NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Clintonville, 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 Clintonville, Wisconsin since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Cristobal in 2020. Since 1950, 61 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 61
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
7 deaths in all
What the records show for Clintonville
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Clintonville; the strongest was Cristobal in 2020, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 35 miles away. Clintonville is tied for the most tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles among the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site. The highest rating among the 61 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 27, 1984, came within 25 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on September 26, 1951, killed 6 people. Of the 61, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 36 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 23. The most recent tornado was on July 23, 2025. Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 64% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Clintonville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 30 times since 1987, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 84% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Clintonville.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Clintonville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | CristobalJun 10 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Clintonville: 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 Clintonville
By decade
- 2020s12
- 2010s20
- 2000s4
- 1990s2
- 1980s7(2 EF3+)
- 1970s6(1 EF3+)
- 1960s6(1 EF3+)
- 1950s4(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 1951 | F4 | 12 mi | 26.4 mi | 6 / 3 |
| Apr 27, 1984 | F4 | 25 mi | 27.5 mi | 1 / 19 |
| Apr 27, 1984 | F3 | 7 mi | 32 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 1, 1970 | F3 | 20 mi | 13.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 26, 1969 | F3 | 19 mi | 15.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Aug 6, 2013 | EF2 | 18 mi | 13.07 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 6, 1982 | F2 | 19 mi | 9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 12, 1974 | F2 | 20 mi | 10.7 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Dec 1, 1970 | F2 | 6 mi | 31.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 16, 1968 | F2 | 25 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 8, 1964 | F2 | 3 mi | 3.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 6, 1959 | F2 | 15 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 61, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Clintonville
The Storm Prediction Center has 30 hail reports within 10 miles of Clintonville since 1987, made on 23 separate days. Of these, 15 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on April 15, 2003. The most recent report is from August 11, 2021. June has the most reports, 10.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Clintonville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Clintonville, WI, in Clintonville at 802 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 81°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 25°F and 7°F. June is the wettest at 4.5 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.1 inches; the year adds up to 33.0 inches over 69 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 6 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 169 nights a year. Snowfall averages 44.3 inches a year, most of it in January. That 33.0 inches is more than at 40 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (24%). Shawano, 12 miles northeast, has its own station (Shawano 2SSW, WI): 33.1 inches a year, 0.1 more than here, and the same July average high, 81°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25 | 7 | 1.3 | 4 | 10.8 |
| Feb | 29 | 9 | 1.1 | 3 | 10.2 |
| Mar | 41 | 20 | 1.9 | 5 | 6.7 |
| Apr | 55 | 32 | 3.0 | 6 | 4.1 |
| May | 68 | 45 | 3.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 77 | 55 | 4.5 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 81 | 59 | 3.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 79 | 57 | 3.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 72 | 48 | 3.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 58 | 36 | 2.9 | 6 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 43 | 25 | 1.9 | 4 | 2.5 |
| Dec | 31 | 15 | 1.5 | 5 | 9.6 |
| Year | 55 | 34 | 33.0 | 69 | 44.3 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Clintonville, WI (802 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 Clintonville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 51 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Clintonville: 44 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 flash floods, 2 floods and 2 heavy rain events. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $240,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 71 mph, on June 6, 1999.
May 17, 1999: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Clintonville — 1 injured.
July 20, 2010: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Clintonville — 1 injured.
July 30, 2002: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Clintonville — $100,000 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 Clintonville's ZIP code 54929 have filed 15 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $274,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 20% 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, 29 have fewer than Clintonville.
Waupaca County, which includes Clintonville, 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 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on June 30, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Waupaca 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 $23.8 million a year, the 35th highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $10.1 million (43%), 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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