NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Kewaunee, 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 Kewaunee, Wisconsin since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 39 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 39
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Kewaunee
The strongest of the 39 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on July 5, 1994; its path came within 15 miles. Of the 39, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 11 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 10. The most recent tornado was on July 19, 2025. Of the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site, 88% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Kewaunee. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 31 times since 1959, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 83% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Kewaunee.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Kewaunee
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s6
- 2000s4
- 1990s5(1 EF3+)
- 1980s3
- 1970s13
- 1960s3
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 1994 | F4 | 15 mi | 3.5 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jul 5, 1994 | F2 | 17 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 8, 1985 | F2 | 24 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 22, 1970 | F2 | 11 mi | 9.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 22, 1970 | F2 | 9 mi | 11.2 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 22, 1970 | F2 | 22 mi | 7.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 22, 1970 | F2 | 24 mi | 3.6 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 10, 1959 | F2 | 21 mi | 4.3 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jul 1, 1956 | F2 | 21 mi | 10.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 6, 2013 | EF1 | 7 mi | 10.59 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 6, 2013 | EF1 | 14 mi | 33.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 18, 2005 | F1 | 25 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 39, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Kewaunee
The Storm Prediction Center has 31 hail reports within 10 miles of Kewaunee since 1959, made on 21 separate days. Of these, 27 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on April 10, 2011. The most recent report is from June 25, 2024. July has the most reports, 9.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Kewaunee
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Kewaunee, WI, 2 miles east of Kewaunee at 593 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 76°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 26°F and 12°F. June is the wettest at 3.8 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.1 inches; the year adds up to 31.2 inches over 68 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 2 days a year, almost all from July. Lows fall below freezing on about 145 nights a year. Snowfall averages 48.1 inches a year, most of it in January. That 31.2 inches is more than at 12 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (7%). Algoma, 12 miles north, has its own station (Forestville-4E, WI): 30.2 inches a year, 1.0 less than here, and a July average high of 77°F against 76°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26 | 12 | 1.5 | 4 | 13.5 |
| Feb | 29 | 14 | 1.1 | 4 | 12.6 |
| Mar | 38 | 23 | 1.7 | 5 | 6.2 |
| Apr | 48 | 34 | 3.0 | 6 | 2.4 |
| May | 60 | 44 | 3.3 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 70 | 54 | 3.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 76 | 60 | 3.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 75 | 60 | 3.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 68 | 52 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 55 | 41 | 2.9 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 43 | 30 | 2.2 | 5 | 2.2 |
| Dec | 32 | 19 | 1.6 | 5 | 11.0 |
| Year | 52 | 37 | 31.2 | 68 | 48.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Kewaunee, WI (593 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 Kewaunee
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 41 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Kewaunee: 24 thunderstorm wind reports, 14 floods, 2 flash floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $51,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 70 mph, on August 27, 2024.
September 19, 2019: lightning strike 2 miles from the centre of Kewaunee — 1 injured.
NWS: “A 30 year old male was struck by lightning in the city of Kewaunee. Kewaunee Police say the man was working for a company that was contracted to do some work in the area and had been holding an uncharged power line in the performance of his job when lightning struck.”
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
Kewaunee County, which includes Kewaunee, has been named in 8 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 4 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 1 drought, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on June 30, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Kewaunee County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes, inland flooding, coastal flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $8.5 million a year, the 68th highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.7 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).
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