NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Cashton, 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 Cashton, Wisconsin since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 69 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 69
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for Cashton
The highest rating among the 69 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on June 5, 1980, came within 17 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on August 12, 1985, killed 2 people. Of the 69, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 27 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 19. The most recent tornado was on June 26, 2025. Of the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site, 55% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Cashton. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 46 times since 1975, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 60% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Cashton.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Cashton
By decade
- 2020s10
- 2010s7
- 2000s10
- 1990s6
- 1980s6(1 EF3+)
- 1970s9
- 1960s18(1 EF3+)
- 1950s3(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 1980 | F3 | 17 mi | 26.9 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 5, 1965 | F3 | 23 mi | 65.2 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Apr 19, 1957 | F3 | 18 mi | 9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 12, 1985 | F2 | 21 mi | 22 mi | 2 / 22 |
| Jun 15, 2022 | EF2 | 17 mi | 22.86 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 22, 2011 | EF2 | 23 mi | 64.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 22, 2011 | EF2 | 21 mi | 13.79 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 18, 2005 | F2 | 16 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 3 |
| May 8, 1988 | F2 | in town | 27 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 26, 1986 | F2 | 13 mi | 5.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 1980 | F2 | 14 mi | 70.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 9, 1979 | F2 | 22 mi | 2.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 69, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Cashton
The Storm Prediction Center has 46 hail reports within 10 miles of Cashton since 1975, made on 31 separate days. Of these, 18 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 3 days, most recently June 24, 1998. The most recent report is from May 19, 2022. April and July have the most reports, 10 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Cashton
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Cashton, WI, in Cashton at 1,370 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 81°F and low of 63°F; January is the coolest, at 24°F and 11°F. June is the wettest at 4.7 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 0.9 inches; the year adds up to 35.0 inches over 67 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 5 days a year, almost all from July to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 148 nights a year. Snowfall averages 54.5 inches a year, most of it in January. That 35.0 inches is more than at 93 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (56%). Westby, 7 miles southwest, has its own station (Viroqua, WI): 38.1 inches a year, 3.1 more than here, and a July average high of 79°F against 81°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24 | 11 | 1.1 | 4 | 15.4 |
| Feb | 29 | 14 | 0.9 | 2 | 11.5 |
| Mar | 41 | 25 | 1.5 | 4 | 9.9 |
| Apr | 56 | 37 | 3.5 | 7 | 3.8 |
| May | 68 | 48 | 4.4 | 9 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 77 | 59 | 4.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 81 | 63 | 4.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 79 | 61 | 4.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 71 | 53 | 3.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 57 | 41 | 3.2 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 42 | 28 | 2.0 | 5 | 5.4 |
| Dec | 29 | 17 | 1.3 | 3 | 8.2 |
| Year | 55 | 38 | 35.0 | 67 | 54.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Cashton, WI (1,370 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 Cashton
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 71 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Cashton: 48 thunderstorm wind reports, 8 heavy rain events, 7 flash floods, 6 floods and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $5.4 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on June 15, 1997. September has had the most flash floods, 3 of 7. Of the 374 Wisconsin cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 217 have had fewer than Cashton.
June 15, 1997: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Cashton — 2 injured, $35,000 damage.
June 7, 2008: flash flood 4 miles from the centre of Cashton — $1.9 million damage.
NWS: “Mudslides forced the closure of some township roads.”
June 18, 1998: thunderstorm wind in Cashton — $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “Elementary school roof blown off”
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 Cashton's ZIP code 54619 have filed 11 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1980, and were paid $102,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 9% 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, 3 have fewer than Cashton.
Monroe County, which includes Cashton, has been named in 15 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1976, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 severe storms, 4 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Monroe County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding and strong wind; Relatively Low for lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $30.5 million a year, the 28th highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $13.9 million (46%), 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 Cashton
- Westby, WI7 mi
- La Farge, WI13 mi
- Bangor, WI14 mi
- Viroqua, WI15 mi
- Sparta, WI15 mi
- Wilton, WI16 mi
- West Salem, WI19 mi
- Stoddard, WI21 mi
- Hillsboro, WI21 mi
- La Crosse, WI22 mi
- Tomah, WI22 mi
- Onalaska, WI24 mi
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