NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Elk Mound, 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 Elk Mound, Wisconsin since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 64 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 10 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 64
- EF3 or stronger
- 10
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
33 deaths in all
What the records show for Elk Mound
The strongest of the 64 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on June 4, 1958; its path came within 11 miles, and it killed 21 people. Of the 64, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 15 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 19. The most recent tornado was on April 28, 2025. Of the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site, 61% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Elk Mound. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 58 times since 1956, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Elk Mound has more hail reports within 10 miles than 54% of the 416 Wisconsin cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Elk Mound
By decade
- 2020s7
- 2010s7(1 EF3+)
- 2000s1
- 1990s11(2 EF3+)
- 1980s14(1 EF3+)
- 1970s11(1 EF3+)
- 1960s4
- 1950s9(5 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 1958 | F5 | 11 mi | 33.7 mi | 21 / 74 |
| Jun 4, 1958 | F4 | 22 mi | 59.2 mi | 4 / 3 |
| Jun 4, 1958 | F4 | 12 mi | 11.1 mi | 3 / 50 |
| Jul 30, 1977 | F4 | 18 mi | 19 mi | 0 / 20 |
| Aug 27, 1994 | F3 | 20 mi | 10 mi | 2 / 25 |
| Jul 15, 1980 | F3 | 9 mi | 1 mi | 1 / 10 |
| Sep 24, 2019 | EF3 | in town | 6.97 mi | 0 / 3 |
| May 15, 1998 | F3 | 16 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 6 |
| May 24, 1958 | F3 | 23 mi | 59.4 mi | 0 / 12 |
| Sep 12, 1951 | F3 | 4 mi | 24.4 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jul 15, 1980 | F2 | 10 mi | 0.2 mi | 1 / 5 |
| Jul 18, 1971 | F2 | 1 mi | 38.5 mi | 1 / 2 |
The strongest 12 of 64, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Elk Mound
The Storm Prediction Center has 58 hail reports within 10 miles of Elk Mound since 1956, made on 45 separate days. Of these, 37 were 1 inch across or larger, and 5 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 3 inches (tea cup size), was reported on 2 days, most recently August 29, 1962. The most recent report is from May 15, 2025. May has the most reports, 21.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Elk Mound
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Eau Claire Regional Airport, WI, 10 miles east of Elk Mound at 885 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 83°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 23°F and 6°F. June is the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.0 inches; the year adds up to 33.1 inches over 68 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 10 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 163 nights a year. Snowfall averages 55.4 inches a year, most of it in January. That 33.1 inches is more than at 42 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (25%). Colfax, 10 miles north, has its own station (Bloomer, WI): 31.7 inches a year, 1.4 less than here, and a July average high of 81°F against 83°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23 | 6 | 1.0 | 3 | 13.5 |
| Feb | 28 | 9 | 1.1 | 3 | 11.2 |
| Mar | 41 | 21 | 2.0 | 5 | 9.6 |
| Apr | 57 | 33 | 3.1 | 7 | 4.3 |
| May | 70 | 45 | 3.9 | 8 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 79 | 56 | 4.8 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 83 | 60 | 3.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 80 | 58 | 4.2 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 72 | 49 | 3.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 58 | 37 | 2.5 | 5 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 42 | 25 | 1.8 | 4 | 4.7 |
| Dec | 29 | 13 | 1.4 | 4 | 11.0 |
| Year | 55 | 34 | 33.1 | 68 | 55.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Eau Claire Regional Airport, WI (885 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 Elk Mound
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 56 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Elk Mound: 45 thunderstorm wind reports, 8 flash floods, 1 flood, 1 heavy rain event and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 7, and the NWS estimated $2.9 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 85 mph, on May 15, 2025. June has had the most flash floods, 3 of 8. Of the 374 Wisconsin cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 239 have had fewer than Elk Mound.
May 30, 1998: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Elk Mound — 2 injured, $300,000 damage.
NWS: “Trailer home destroyed. Damage estimate for entire county.”
May 30, 1998: thunderstorm wind in Elk Mound — 2 injured.
NWS: “Mobile home blown 50 feet, injuring 2. Estimated windspeed.”
April 17, 2002: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Elk Mound — 1 injured, $300,000 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
Dunn County, which includes Elk Mound, has been named in 13 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 floods, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 tornadoes). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Dunn 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 $22.2 million a year, the 39th highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $9.6 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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Cities near Elk Mound
- Colfax, WI10 mi
- Eau Claire, WI11 mi
- Menomonie, WI12 mi
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- Chippewa Falls, WI15 mi
- Bloomer, WI19 mi
- Mondovi, WI20 mi
- Boyceville, WI21 mi
- Fall Creek, WI21 mi
- Durand, WI21 mi
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