NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Fall Creek, 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 Fall Creek, Wisconsin since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 77 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 10 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 77
- EF3 or stronger
- 10
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
14 deaths in all
What the records show for Fall Creek
The highest rating among the 77 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on June 4, 1958, came within 14 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on June 4, 1958, killed 4 people. Of the 77, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 25 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 21. The most recent tornado was on April 28, 2025. Fall Creek has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 51% of the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 53 times since 1970, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 52% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Fall Creek.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Fall Creek
By decade
- 2020s17
- 2010s6(1 EF3+)
- 2000s2
- 1990s7(1 EF3+)
- 1980s18(1 EF3+)
- 1970s11(1 EF3+)
- 1960s6
- 1950s10(6 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 1958 | F4 | 1 mi | 59.2 mi | 4 / 3 |
| Jun 4, 1958 | F4 | 14 mi | 11.1 mi | 3 / 50 |
| May 10, 1953 | F4 | 7 mi | 162 mi | 2 / 24 |
| Aug 27, 1994 | F3 | in town | 10 mi | 2 / 25 |
| Jul 15, 1980 | F3 | 12 mi | 1 mi | 1 / 10 |
| Sep 24, 2019 | EF3 | 17 mi | 6.97 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Sep 28, 1971 | F3 | 17 mi | 49.6 mi | 0 / 5 |
| May 26, 1959 | F3 | 21 mi | 34.3 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 4, 1958 | F3 | 14 mi | 4.3 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Sep 12, 1951 | F3 | 25 mi | 24.4 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jul 15, 1980 | F2 | 12 mi | 0.2 mi | 1 / 5 |
| Jul 18, 1971 | F2 | 8 mi | 38.5 mi | 1 / 2 |
The strongest 12 of 77, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Fall Creek
The Storm Prediction Center has 53 hail reports within 10 miles of Fall Creek since 1970, made on 31 separate days. Of these, 31 were 1 inch across or larger, and 6 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on May 15, 2025, the most recent report. May has the most reports, 11.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Fall Creek
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Augusta Rs, WI, 10 miles southeast of Fall Creek at 960 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 22°F and 4°F. June is the wettest at 5.1 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.0 inches; the year adds up to 34.6 inches. Highs reach 90°F on about 6 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 168 nights a year. That 34.6 inches is more than at 84 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (51%). Altoona, 8 miles west, has its own station (Eau Claire 3SW, WI): 32.7 inches a year, 1.9 less than here, and the same July average high, 82°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22 | 4 | 1.0 |
| Feb | 27 | 6 | 1.1 |
| Mar | 40 | 19 | 1.7 |
| Apr | 54 | 33 | 3.1 |
| May | 68 | 45 | 4.3 |
| Jun | 77 | 56 | 5.1 |
| Jul | 82 | 59 | 4.3 |
| Aug | 79 | 57 | 4.4 |
| Sep | 70 | 48 | 3.8 |
| Oct | 57 | 35 | 2.6 |
| Nov | 41 | 24 | 1.8 |
| Dec | 28 | 11 | 1.4 |
| Year | 54 | 33 | 34.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Augusta Rs, WI (960 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 Fall Creek
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 55 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Fall Creek: 43 thunderstorm wind reports, 6 flash floods, 4 heavy rain events, 1 flood and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $985,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 78 mph, on April 10, 2011. Of the 374 Wisconsin cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 197 have had fewer than Fall Creek.
July 23, 2005: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Fall Creek — $592,000 damage.
NWS: “Half of a chimney was blown off a house and several trees and power lines were downed in Eau Claire.”
August 13, 2009: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Fall Creek — $150,000 damage.
June 8, 2008: lightning strike 10 miles from the centre of Fall Creek — $100,000 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
Eau Claire County, which includes Fall Creek, has been named in 9 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 6 of them major disasters (by incident: 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 severe storms, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Eau Claire County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding and lightning; Relatively Low for heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $47.9 million a year, the 14th highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $23.9 million (50%), 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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