NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Ettrick, 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 Ettrick, Wisconsin since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 58 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 58
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for Ettrick
The strongest of the 58 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on May 10, 1953; its path came within 18 miles, and it killed 2 people. Of the 58, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 24 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 15. The most recent tornado was on June 25, 2025. Of the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site, 70% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Ettrick. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 60 times since 1963, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Ettrick has more hail reports within 10 miles than 56% of the 416 Wisconsin cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Ettrick
By decade
- 2020s9
- 2010s8
- 2000s7
- 1990s6
- 1980s6
- 1970s5
- 1960s11(1 EF3+)
- 1950s6(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 1953 | F4 | 18 mi | 162 mi | 2 / 24 |
| May 5, 1965 | F3 | 15 mi | 65.2 mi | 0 / 7 |
| May 26, 1959 | F3 | in town | 34.3 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 26, 1986 | F2 | 25 mi | 5.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 18, 1971 | F2 | 13 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 26, 1969 | F2 | 19 mi | 47.5 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Mar 27, 1968 | F2 | 10 mi | 5.7 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jul 10, 1966 | F2 | 22 mi | 7.9 mi | 0 / 3 |
| May 23, 1964 | F2 | 20 mi | 21.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 4, 1964 | F2 | 16 mi | 9.7 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Aug 28, 1960 | F2 | 24 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 4, 1959 | F2 | 21 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 58, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Ettrick
The Storm Prediction Center has 60 hail reports within 10 miles of Ettrick since 1963, made on 47 separate days. Of these, 32 were 1 inch across or larger, and 5 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on July 28, 2023. The most recent report is from September 21, 2024. June has the most reports, 19.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Ettrick
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Blair, WI, 9 miles north of Ettrick at 855 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 81°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 24°F and 4°F. June is the wettest at 5.0 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.0 inches; the year adds up to 35.6 inches over 64 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 9 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 177 nights a year. Snowfall averages 41.1 inches a year, most of it in January. That 35.6 inches is more than at 108 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (65%). Galesville, 8 miles southwest, has its own station (Trempealeau Dam 6, WI): 34.6 inches a year, 1.0 less than here, and a July average high of 82°F against 81°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24 | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 10.0 |
| Feb | 29 | 8 | 1.2 | 3 | 8.5 |
| Mar | 41 | 21 | 1.7 | 5 | 8.9 |
| Apr | 56 | 32 | 3.3 | 7 | 2.5 |
| May | 68 | 45 | 4.8 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 78 | 55 | 5.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 81 | 59 | 4.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 79 | 56 | 4.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 72 | 48 | 4.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 58 | 35 | 2.5 | 5 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 42 | 24 | 1.8 | 4 | 2.2 |
| Dec | 29 | 12 | 1.2 | 3 | 8.8 |
| Year | 55 | 33 | 35.6 | 64 | 41.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Blair, WI (855 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 Ettrick
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 108 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Ettrick: 54 thunderstorm wind reports, 38 floods, 9 heavy rain events, 5 flash floods and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 3 people and injured 4, and the NWS estimated $16.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 87 mph, on June 27, 1998. July has had the most flash floods, 3 of 5. Of the 374 Wisconsin cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 168 have had fewer than Ettrick.
August 18, 2014: heavy rain event 8 miles from the centre of Ettrick — 3 killed, 2 injured, $25,000 damage.
July 20, 2019: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Ettrick — 2 injured, $50,000 damage.
July 20, 2017: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Ettrick — $4.8 million 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
Trempealeau County, which includes Ettrick, has been named in 15 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 severe storms, 3 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 Trempealeau County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for tornadoes, inland flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $20.1 million a year, the 41st highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $11.7 million (58%), 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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