NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Lodi, 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 Lodi, 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, 9 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 107
- EF3 or stronger
- 9
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
12 deaths in all
What the records show for Lodi
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Lodi; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 56 mph winds when its centre passed 64 miles away. Lodi is tied for the most tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles among the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site. The strongest of the 107 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on June 7, 1984; its path came within 4 miles, and it killed 9 people. Of the 107, 14 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 46 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 38. The most recent tornado was on July 16, 2025. Lodi has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 77% of the 416 Wisconsin cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 65 times since 1974, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Lodi has more hail reports within 10 miles than 60% of the 416 Wisconsin cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Lodi
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 11 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Lodi: 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 Lodi
By decade
- 2020s9
- 2010s16(1 EF3+)
- 2000s21
- 1990s10
- 1980s19(2 EF3+)
- 1970s13(1 EF3+)
- 1960s14(4 EF3+)
- 1950s5(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 1984 | F5 | 4 mi | 36 mi | 9 / 200 |
| Sep 26, 1951 | F4 | 19 mi | 9 mi | 1 / 9 |
| Aug 2, 1967 | F3 | 15 mi | 0.1 mi | 2 / 5 |
| Jun 16, 2014 | EF3 | 22 mi | 0.96 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 8, 1984 | F3 | 19 mi | 29 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 4, 1975 | F3 | 18 mi | 2.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 16, 1963 | F3 | 2 mi | 9.6 mi | 0 / 13 |
| Aug 16, 1963 | F3 | 2 mi | 9.6 mi | 0 / 13 |
| Aug 16, 1963 | F3 | 2 mi | 9.6 mi | 0 / 13 |
| Jun 29, 2014 | EF2 | 22 mi | 29.07 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 2014 | EF2 | 20 mi | 0.22 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 7, 2008 | EF2 | 21 mi | 8.63 mi | 0 / 6 |
The strongest 12 of 107, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Lodi
The Storm Prediction Center has 65 hail reports within 10 miles of Lodi since 1974, made on 46 separate days. Of these, 36 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on June 18, 2009. The most recent report is from May 15, 2025. April has the most reports, 21.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Lodi
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Lodi, WI, 2 miles east of Lodi at 824 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 61°F; January is the coolest, at 27°F and 10°F. June is the wettest at 5.4 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 1.5 inches; the year adds up to 39.3 inches over 80 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 15 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 154 nights a year. That 39.3 inches is more than at 155 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (94%). Poynette, 9 miles northeast, has its own station (Arlington, WI): 35.4 inches a year, 3.9 less than here, and a July average high of 82°F against 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 | 10 | 1.5 | 5 |
| Feb | 32 | 12 | 1.5 | 5 |
| Mar | 45 | 24 | 2.2 | 6 |
| Apr | 58 | 35 | 4.0 | 8 |
| May | 71 | 47 | 4.6 | 9 |
| Jun | 80 | 57 | 5.4 | 9 |
| Jul | 84 | 61 | 4.9 | 7 |
| Aug | 81 | 59 | 4.4 | 8 |
| Sep | 74 | 50 | 3.8 | 7 |
| Oct | 61 | 39 | 3.0 | 7 |
| Nov | 46 | 28 | 2.3 | 5 |
| Dec | 33 | 17 | 1.7 | 5 |
| Year | 58 | 36 | 39.3 | 80 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Lodi, WI (824 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 Lodi
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 103 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Lodi: 77 thunderstorm wind reports, 13 flash floods, 11 floods, 1 heavy rain event and 1 lightning strike. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $93.4 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on July 18, 2012. Of the 374 Wisconsin cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 322 have had fewer than Lodi.
August 20, 2018: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Lodi — 1 killed, $1.0 million damage.
June 8, 2008: flash flood 5 miles from the centre of Lodi — $55.7 million damage.
NWS: “Heavy rains resulted in a flash flood event that washed out some raods and gravel shoulders in the western part of the county. This event was one of 3 flash flood events over parts of Columbia County on 3 separate days.”
August 20, 2018: flood 9 miles from the centre of Lodi — $32.8 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Lodi's ZIP code 53555 have filed 28 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 2000, and were paid $148,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 25% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 128 Wisconsin cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 66 have fewer than Lodi.
Columbia County, which includes Lodi, has been named in 11 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1976, 7 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought, 1 flood). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Columbia County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for hail; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for lightning; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $51.4 million a year, the 12th highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $20.5 million (40%), is from hail.
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.