NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Genoa City, 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 Genoa City, Wisconsin since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1900. Since 1950, 108 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 6 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 108
- EF3 or stronger
- 6
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
33 deaths in all
What the records show for Genoa City
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Genoa City; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 8 miles away. Genoa City is tied for the most tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles among the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site. The highest rating among the 108 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on April 21, 1967, came within 13 miles. Of the 108, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 51 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 26. The most recent tornado was on June 22, 2024. Genoa City has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 77% of the 416 Wisconsin cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 82 times since 1974, with stones up to 2.9 inches. Genoa City has more hail reports within 10 miles than 72% of the 416 Wisconsin cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Genoa City
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 11 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Genoa City: 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 Genoa City
By decade
- 2020s21
- 2010s18
- 2000s12(2 EF3+)
- 1990s14
- 1980s9
- 1970s13
- 1960s13(4 EF3+)
- 1950s8
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 1967 | F4 | 13 mi | 25.5 mi | 24 / 450 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 19 mi | 9.1 mi | 6 / 75 |
| Apr 21, 1967 | F4 | 24 mi | 8.8 mi | 1 / 100 |
| Jan 7, 2008 | EF3 | 2 mi | 10.78 mi | 0 / 15 |
| Jan 7, 2008 | EF3 | 14 mi | 13.1 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jul 19, 1963 | F3 | 1 mi | 10.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 8, 1958 | F2 | 9 mi | 81 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Nov 22, 2010 | EF2 | 17 mi | 18.1 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Jul 22, 2010 | EF2 | 24 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 21, 2010 | EF2 | 24 mi | 5.22 mi | 0 / 15 |
| May 18, 1997 | F2 | 16 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 6, 1980 | F2 | 24 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 108, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Genoa City
The Storm Prediction Center has 82 hail reports within 10 miles of Genoa City since 1974, made on 44 separate days. Of these, 56 were 1 inch across or larger, and 6 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.9 inches, fell on May 2, 2018. The most recent report is from April 4, 2023. May has the most reports, 26.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Genoa City
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Pell Lake, WI, in Genoa City at 840 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 29°F and 13°F. June is the wettest at 4.7 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.5 inches; the year adds up to 36.5 inches over 72 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 9 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 149 nights a year. That 36.5 inches is more than at 124 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (75%). Lake Geneva, 8 miles northwest, has its own station (Lake Geneva Wwtp, WI): 37.0 inches a year, 0.5 more than here, and a July average high of 86°F against 82°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29 | 13 | 1.7 | 4 |
| Feb | 33 | 14 | 1.5 | 4 |
| Mar | 44 | 25 | 2.2 | 6 |
| Apr | 57 | 35 | 3.4 | 7 |
| May | 69 | 46 | 4.3 | 8 |
| Jun | 78 | 56 | 4.7 | 8 |
| Jul | 82 | 59 | 4.4 | 5 |
| Aug | 80 | 57 | 3.9 | 7 |
| Sep | 73 | 50 | 3.6 | 6 |
| Oct | 61 | 39 | 2.9 | 7 |
| Nov | 46 | 29 | 2.3 | 4 |
| Dec | 35 | 20 | 1.6 | 6 |
| Year | 57 | 37 | 36.5 | 72 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Pell Lake, WI (840 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 Genoa City
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 168 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Genoa City: 125 thunderstorm wind reports, 29 floods, 7 flash floods, 6 lightning strikes and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 0 people and injured 12, and the NWS estimated $18.4 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on July 20, 1998. Of the 374 Wisconsin cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 217 have had fewer than Genoa City.
July 18, 1997: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Genoa City — 9 injured, $1.0 million damage.
July 20, 1998: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Genoa City — 2 injured, $1.5 million damage.
July 19, 2018: lightning strike 2 miles from the centre of Genoa City — 1 injured.
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
Walworth County, which includes Genoa City, has been named in 13 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 3 severe storms, 3 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Walworth County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for hail; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $39.7 million a year, the 18th highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $17.6 million (44%), 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.