NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Franksville, 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 Franksville, Wisconsin since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1900. Since 1950, 75 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 75
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Franksville
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Franksville; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 59 mph winds when its centre passed 4 miles away. Franksville is tied for the most tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles among the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site. The strongest of the 75 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 27, 1984; its path came within 24 miles, and it killed 1 person. Of the 75, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 29 have come since 2000. June and July have had the most tornadoes, 15 each. The most recent tornado was on June 22, 2024. Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 50% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Franksville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 103 times since 1963, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Franksville has more hail reports within 10 miles than 80% of the 416 Wisconsin cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Franksville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 11 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Franksville: 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 Franksville
By decade
- 2020s7
- 2010s12
- 2000s10(1 EF3+)
- 1990s4
- 1980s10(1 EF3+)
- 1970s16(1 EF3+)
- 1960s10(1 EF3+)
- 1950s6
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 1984 | F4 | 24 mi | 6.5 mi | 1 / 14 |
| Jan 7, 2008 | EF3 | 15 mi | 10.78 mi | 0 / 15 |
| Jun 5, 1977 | F3 | 12 mi | 69.5 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Jul 19, 1963 | F3 | 20 mi | 10.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 22, 2010 | EF2 | 12 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 21, 2010 | EF2 | 22 mi | 5.22 mi | 0 / 15 |
| Apr 19, 1996 | F2 | 24 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 2, 1977 | F2 | 20 mi | 9.3 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 20, 1976 | F2 | 24 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Aug 25, 1975 | F2 | 14 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 28, 1972 | F2 | 9 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 28, 1972 | F2 | 23 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 75, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Franksville
The Storm Prediction Center has 103 hail reports within 10 miles of Franksville since 1963, made on 57 separate days. Of these, 52 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 3 inches (tea cup size), was reported on 2 days, most recently August 2, 2015. The most recent report is from September 22, 2025. May has the most reports, 35.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Franksville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Union Grove, WI, 7 miles southwest of Franksville at 730 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 81°F and low of 61°F; January is the coolest, at 28°F and 12°F. June is the wettest at 4.5 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.5 inches; the year adds up to 35.2 inches over 70 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 145 nights a year. Snowfall averages 40.5 inches a year, most of it in January. That 35.2 inches is more than at 99 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (60%). Caledonia, 3 miles north, has its own station (South Milwaukee Wwtp, WI): 36.6 inches a year, 1.4 more than here, and a July average high of 80°F against 81°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28 | 12 | 1.8 | 5 | 13.0 |
| Feb | 32 | 15 | 1.5 | 4 | 11.0 |
| Mar | 43 | 25 | 2.1 | 5 | 4.9 |
| Apr | 55 | 35 | 3.5 | 7 | 1.7 |
| May | 66 | 45 | 4.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 76 | 56 | 4.5 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 81 | 61 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 79 | 58 | 3.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 72 | 50 | 3.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 60 | 39 | 2.9 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 45 | 28 | 2.4 | 5 | 2.1 |
| Dec | 34 | 18 | 1.7 | 5 | 7.7 |
| Year | 56 | 37 | 35.2 | 70 | 40.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Union Grove, WI (730 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 Franksville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 110 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Franksville: 79 thunderstorm wind reports, 13 floods, 11 flash floods, 4 lightning strikes and 3 heavy rain events. They killed 2 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $64.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 85 mph, on August 21, 2002. August has had the most flash floods, 3 of 11. Of the 374 Wisconsin cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 293 have had fewer than Franksville.
August 9, 2025: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Franksville — 1 killed, $60.0 million damage.
September 26, 2011: flood 3 miles from the centre of Franksville — 1 killed, $7,000 damage.
NWS: “Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding of a construction zone on the west frontage road of I-94 between STH 20 and CTH C. A 76-year-old Dousman man died when his car stalled in the flood waters after driving into a flooded ditch in the construction zone.”
June 8, 2011: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Franksville — 2 injured.
NWS: “A 5-mile wide swath of thunderstorm wind damage occurred from the Interstate-94 area west of Racine to the city of Racine. Semi-tractor trailers were blown over on Interstate-94 at STH 11 and CTH K, resulting in in the injury of two drivers.”
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
Racine County, which includes Franksville, has been named in 17 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 severe storms, 4 floods, 4 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on June 30, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Racine County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for hail, inland flooding and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and coastal flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $63.8 million a year, the 8th highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $30.4 million (48%), 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 Franksville
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- Racine, WI9 mi
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