NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Brandon, 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 Brandon, Wisconsin since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 143 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 13 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 143
- EF3 or stronger
- 13
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
12 deaths in all
What the records show for Brandon
The strongest of the 143 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on July 18, 1996; its path came within 9 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 3, 1956, killed 7 people. Of the 143, 11 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 69 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 51. The most recent tornado was on July 16, 2025. Brandon has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 99% of the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 46 times since 1970, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 60% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Brandon.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Brandon
By decade
- 2020s9
- 2010s25
- 2000s35(2 EF3+)
- 1990s22(1 EF3+)
- 1980s23(3 EF3+)
- 1970s14(4 EF3+)
- 1960s8
- 1950s7(3 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 1996 | F5 | 9 mi | 13.3 mi | 0 / 12 |
| Apr 3, 1956 | F4 | 16 mi | 11.5 mi | 7 / 50 |
| Apr 27, 1984 | F4 | 24 mi | 27.5 mi | 1 / 19 |
| Sep 26, 1951 | F4 | 20 mi | 9 mi | 1 / 9 |
| Apr 21, 1974 | F4 | 2 mi | 26 mi | 0 / 35 |
| Apr 21, 1974 | F3 | 15 mi | 58.6 mi | 2 / 18 |
| Jun 23, 2004 | F3 | 6 mi | 7.6 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Jun 23, 2004 | F3 | 5 mi | 33.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 8, 1984 | F3 | 10 mi | 29 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 7, 1980 | F3 | 20 mi | 1.2 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jun 5, 1977 | F3 | 5 mi | 69.5 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Apr 21, 1974 | F3 | 13 mi | 22.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 143, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Brandon
The Storm Prediction Center has 46 hail reports within 10 miles of Brandon since 1970, made on 35 separate days. Of these, 25 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on July 15, 1995. The most recent report is from August 16, 2025. June has the most reports, 12.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Brandon
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Ripon 5 NE, WI, 11 miles north of Brandon at 930 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 80°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 25°F and 10°F. June is the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 0.9 inches; the year adds up to 31.5 inches over 61 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 5 days a year, almost all from June to July. Lows fall below freezing on about 153 nights a year. Snowfall averages 37.6 inches a year, most of it in January. That 31.5 inches is more than at 14 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (8%). Waupun, 7 miles south, has its own station (Town Of Westford, WI): 37.8 inches a year, 6.3 more than here, and a July average high of 81°F against 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25 | 10 | 1.0 | 3 | 11.0 |
| Feb | 28 | 12 | 0.9 | 3 | 8.2 |
| Mar | 40 | 22 | 1.7 | 4 | 5.6 |
| Apr | 54 | 34 | 2.9 | 6 | 1.4 |
| May | 67 | 46 | 3.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 76 | 57 | 4.8 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 80 | 60 | 3.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 78 | 59 | 3.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 72 | 51 | 3.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 58 | 39 | 2.7 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 43 | 28 | 1.9 | 4 | 1.8 |
| Dec | 30 | 16 | 1.4 | 3 | 9.5 |
| Year | 54 | 36 | 31.5 | 61 | 37.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Ripon 5 NE, WI (930 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 Brandon
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 105 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Brandon: 87 thunderstorm wind reports, 7 floods, 5 flash floods, 3 heavy rain events and 3 lightning strikes. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $39.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 110 mph, on August 28, 2018. June has had the most flash floods, 5 of 5. Of the 374 Wisconsin cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 168 have had fewer than Brandon.
July 28, 2021: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Brandon — 1 killed, $23,000 damage.
June 12, 2008: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of Brandon — $17.0 million damage.
June 8, 2008: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of Brandon — $13.6 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
Fond du Lac County, which includes Brandon, has been named in 12 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 9 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 floods, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Fond du Lac County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding and lightning; Relatively Low for heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $44.1 million a year, the 15th highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $19.5 million (44%), 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 Brandon
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- Ripon, WI8 mi
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- Markesan, WI12 mi
- Fox Lake, WI13 mi
- Fond Du Lac, WI17 mi
- Randolph, WI17 mi
- Berlin, WI19 mi
- Princeton, WI19 mi
- Beaver Dam, WI19 mi
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