NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Cadott, 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 Cadott, Wisconsin since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 72 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 9 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 72
- EF3 or stronger
- 9
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
15 deaths in all
What the records show for Cadott
The highest rating among the 72 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 4 times; the most recent, on July 30, 1977, came within 18 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on June 4, 1958, killed 4 people. Of the 72, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 22 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 25. The most recent tornado was on April 28, 2025. Of the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site, 52% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Cadott. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 36 times since 1970, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 74% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Cadott.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Cadott
By decade
- 2020s12
- 2010s7(1 EF3+)
- 2000s3
- 1990s4(1 EF3+)
- 1980s20(1 EF3+)
- 1970s13(2 EF3+)
- 1960s6
- 1950s7(4 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 1958 | F4 | 12 mi | 59.2 mi | 4 / 3 |
| Jun 4, 1958 | F4 | 5 mi | 11.1 mi | 3 / 50 |
| May 10, 1953 | F4 | 9 mi | 162 mi | 2 / 24 |
| Jul 30, 1977 | F4 | 18 mi | 19 mi | 0 / 20 |
| Aug 27, 1994 | F3 | 15 mi | 10 mi | 2 / 25 |
| Jul 15, 1980 | F3 | 20 mi | 1 mi | 1 / 10 |
| Sep 24, 2019 | EF3 | 20 mi | 6.97 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Sep 28, 1971 | F3 | 7 mi | 49.6 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jun 4, 1958 | F3 | in town | 4.3 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jul 15, 1980 | F2 | 17 mi | 0.2 mi | 1 / 5 |
| Jul 30, 1977 | F2 | 15 mi | 34.5 mi | 1 / 8 |
| Jul 18, 1971 | F2 | 16 mi | 38.5 mi | 1 / 2 |
The strongest 12 of 72, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Cadott
The Storm Prediction Center has 36 hail reports within 10 miles of Cadott since 1970, made on 29 separate days. Of these, 25 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 7 days, most recently June 24, 2005. The most recent report is from July 4, 2025. July has the most reports, 11.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Cadott
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Stanley Wwtp, WI, 12 miles east of Cadott at 1,080 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 80°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 22°F and 3°F. June and August are the wettest at 4.3 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.9 inches; the year adds up to 32.5 inches over 69 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 3 days a year, almost all from July. Lows fall below freezing on about 175 nights a year. Snowfall averages 52.0 inches a year, most of it in December. That 32.5 inches is more than at 33 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (20%). Chippewa Falls, 11 miles west, has its own station (Eau Claire Regional Airport, WI): 33.1 inches a year, 0.6 more than here, and a July average high of 83°F against 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22 | 3 | 0.9 | 3 | 10.7 |
| Feb | 27 | 7 | 1.0 | 3 | 10.4 |
| Mar | 40 | 20 | 1.7 | 5 | 10.4 |
| Apr | 54 | 32 | 3.0 | 7 | 3.7 |
| May | 67 | 45 | 3.7 | 8 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 76 | 55 | 4.3 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 80 | 59 | 3.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 79 | 57 | 4.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 71 | 48 | 3.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 57 | 36 | 2.8 | 6 | 1.1 |
| Nov | 41 | 25 | 1.9 | 4 | 4.0 |
| Dec | 28 | 12 | 1.3 | 4 | 11.4 |
| Year | 54 | 33 | 32.5 | 69 | 52.0 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Stanley Wwtp, 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 Cadott
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 51 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Cadott: 39 thunderstorm wind reports, 6 flash floods, 3 heavy rain events and 3 lightning strikes. They killed 0 people and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $2.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on June 11, 2001. Of the 374 Wisconsin cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 197 have had fewer than Cadott.
June 27, 2014: lightning strike 4 miles from the centre of Cadott — 2 injured.
NWS: “Two people sustained minor injuries from lightning while at the Cadott Country Fest. Both injuries occurred when people were leaning against camper trailers during a nearby lightning strike.”
May 19, 1996: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Cadott — 1 injured, $900,000 damage.
June 11, 2001: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Cadott — $1.0 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
Chippewa County, which includes Cadott, 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 Cadott
- Chippewa Falls, WI11 mi
- Stanley, WI11 mi
- Cornell, WI13 mi
- Fall Creek, WI15 mi
- Altoona, WI18 mi
- Thorp, WI18 mi
- Augusta, WI18 mi
- Bloomer, WI18 mi
- Eau Claire, WI20 mi
- Holcombe, WI20 mi
- New Auburn, WI26 mi
- Withee, WI26 mi
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