NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Hazel Green, 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 Hazel Green, Wisconsin since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1900. Since 1950, 107 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 107
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Hazel Green
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Hazel Green; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 53 mph winds when its centre passed 31 miles away. Hazel Green 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 107 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on June 19, 1993, came within 3 miles. Of the 107, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 47 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 40. The most recent tornado was on July 11, 2025. Hazel Green has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 77% of the 416 Wisconsin cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 118 times since 1967, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Hazel Green has more hail reports within 10 miles than 85% of the 416 Wisconsin cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Hazel Green
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 11 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Hazel Green: 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 Hazel Green
By decade
- 2020s18
- 2010s14
- 2000s15
- 1990s16(1 EF3+)
- 1980s8(1 EF3+)
- 1970s15(1 EF3+)
- 1960s15
- 1950s6
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 1993 | F3 | 3 mi | 14 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F3 | 14 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 9, 1970 | F3 | 4 mi | 4.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 11, 2025 | EF2 | 15 mi | 2.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 15, 2024 | EF2 | 22 mi | 15.41 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 2014 | EF2 | 13 mi | 3.76 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jun 1, 2007 | EF2 | 23 mi | 3.44 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 15, 1998 | F2 | 5 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 11 |
| Mar 27, 1991 | F2 | 16 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 7, 1984 | F2 | 16 mi | 11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 28, 1972 | F2 | 8 mi | 64.5 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Sep 9, 1970 | F2 | 7 mi | 14.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 107, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Hazel Green
The Storm Prediction Center has 118 hail reports within 10 miles of Hazel Green since 1967, made on 61 separate days. Of these, 80 were 1 inch across or larger, and 8 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on August 19, 1994. The most recent report is from September 22, 2025. May has the most reports, 39.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Hazel Green
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Dubuque L&D 11, IA, 8 miles west of Hazel Green at 620 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 64°F; January is the coolest, at 28°F and 10°F. June is the wettest at 5.6 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.3 inches; the year adds up to 38.8 inches over 73 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 18 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 134 nights a year. Snowfall averages 36.1 inches a year, most of it in January. That 38.8 inches is more than at 153 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (93%). Cuba City, 6 miles northeast, has its own station (Platteville, WI): 40.2 inches a year, 1.4 more than here, and a July average high of 82°F against 85°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28 | 10 | 1.3 | 4 | 11.7 |
| Feb | 32 | 13 | 1.4 | 4 | 8.6 |
| Mar | 45 | 25 | 2.1 | 5 | 3.7 |
| Apr | 59 | 38 | 3.8 | 8 | 0.9 |
| May | 71 | 49 | 4.4 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 81 | 60 | 5.6 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 85 | 64 | 5.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 82 | 62 | 3.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 75 | 54 | 3.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 61 | 42 | 3.1 | 5 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 46 | 29 | 2.4 | 5 | 1.2 |
| Dec | 33 | 18 | 1.7 | 5 | 9.9 |
| Year | 58 | 39 | 38.8 | 73 | 36.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Dubuque L&D 11, IA (620 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 Hazel Green
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 246 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Hazel Green: 159 thunderstorm wind reports, 48 flash floods, 20 floods, 14 heavy rain events and 5 lightning strikes. They killed 3 people and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $23.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 96 mph, on July 15, 2024. July has had the most flash floods, 23 of 48. Of the 374 Wisconsin cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 373 have had fewer than Hazel Green.
July 27, 2011: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Hazel Green — 3 killed, $7.0 million damage.
July 21, 2017: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Hazel Green — $7.5 million damage.
July 24, 2009: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Hazel Green — $2.7 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
Grant County, which includes Hazel Green, has been named in 20 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 17 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 severe storms, 4 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 Grant 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; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $20.9 million a year, the 40th highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $9.2 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.