NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Brillion, 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 Brillion, Wisconsin since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 98 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 98
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
3 deaths in all
What the records show for Brillion
The highest rating among the 98 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on July 5, 1994, came within 14 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on July 18, 1996, killed 1 person. Of the 98, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 45 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 26. The most recent tornado was on July 19, 2025. Brillion has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 70% of the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 38 times since 1969, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 72% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Brillion.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Brillion
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s20
- 2000s22
- 1990s11(1 EF3+)
- 1980s11(1 EF3+)
- 1970s14(1 EF3+)
- 1960s9
- 1950s8
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 1984 | F4 | 21 mi | 27.5 mi | 1 / 19 |
| Jul 5, 1994 | F4 | 14 mi | 3.5 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 21, 1974 | F4 | 24 mi | 26 mi | 0 / 35 |
| Jul 18, 1996 | F2 | 19 mi | 6.4 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Aug 9, 1979 | F2 | 14 mi | 0.1 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Aug 6, 2013 | EF2 | 24 mi | 13.07 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 10, 2011 | EF2 | 12 mi | 1.52 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 5, 1994 | F2 | 16 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 4, 1981 | F2 | 18 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Jun 7, 1980 | F2 | 12 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 22, 1970 | F2 | 19 mi | 7.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 22, 1970 | F2 | 20 mi | 3.6 mi | 0 / 2 |
The strongest 12 of 98, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Brillion
The Storm Prediction Center has 38 hail reports within 10 miles of Brillion since 1969, made on 28 separate days. Of these, 31 were 1 inch across or larger, and 6 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on March 29, 1998. The most recent report is from May 31, 2023. July has the most reports, 14.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Brillion
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Brillion, WI, 1 mile south of Brillion at 810 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 26°F and 10°F. June is the wettest at 4.5 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.0 inches; the year adds up to 32.2 inches over 69 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 7 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 159 nights a year. Snowfall averages 43.2 inches a year, most of it in January. That 32.2 inches is more than at 30 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (18%). Chilton, 11 miles southwest, has its own station (Chilton, WI): 33.9 inches a year, 1.7 more than here, and the same July average high, 82°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26 | 10 | 1.4 | 4 | 12.2 |
| Feb | 29 | 12 | 1.0 | 3 | 9.7 |
| Mar | 41 | 22 | 1.9 | 5 | 5.6 |
| Apr | 54 | 33 | 3.0 | 7 | 2.7 |
| May | 68 | 45 | 3.9 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 77 | 56 | 4.5 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 82 | 59 | 3.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 79 | 56 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 72 | 49 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 58 | 38 | 2.8 | 6 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 44 | 28 | 2.0 | 5 | 2.2 |
| Dec | 31 | 17 | 1.6 | 4 | 10.5 |
| Year | 55 | 35 | 32.2 | 69 | 43.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Brillion, WI (810 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 Brillion
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 47 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Brillion: 38 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 flash floods, 2 floods, 2 heavy rain events and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $904,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 86 mph, on May 31, 1998.
May 31, 1998: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Brillion — $520,000 damage.
May 3, 2018: flood 5 miles from the centre of Brillion — $200,000 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Brillion's ZIP code 54110 have filed 14 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $16,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 7% 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, 19 have fewer than Brillion.
Calumet County, which includes Brillion, has been named in 11 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1976, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 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 Calumet County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail; Relatively Low for tornadoes, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $18.7 million a year, the 46th highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $7.3 million (39%), 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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