NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Dodgeville, 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 Dodgeville, Wisconsin since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1900. Since 1950, 77 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 77
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
9 deaths in all
What the records show for Dodgeville
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Dodgeville; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 54 mph winds when its centre passed 53 miles away. Dodgeville is tied for the most tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles among the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site. The strongest of the 77 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on June 7, 1984; its path came within 8 miles, and it killed 9 people. Of the 77, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 42 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 31. The most recent tornado was on July 16, 2025. Dodgeville has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 51% of the 416 Wisconsin cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 45 times since 1956, with stones up to 3.5 inches. Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 63% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Dodgeville.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Dodgeville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 11 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Dodgeville: 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 Dodgeville
By decade
- 2020s11(1 EF3+)
- 2010s16
- 2000s15
- 1990s3
- 1980s11(3 EF3+)
- 1970s4
- 1960s12(1 EF3+)
- 1950s5
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 1984 | F5 | 8 mi | 36 mi | 9 / 200 |
| Jul 3, 1983 | F4 | in town | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 7, 2021 | EF3 | 22 mi | 9.38 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F3 | 20 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 3, 1964 | F3 | 24 mi | 17.1 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jun 22, 2024 | EF2 | 21 mi | 6.87 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 29, 2014 | EF2 | 2 mi | 5.05 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 29, 2014 | EF2 | 5 mi | 29.07 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 2014 | EF2 | 23 mi | 3.76 mi | 0 / 5 |
| May 15, 1998 | F2 | 12 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 11 |
| May 8, 1988 | F2 | 17 mi | 7.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 30, 1985 | F2 | 17 mi | 21 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 77, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Dodgeville
The Storm Prediction Center has 45 hail reports within 10 miles of Dodgeville since 1956, made on 31 separate days. Of these, 31 were 1 inch across or larger, and 6 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3.5 inches, fell on April 13, 2006. The most recent report is from April 18, 2025. May has the most reports, 13.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Dodgeville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Dodgeville Wwtp, WI, 2 miles southeast of Dodgeville at 1,118 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 9°F. June is the wettest at 5.7 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 1.5 inches; the year adds up to 39.7 inches over 74 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 160 nights a year. Snowfall averages 41.1 inches a year, most of it in February. That 39.7 inches is more than at 160 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (97%). Spring Green, 14 miles north, has its own station (Lone Rock Tri Co Airport, WI): 34.2 inches a year, 5.5 less than here, and a July average high of 83°F against 81°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26 | 9 | 1.5 | 4 | 10.3 |
| Feb | 31 | 12 | 1.5 | 4 | 10.6 |
| Mar | 43 | 23 | 2.3 | 5 | 5.9 |
| Apr | 57 | 34 | 3.9 | 8 | 1.5 |
| May | 68 | 46 | 4.6 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 78 | 56 | 5.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 81 | 60 | 4.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 80 | 58 | 4.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 72 | 49 | 3.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 59 | 38 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 44 | 26 | 2.5 | 5 | 1.9 |
| Dec | 31 | 16 | 1.8 | 5 | 10.3 |
| Year | 56 | 36 | 39.7 | 74 | 41.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Dodgeville Wwtp, WI (1,118 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 Dodgeville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 72 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Dodgeville: 65 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 floods, 2 flash floods, 1 heavy rain event and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $1.4 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on August 4, 2016.
September 3, 2011: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Dodgeville — $300,000 damage.
NWS: “Law enforcement officials reported damage from severe thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 70 knots (80 mph) in a 5-mile wide swath from southeast of Dodgeville to northeast of Hollandale. The damaging winds destroyed a cattle shed and caused minor damage to a barn.”
May 31, 1998: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Dodgeville — $250,000 damage.
August 22, 2007: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Dodgeville — $200,000 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
Iowa County, which includes Dodgeville, has been named in 17 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1976, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on June 30, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Iowa County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail; Relatively Low for tornadoes, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes, inland flooding and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $10.8 million a year, the 62nd highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.9 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Dodgeville
- Mineral Point, WI9 mi
- Barneveld, WI13 mi
- Spring Green, WI14 mi
- Lone Rock, WI17 mi
- Blanchardville, WI19 mi
- Darlington, WI20 mi
- Mount Horeb, WI21 mi
- Muscoda, WI22 mi
- Black Earth, WI23 mi
- Mazomanie, WI23 mi
- Platteville, WI24 mi
- Argyle, WI24 mi
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