NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Boyceville, 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 Boyceville, Wisconsin since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 75 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 75
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
28 deaths in all
What the records show for Boyceville
The strongest of the 75 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on June 4, 1958; its path came within 6 miles, and it killed 21 people. Of the 75, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 35 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 28. The most recent tornado was on May 15, 2025. Of the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site, 50% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Boyceville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 44 times since 1981, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 65% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Boyceville.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Boyceville
By decade
- 2020s9
- 2010s15(2 EF3+)
- 2000s11
- 1990s8
- 1980s11
- 1970s7(2 EF3+)
- 1960s7
- 1950s7(3 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 1958 | F5 | 6 mi | 33.7 mi | 21 / 74 |
| Jul 30, 1977 | F4 | 24 mi | 19 mi | 0 / 20 |
| May 16, 2017 | EF3 | 14 mi | 82.53 mi | 1 / 25 |
| Sep 24, 2019 | EF3 | 21 mi | 6.97 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jul 30, 1977 | F3 | 12 mi | 9.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 24, 1958 | F3 | 23 mi | 59.4 mi | 0 / 12 |
| Sep 12, 1951 | F3 | 17 mi | 24.4 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 10, 1953 | F2 | 22 mi | 105.7 mi | 4 / 27 |
| Jul 15, 1980 | F2 | 5 mi | 0.1 mi | 1 / 12 |
| Jul 18, 1971 | F2 | 6 mi | 38.5 mi | 1 / 2 |
| May 15, 2025 | EF2 | 21 mi | 3.94 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 14, 2010 | EF2 | 20 mi | 6.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 75, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Boyceville
The Storm Prediction Center has 44 hail reports within 10 miles of Boyceville since 1981, made on 32 separate days. Of these, 28 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on May 25, 2008. The most recent report is from August 11, 2023. July has the most reports, 12.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Boyceville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Ridgeland 1NNE, WI, 13 miles northeast of Boyceville at 1,080 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 80°F and low of 58°F; January is the coolest, at 21°F and 2°F. June is the wettest at 4.7 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.0 inches; the year adds up to 35.5 inches over 67 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 176 nights a year. Snowfall averages 51.0 inches a year, most of it in February. That 35.5 inches is more than at 105 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (64%). Glenwood City, 8 miles west, has its own station (Baldwin, WI): 33.0 inches a year, 2.5 less than here, and a July average high of 79°F against 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 9.5 |
| Feb | 26 | 5 | 1.2 | 3 | 11.4 |
| Mar | 39 | 18 | 2.1 | 5 | 10.9 |
| Apr | 54 | 31 | 3.3 | 7 | 3.3 |
| May | 67 | 44 | 4.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 76 | 54 | 4.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 80 | 58 | 4.5 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 78 | 55 | 4.5 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 70 | 47 | 3.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 56 | 35 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 40 | 23 | 1.9 | 4 | 4.1 |
| Dec | 27 | 10 | 1.4 | 4 | 11.2 |
| Year | 53 | 32 | 35.5 | 67 | 51.0 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Ridgeland 1NNE, WI (1,080 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 Boyceville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 38 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Boyceville: 33 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 flash floods, 2 heavy rain events and 1 lightning strike. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $2.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on May 19, 1996.
May 3, 2012: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Boyceville — 1 killed.
NWS: “Local law enforcement officials indicated that a large tree limb broke off and fell on an individual and caused a fatality.”
May 19, 1996: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Boyceville — $2.2 million 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
Dunn County, which includes Boyceville, has been named in 13 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 floods, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 tornadoes). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Dunn 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 $22.2 million a year, the 39th highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $9.6 million (43%), 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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