NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Holmen, 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 Holmen, Wisconsin since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 62 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 62
- 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 Holmen
The highest rating among the 62 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on June 5, 1980, came within 21 miles. Of the 62, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 30 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 16. The most recent tornado was on June 25, 2025. Of the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site, 63% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Holmen. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 159 times since 1959, with stones up to 3.5 inches. Holmen has more hail reports within 10 miles than 92% of the 416 Wisconsin cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Holmen
By decade
- 2020s11
- 2010s11
- 2000s8
- 1990s7
- 1980s8(1 EF3+)
- 1970s4
- 1960s10(1 EF3+)
- 1950s3(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 1980 | F3 | 21 mi | 26.9 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 5, 1965 | F3 | 4 mi | 65.2 mi | 0 / 7 |
| May 26, 1959 | F3 | 8 mi | 34.3 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 22, 2011 | EF2 | 13 mi | 13.79 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 26, 1986 | F2 | 19 mi | 5.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 1980 | F2 | 18 mi | 70.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 18, 1971 | F2 | 16 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 27, 1968 | F2 | 23 mi | 5.7 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 4, 1964 | F2 | 18 mi | 9.7 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 14, 1961 | F2 | 12 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 28, 1960 | F2 | 23 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 19, 1957 | F2 | 4 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 62, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Holmen
The Storm Prediction Center has 159 hail reports within 10 miles of Holmen since 1959, made on 77 separate days. Of these, 86 were 1 inch across or larger, and 16 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3.5 inches, fell on July 6, 2017. The most recent report is from May 15, 2025. July has the most reports, 50.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Holmen
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is La Crosse Municipal Airport, WI, 7 miles south of Holmen at 652 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 65°F; January is the coolest, at 27°F and 11°F. June is the wettest at 5.1 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.2 inches; the year adds up to 35.3 inches over 68 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 17 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 141 nights a year. Snowfall averages 46.3 inches a year, most of it in January. That 35.3 inches is more than at 101 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (61%). Galesville, 9 miles northwest, has its own station (Trempealeau Dam 6, WI): 34.6 inches a year, 0.7 less 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 | 27 | 11 | 1.3 | 4 | 11.8 |
| Feb | 33 | 14 | 1.2 | 3 | 9.7 |
| Mar | 46 | 26 | 2.0 | 5 | 7.3 |
| Apr | 60 | 38 | 3.8 | 7 | 2.9 |
| May | 72 | 50 | 4.3 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 82 | 60 | 5.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 85 | 65 | 4.2 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 83 | 62 | 3.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 76 | 54 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 62 | 42 | 2.5 | 5 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 46 | 30 | 1.9 | 4 | 3.4 |
| Dec | 33 | 18 | 1.5 | 4 | 10.9 |
| Year | 59 | 39 | 35.3 | 68 | 46.3 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at La Crosse Municipal Airport, WI (652 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 Holmen
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 247 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Holmen: 165 thunderstorm wind reports, 52 floods, 15 heavy rain events, 10 lightning strikes and 5 flash floods. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $20.4 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on May 30, 1998. July has had the most flash floods, 2 of 5. Of the 374 Wisconsin cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 168 have had fewer than Holmen.
July 20, 2019: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Holmen — 2 injured, $50,000 damage.
September 23, 2010: flood 10 miles from the centre of Holmen — $6.6 million damage.
July 20, 2017: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Holmen — $4.8 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
La Crosse County, which includes Holmen, has been named in 18 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 severe storms, 6 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 La Crosse 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 heat waves; Relatively Low for lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $53.7 million a year, the 11th highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $19.3 million (36%), 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 Holmen
- Onalaska, WI6 mi
- Galesville, WI9 mi
- West Salem, WI10 mi
- Trempealeau, WI10 mi
- La Crescent, MN11 mi
- La Crosse, WI12 mi
- Ettrick, WI13 mi
- Bangor, WI15 mi
- Melrose, WI16 mi
- Winona, MN20 mi
- Stoddard, WI20 mi
- Houston, MN22 mi
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