NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Cuba City, 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 Cuba City, Wisconsin since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1900. Since 1950, 104 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 104
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Cuba City
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Cuba City; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 53 mph winds when its centre passed 35 miles away. Cuba City 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 104 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on June 19, 1993, came within 8 miles. Of the 104, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 44 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 37. The most recent tornado was on July 11, 2025. Cuba City has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 74% of the 416 Wisconsin cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 78 times since 1967, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Cuba City has more hail reports within 10 miles than 69% of the 416 Wisconsin cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Cuba City
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 11 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Cuba City: 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 Cuba City
By decade
- 2020s16
- 2010s12
- 2000s16
- 1990s14(1 EF3+)
- 1980s11(1 EF3+)
- 1970s16(1 EF3+)
- 1960s13
- 1950s6
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 1993 | F3 | 8 mi | 14 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F3 | 11 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 9, 1970 | F3 | 8 mi | 4.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 11, 2025 | EF2 | 21 mi | 2.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 15, 2024 | EF2 | 22 mi | 15.41 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 2014 | EF2 | 8 mi | 3.76 mi | 0 / 5 |
| May 15, 1998 | F2 | 4 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 11 |
| Mar 27, 1991 | F2 | 21 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 8, 1988 | F2 | 23 mi | 7.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 30, 1985 | F2 | 22 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 7, 1984 | F2 | 10 mi | 11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 28, 1972 | F2 | 14 mi | 64.5 mi | 0 / 3 |
The strongest 12 of 104, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Cuba City
The Storm Prediction Center has 78 hail reports within 10 miles of Cuba City since 1967, made on 41 separate days. Of these, 53 were 1 inch across or larger, and 8 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently April 18, 2025. The most recent report is from April 18, 2025. May has the most reports, 28.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Cuba City
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Platteville, WI, 10 miles north of Cuba City at 990 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 62°F; January is the coolest, at 26°F and 10°F. June is the wettest at 6.0 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.2 inches; the year adds up to 40.2 inches over 73 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 154 nights a year. Snowfall averages 42.8 inches a year, most of it in December. That 40.2 inches is more than at 163 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (99%). Hazel Green, 6 miles southwest, has its own station (Dubuque L&D 11, IA): 38.8 inches a year, 1.4 less than here, and a July average high of 85°F against 82°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26 | 10 | 1.2 | 4 | 11.0 |
| Feb | 31 | 14 | 1.5 | 4 | 9.8 |
| Mar | 43 | 25 | 2.1 | 5 | 6.1 |
| Apr | 57 | 35 | 4.0 | 8 | 1.6 |
| May | 69 | 47 | 4.7 | 8 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 78 | 58 | 6.0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 82 | 62 | 5.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 80 | 60 | 4.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 73 | 51 | 4.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 60 | 39 | 2.8 | 6 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 45 | 28 | 2.3 | 5 | 1.9 |
| Dec | 32 | 17 | 1.8 | 5 | 11.9 |
| Year | 56 | 37 | 40.2 | 73 | 42.8 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Platteville, WI (990 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 Cuba City
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 138 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Cuba City: 103 thunderstorm wind reports, 19 flash floods, 10 heavy rain events, 5 floods and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $6.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on July 24, 2009. July has had the most flash floods, 12 of 19. Of the 374 Wisconsin cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 353 have had fewer than Cuba City.
July 24, 2009: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Cuba City — $2.7 million damage.
July 11, 2011: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Cuba City — $1.2 million damage.
NWS: “Law enforcement reported damage in a 15-mile wide swath from southwest of Belmont to Woodford from thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 75 mph (65 knots). Downed trees blocked roads and fallen power lines caused power outages in the towns of Belmont, Argyle and Darlington.”
July 11, 2011: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Cuba City — $660,000 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
Grant County, which includes Cuba City, has been named in 20 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 17 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 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 Grant 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; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $20.9 million a year, the 40th highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $9.2 million (44%), 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.
Cities near Cuba City
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- Platteville, WI10 mi
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- Potosi, WI14 mi
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- Dubuque, IA15 mi
- Darlington, WI18 mi
- Lancaster, WI21 mi
- Mineral Point, WI22 mi
- Peosta, IA22 mi
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