NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Brussels, 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 Brussels, Wisconsin since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 34 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 34
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for Brussels
The strongest of the 34 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on August 19, 1968; its path came within 22 miles, and it killed 2 people. Of the 34, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 8 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 10. The most recent tornado was on July 23, 2025. Of the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site, 91% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Brussels. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 11 times since 1979, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 100% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Brussels.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Brussels
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s4
- 2000s3
- 1990s3(1 EF3+)
- 1980s3
- 1970s14
- 1960s4(1 EF3+)
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 1968 | F4 | 22 mi | 21.8 mi | 2 / 3 |
| Aug 23, 1998 | F3 | 24 mi | 5.1 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 8, 1985 | F2 | 9 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1979 | F2 | 24 mi | 15.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 22, 1970 | F2 | 14 mi | 9.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 22, 1970 | F2 | 9 mi | 11.2 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 22, 1970 | F2 | 21 mi | 7.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 22, 1970 | F2 | 24 mi | 3.6 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 10, 1959 | F2 | 23 mi | 4.3 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jul 1, 1956 | F2 | 13 mi | 10.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 6, 2013 | EF1 | 24 mi | 10.59 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 30, 1980 | F1 | 14 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 34, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Brussels
The Storm Prediction Center has 11 hail reports within 10 miles of Brussels since 1979. Of these, 8 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on September 13, 2005. The most recent report is from April 7, 2020.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Brussels
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Forestville-4E, WI, 13 miles east of Brussels at 690 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 77°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 26°F and 11°F. August is the wettest at 3.8 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.0 inches; the year adds up to 30.2 inches over 69 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 1 days a year. Lows fall below freezing on about 148 nights a year. Snowfall averages 52.7 inches a year, most of it in December. That 30.2 inches is more than at 8 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (5%). Casco, 11 miles south, has its own station (Kewaunee, WI): 31.2 inches a year, 1.0 more than here, and a July average high of 76°F against 77°F.
Water temperature at the NOAA tide station Menominee, MI, 24 miles north, averaged 73°F in July and 35°F in February over 2021–2025. No month averaged 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in | Water °F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26 | 11 | 1.5 | 4 | 12.4 | 35 |
| Feb | 29 | 13 | 1.0 | 3 | 12.6 | 35 |
| Mar | 38 | 22 | 1.6 | 5 | 8.1 | 36 |
| Apr | 49 | 33 | 2.8 | 7 | 4.1 | 43 |
| May | 61 | 43 | 3.2 | 7 | 0.1 | 57 |
| Jun | 71 | 53 | 3.3 | 7 | 0.0 | 68 |
| Jul | 77 | 59 | 3.2 | 7 | 0.0 | 73 |
| Aug | 76 | 59 | 3.8 | 6 | 0.0 | 72 |
| Sep | 69 | 51 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.0 | 68 |
| Oct | 56 | 40 | 3.0 | 7 | 0.2 | 59 |
| Nov | 43 | 29 | 2.1 | 5 | 1.6 | 46 |
| Dec | 32 | 19 | 1.6 | 5 | 13.6 | 36 |
| Year | 52 | 36 | 30.2 | 69 | 52.7 | 52 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Forestville-4E, WI (690 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals; water temperature: average of hourly readings 2021–2025 at the NOAA tide station Menominee, MI, from NOAA Tides & Currents. 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 Brussels
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 26 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Brussels: 23 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 heavy rain events and 1 lightning strike. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $283,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 70 mph, on September 5, 2014.
March 2, 2008: heavy rain event 8 miles from the centre of Brussels — 1 killed.
June 25, 1998: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Brussels — $150,000 damage.
August 9, 2025: lightning strike 7 miles from the centre of Brussels — $125,000 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
Door County, which includes Brussels, has been named in 6 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 2 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought, 1 flood, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Door County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for coastal flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $14.7 million a year, the 51st highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $6.9 million (47%), 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 Brussels
- Casco, WI11 mi
- Algoma, WI13 mi
- Luxemburg, WI14 mi
- Sturgeon Bay, WI14 mi
- Oconto, WI15 mi
- New Franken, WI16 mi
- Little Suamico, WI18 mi
- Abrams, WI20 mi
- Suamico, WI21 mi
- Kewaunee, WI21 mi
- Peshtigo, WI22 mi
- Sobieski, WI22 mi
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