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Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Cascade, 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

1 tropical system has passed within 75 miles of Cascade, Wisconsin since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1900. Since 1950, 79 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.

Hurricanes
0

within 75 mi, since 1851

Tropical storms
1

below hurricane strength

Tornadoes
79

within 25 mi, since 1950

EF3 or stronger
7

6 deaths in all

What the records show for Cascade

None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Cascade; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 59 mph winds when its centre passed 64 miles away. Cascade is tied for the most tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles among the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site. The strongest of the 79 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on July 18, 1996; its path came within 16 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 4, 1981, killed 3 people. Of the 79, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 32 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 22. The most recent tornado was on May 15, 2025. Cascade has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 53% of the 416 Wisconsin cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 33 times since 1974, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 79% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Cascade.

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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Cascade

Tropical systems that passed within 75 miles of Cascade, Wisconsin, newest first
YearStormClosestStrength when closestPeak
1900Unnamed 1900 stormSep 1164 miTropical storm (59 mph)Category 4

Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Cascade: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.

Tornadoes within 25 miles of Cascade

By decade

  • 2020s3
  • 2010s15
  • 2000s14(1 EF3+)
  • 1990s11(1 EF3+)
  • 1980s12(1 EF3+)
  • 1970s8(3 EF3+)
  • 1960s13(1 EF3+)
  • 1950s3
Strongest tornadoes near Cascade, Wisconsin
DateRatingDistancePathKilled / injured
Jul 18, 1996F516 mi13.3 mi0 / 12
Apr 4, 1981F417 mi1.8 mi3 / 53
Aug 22, 1964F421 mi2.2 mi0 / 30
Apr 21, 1974F36 mi58.6 mi2 / 18
Jun 23, 2004F319 mi33.3 mi0 / 0
Jun 5, 1977F324 mi69.5 mi0 / 8
Apr 21, 1974F313 mi22.2 mi0 / 0
Jul 18, 1996F217 mi6.4 mi1 / 1
May 15, 2025EF220 mi8.28 mi0 / 0
Aug 28, 2018EF219 mi3.91 mi0 / 0
Jun 1, 2000F224 mi17 mi0 / 0
Jun 2, 1990F220 mi1 mi0 / 1

The strongest 12 of 79, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.

Hail in Cascade

The Storm Prediction Center has 33 hail reports within 10 miles of Cascade since 1974, made on 25 separate days. Of these, 16 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on April 21, 1974. The most recent report is from July 22, 2023. July has the most reports, 8.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.

Weather by month in Cascade

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Plymouth Wwtp, WI, 7 miles northeast of Cascade at 828 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 81°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 26°F and 12°F. June is the wettest at 4.2 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.4 inches; the year adds up to 33.5 inches over 68 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 151 nights a year. Snowfall averages 44.7 inches a year, most of it in January. That 33.5 inches is more than at 53 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (32%). Waldo, 7 miles east, has its own station (Hingham Wwtp, WI): 34.6 inches a year, 1.1 more than here, and a July average high of 80°F against 81°F.

Monthly climate normals 1991–2020 at Plymouth Wwtp, WI
MonthHigh °FLow °FPrecip. inDays ≥ 0.1"Snow in
Jan26121.6512.4
Feb30141.4411.0
Mar41242.055.9
Apr53343.672.1
May66453.880.2
Jun76554.280.0
Jul81603.570.0
Aug79593.760.0
Sep72512.860.0
Oct58393.060.1
Nov44292.142.3
Dec32181.8510.7
Year553733.56844.7

Averages for 1991–2020 at Plymouth Wwtp, WI (828 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.

Wisconsin weather by month, station by station →

Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Cascade

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 62 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Cascade: 53 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 lightning strikes, 3 flash floods and 2 floods. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $3.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on August 28, 2018.

  • September 22, 2025: lightning strike 9 miles from the centre of Cascade — 1 killed.

  • August 28, 2018: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Cascade — $1.4 million damage.

    NWS: “A swath of widespread tree and crop damage across the southern portion of the county. Sections of trees and crops completely flattened, and some structural damage from fallen trees or due to the strong downburst winds.”

  • May 31, 1998: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Cascade — $792,000 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

Sheboygan County, which includes Cascade, has been named in 11 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 3 floods, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Sheboygan County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail and lightning; Relatively Low for inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and coastal flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $36.2 million a year, the 20th highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $17.7 million (49%), 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).

What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.

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