NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Kimberly, 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 Kimberly, Wisconsin since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Cristobal in 2020. Since 1950, 112 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 112
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
3 deaths in all
What the records show for Kimberly
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Kimberly; the strongest was Cristobal in 2020, a tropical storm with 39 mph winds when its centre passed 64 miles away. Kimberly 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 112 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 27, 1984, came within 7 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on July 18, 1996, killed 1 person. Of the 112, 11 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 64 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 36. The most recent tornado was on May 21, 2024. Kimberly has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 80% of the 416 Wisconsin cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 201 times since 1960, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Kimberly has more hail reports within 10 miles than 96% of the 416 Wisconsin cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Kimberly
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | CristobalJun 10 | 64 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 Kimberly: 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 Kimberly
By decade
- 2020s7
- 2010s32
- 2000s25
- 1990s7
- 1980s9(1 EF3+)
- 1970s13(2 EF3+)
- 1960s10(1 EF3+)
- 1950s9
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 1984 | F4 | 7 mi | 27.5 mi | 1 / 19 |
| Apr 21, 1974 | F4 | 17 mi | 26 mi | 0 / 35 |
| Dec 1, 1970 | F3 | 13 mi | 13.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 26, 1969 | F3 | 16 mi | 15.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jul 18, 1996 | F2 | 22 mi | 6.4 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Aug 9, 1979 | F2 | 14 mi | 0.1 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Aug 6, 2013 | EF2 | 10 mi | 13.07 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 10, 2011 | EF2 | 3 mi | 1.52 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 6, 1982 | F2 | 14 mi | 9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 22, 1970 | F2 | 20 mi | 7.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 22, 1970 | F2 | 19 mi | 3.6 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Aug 16, 1968 | F2 | 23 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 112, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Kimberly
The Storm Prediction Center has 201 hail reports within 10 miles of Kimberly since 1960, made on 76 separate days. Of these, 132 were 1 inch across or larger, and 22 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on September 7, 2021. The most recent report is from August 4, 2024. July has the most reports, 55.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Kimberly
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Appleton, WI, 5 miles west of Kimberly at 792 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 61°F; January is the coolest, at 25°F and 10°F. June is the wettest at 4.7 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.1 inches; the year adds up to 33.2 inches over 70 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 6 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 157 nights a year. Snowfall averages 49.4 inches a year, most of it in January. That 33.2 inches is more than at 45 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (27%). Sherwood, 7 miles southeast, has its own station (Brillion, WI): 32.2 inches a year, 1.0 less than here, and the same July average high, 82°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25 | 10 | 1.4 | 4 | 12.6 |
| Feb | 29 | 12 | 1.1 | 4 | 11.2 |
| Mar | 41 | 22 | 1.9 | 5 | 7.2 |
| Apr | 54 | 34 | 3.2 | 7 | 4.0 |
| May | 67 | 46 | 3.6 | 8 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 77 | 57 | 4.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 82 | 61 | 3.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 79 | 60 | 3.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 72 | 51 | 3.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 58 | 39 | 2.8 | 6 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 43 | 28 | 2.1 | 5 | 2.4 |
| Dec | 31 | 17 | 1.8 | 5 | 11.6 |
| Year | 55 | 36 | 33.2 | 70 | 49.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Appleton, WI (792 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 Kimberly
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 202 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Kimberly: 172 thunderstorm wind reports, 12 heavy rain events, 11 flash floods, 5 floods and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 0 people and injured 5, and the NWS estimated $17.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on April 10, 2011. July has had the most flash floods, 5 of 11. Of the 374 Wisconsin cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 293 have had fewer than Kimberly.
August 20, 2010: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Kimberly — 4 injured.
May 31, 1998: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Kimberly — 1 injured, $300,000 damage.
September 2, 2011: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Kimberly — $5.3 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
Outagamie County, which includes Kimberly, has been named in 12 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 9 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 floods, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms and Tornadoes, on October 7, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Outagamie County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding and strong wind; Relatively Low for heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $59.0 million a year, the 10th highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $24.7 million (42%), 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.