NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database

Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Hilbert, 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 October 26, 2026

1 tropical system has passed within 75 miles of Hilbert, Wisconsin since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Cristobal in 2020. Since 1950, 105 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.

Hurricanes: 0
Tropical storms: 1
Tornadoes: 105
EF3 or stronger: 4

What the records show for Hilbert

None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Hilbert; the strongest was Cristobal in 2020, a tropical storm with 39 mph winds when its centre passed 75 miles away. Hilbert 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 105 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on July 5, 1994, came within 21 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on July 18, 1996, killed 1 person. Of the 105, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 49 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 29. The most recent tornado was on July 19, 2025. Hilbert has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 75% of the 416 Wisconsin cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 67 times since 1964, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Hilbert has more hail reports within 10 miles than 62% of the 416 Wisconsin cities.

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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Hilbert

Tropical systems that passed within 75 miles of Hilbert, Wisconsin, newest first
Year	Storm	Closest	Strength when closest	Peak
2020	CristobalJun 10	75 mi	Tropical storm (39 mph)	Tropical storm

Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Hilbert: 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 Hilbert

By decade

2020s5
2010s23
2000s21
1990s10(1 EF3+)
1980s13(1 EF3+)
1970s16(2 EF3+)
1960s9
1950s8

Strongest tornadoes near Hilbert, Wisconsin
Date	Rating	Distance	Path	Killed / injured
Apr 27, 1984	F4	18 mi	27.5 mi	1 / 19
Jul 5, 1994	F4	21 mi	3.5 mi	0 / 2
Apr 21, 1974	F4	17 mi	26 mi	0 / 35
Dec 1, 1970	F3	25 mi	13.1 mi	0 / 0
Jul 18, 1996	F2	13 mi	6.4 mi	1 / 1
Aug 9, 1979	F2	7 mi	0.1 mi	1 / 0
Aug 6, 2013	EF2	21 mi	13.07 mi	0 / 0
Apr 10, 2011	EF2	10 mi	1.52 mi	0 / 0
Jul 5, 1994	F2	23 mi	1 mi	0 / 0
Apr 4, 1981	F2	16 mi	0.1 mi	0 / 6
Jun 7, 1980	F2	16 mi	0.2 mi	0 / 0
Apr 22, 1970	F2	24 mi	7.2 mi	0 / 1

The strongest 12 of 105, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.

Hail in Hilbert

The Storm Prediction Center has 67 hail reports within 10 miles of Hilbert since 1964, made on 42 separate days. Of these, 48 were 1 inch across or larger, and 10 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on March 29, 1998. The most recent report is from August 3, 2022. July has the most reports, 22.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.

Weather by month in Hilbert

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Brillion, WI, 6 miles east of Hilbert at 810 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 26°F and 10°F. June is the wettest at 4.5 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.0 inches; the year adds up to 32.2 inches over 69 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 7 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 159 nights a year. Snowfall averages 43.2 inches a year, most of it in January. That 32.2 inches is more than at 30 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (18%). Chilton, 7 miles south, has its own station (Chilton, WI): 33.9 inches a year, 1.7 more than here, and the same July average high, 82°F.

Monthly climate normals 1991–2020 at Brillion, WI
Month	High °F	Low °F	Precip. in	Days ≥ 0.1"	Snow in
Jan	26	10	1.4	4	12.2
Feb	29	12	1.0	3	9.7
Mar	41	22	1.9	5	5.6
Apr	54	33	3.0	7	2.7
May	68	45	3.9	8	0.0
Jun	77	56	4.5	8	0.0
Jul	82	59	3.7	7	0.0
Aug	79	56	3.3	6	0.0
Sep	72	49	3.1	6	0.0
Oct	58	38	2.8	6	0.3
Nov	44	28	2.0	5	2.2
Dec	31	17	1.6	4	10.5
Year	55	35	32.2	69	43.2

Averages for 1991–2020 at Brillion, WI (810 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.

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Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Hilbert

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 95 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Hilbert: 78 thunderstorm wind reports, 7 flash floods, 6 heavy rain events, 3 floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $2.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 98 mph, on April 13, 2006. July has had the most flash floods, 5 of 7. Of the 374 Wisconsin cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 217 have had fewer than Hilbert.

May 3, 2012: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of Hilbert — 1 injured, $250,000 damage.
April 13, 2006: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Hilbert — $1.0 million damage.
May 31, 1998: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Hilbert — $520,000 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

Calumet County, which includes Hilbert, has been named in 11 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1976, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Calumet County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail; Relatively Low for tornadoes, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $18.7 million a year, the 46th highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $7.3 million (39%), 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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