 1960s5
- 1950s7(4 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 1958 | F5 | 10 mi | 33.7 mi | 21 / 74 |
| Jun 4, 1958 | F4 | 11 mi | 11.1 mi | 3 / 50 |
| Jul 30, 1977 | F4 | 1 mi | 19 mi | 0 / 20 |
| Aug 27, 1994 | F3 | 25 mi | 10 mi | 2 / 25 |
| May 16, 2017 | EF3 | 14 mi | 82.53 mi | 1 / 25 |
| Jul 15, 1980 | F3 | 19 mi | 1 mi | 1 / 10 |
| Sep 24, 2019 | EF3 | 14 mi | 6.97 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jun 4, 1958 | F3 | 19 mi | 4.3 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Sep 12, 1951 | F3 | 18 mi | 24.4 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jul 15, 1980 | F2 | 16 mi | 0.2 mi | 1 / 5 |
| Jul 30, 1977 | F2 | 14 mi | 34.5 mi | 1 / 8 |
| Jul 18, 1971 | F2 | 17 mi | 38.5 mi | 1 / 2 |
The strongest 12 of 65, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Bloomer
The Storm Prediction Center has 29 hail reports within 10 miles of Bloomer since 1973, made on 23 separate days. Of these, 20 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on July 28, 2023. The most recent report is from August 11, 2023.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Bloomer
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Bloomer, WI, in Bloomer at 990 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 81°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 21°F and 3°F. June is the wettest at 4.5 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 0.9 inches; the year adds up to 31.7 inches over 67 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 170 nights a year. Snowfall averages 41.8 inches a year, most of it in February. That 31.7 inches is more than at 24 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (15%). Chippewa Falls, 13 miles south, has its own station (Eau Claire Regional Airport, WI): 33.1 inches a year, 1.4 more than here, and a July average high of 83°F against 81°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 9.3 |
| Feb | 26 | 7 | 0.9 | 3 | 9.9 |
| Mar | 39 | 19 | 1.6 | 4 | 7.2 |
| Apr | 54 | 33 | 2.9 | 7 | 2.4 |
| May | 68 | 45 | 3.7 | 8 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 77 | 56 | 4.5 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 81 | 60 | 4.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 79 | 57 | 4.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 71 | 48 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 56 | 36 | 2.8 | 6 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 40 | 24 | 1.7 | 4 | 2.6 |
| Dec | 27 | 11 | 1.2 | 4 | 9.5 |
| Year | 53 | 33 | 31.7 | 67 | 41.8 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Bloomer, WI (990 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 Bloomer
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 47 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Bloomer: 39 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 flash floods and 3 heavy rain events. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $1.4 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 82 mph, on June 7, 2005. Of the 374 Wisconsin cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 168 have had fewer than Bloomer.
May 19, 1996: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Bloomer — $800,000 damage.
May 1, 2001: thunderstorm wind in Bloomer — $500,000 damage.
NWS: “Roof blown off Moose Lodge, numerous trees and power lines down.”
April 18, 2019: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Bloomer — $100,000 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
Chippewa County, which includes Bloomer, has been named in 11 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 severe storms, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Chippewa County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for inland flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $31.7 million a year, the 27th highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $16.4 million (52%), 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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Cities near Bloomer
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