NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Cumberland, 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 Cumberland, Wisconsin since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 68 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 68
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
9 deaths in all
What the records show for Cumberland
The highest rating among the 68 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 4 times; the most recent, on May 16, 2017, came within 20 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on May 10, 1953, killed 4 people. Of the 68, 9 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 29 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 24. The most recent tornado was on July 21, 2020. Of the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site, 56% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Cumberland. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 57 times since 1965, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Cumberland has more hail reports within 10 miles than 53% of the 416 Wisconsin cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Cumberland
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s14(1 EF3+)
- 2000s13(1 EF3+)
- 1990s15
- 1980s4
- 1970s6(1 EF3+)
- 1960s10
- 1950s4(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2001 | F3 | 19 mi | 34 mi | 2 / 16 |
| Jun 23, 1952 | F3 | 14 mi | 18.2 mi | 2 / 6 |
| May 16, 2017 | EF3 | 20 mi | 82.53 mi | 1 / 25 |
| Jul 30, 1977 | F3 | 16 mi | 9.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 10, 1953 | F2 | 7 mi | 105.7 mi | 4 / 27 |
| Apr 26, 1994 | F2 | 23 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 11, 1990 | F2 | 21 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 11, 1990 | F2 | 9 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 22, 1967 | F2 | 11 mi | 49.1 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Jul 10, 1966 | F2 | 21 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 7, 1965 | F2 | 14 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 5, 1965 | F2 | 2 mi | 4.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 68, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Cumberland
The Storm Prediction Center has 57 hail reports within 10 miles of Cumberland since 1965, made on 39 separate days. Of these, 34 were 1 inch across or larger, and 7 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on July 15, 1965. The most recent report is from May 7, 2024. July has the most reports, 20.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Cumberland
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Cumberland, WI, 2 miles southeast of Cumberland at 1,240 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 79°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 19°F and 0°F. June and July are the wettest at 4.5 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 1.0 inches; the year adds up to 33.8 inches over 66 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 4 days a year, almost all from July. Lows fall below freezing on about 169 nights a year. Snowfall averages 55.6 inches a year, most of it in December. That 33.8 inches is more than at 58 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (35%). Shell Lake, 14 miles north, has its own station (Spooner Ag Res Stn, WI): 31.7 inches a year, 2.1 less than here, and a July average high of 80°F against 79°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 11.4 |
| Feb | 24 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 10.6 |
| Mar | 37 | 16 | 1.7 | 4 | 9.2 |
| Apr | 52 | 30 | 2.8 | 6 | 4.6 |
| May | 65 | 44 | 3.8 | 7 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 75 | 55 | 4.5 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 79 | 59 | 4.5 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 77 | 57 | 4.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 69 | 48 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 54 | 35 | 3.3 | 7 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 38 | 22 | 1.9 | 4 | 7.1 |
| Dec | 24 | 9 | 1.3 | 4 | 11.6 |
| Year | 51 | 32 | 33.8 | 66 | 55.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Cumberland, WI (1,240 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 Cumberland
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 33 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Cumberland: 31 thunderstorm wind reports and 2 heavy rain events. They killed 0 people and injured 8, and the NWS estimated $1.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 92 mph, on July 19, 2019.
August 7, 2010: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Cumberland — 8 injured, $100,000 damage.
NWS: “A National Weather Service Storm Damage Survey determined that downburst winds caused substantial tree damage north of Cumberland, Wisconsin. In addition, a local business roof was blown off just north of Cumberland, and several trailers in Eagle Point Campground were damaged.”
July 19, 2011: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Cumberland — $500,000 damage.
NWS: “A large swath of damage occurred from the northwestern edge of Pipe Lake on 220th Avenue, south and east along Pipe Lake, then southeast to the southeast side of Long Lake. The winds caused damage to boat lifts, boat docks, and buildings near Pipe Lake and around Johnstown Township.”
April 9, 2017: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Cumberland — $350,000 damage.
NWS: “Several properties received minor damage to roofs, with two properties sustaining significant damage with 40% of their shingles damage. One home had a tree fall on it which caused considerable damage to their roof.”
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
Barron County, which includes Cumberland, has been named in 10 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 6 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 2 severe storms, 2 tornadoes). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Barron 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 $26.3 million a year, the 30th highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $8.3 million (32%), 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 Cumberland
- Turtle Lake, WI11 mi
- Shell Lake, WI14 mi
- Barron, WI14 mi
- Rice Lake, WI16 mi
- Clayton, WI17 mi
- Balsam Lake, WI18 mi
- Cameron, WI19 mi
- Luck, WI20 mi
- Frederic, WI20 mi
- Spooner, WI21 mi
- Amery, WI22 mi
- Siren, WI23 mi
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