NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Malone, 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 Malone, Wisconsin since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 106 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 6 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 106
- EF3 or stronger
- 6
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
4 deaths in all
What the records show for Malone
The strongest of the 106 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on July 18, 1996; its path came within 12 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on April 21, 1974, killed 2 people. Of the 106, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 49 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 33. The most recent tornado was on May 15, 2025. Malone has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 76% of the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 19 times since 1956, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 97% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Malone.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Malone
By decade
- 2020s5
- 2010s21
- 2000s23(1 EF3+)
- 1990s13(1 EF3+)
- 1980s15
- 1970s11(4 EF3+)
- 1960s14
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 1996 | F5 | 12 mi | 13.3 mi | 0 / 12 |
| Apr 21, 1974 | F4 | 17 mi | 26 mi | 0 / 35 |
| Apr 21, 1974 | F3 | 13 mi | 58.6 mi | 2 / 18 |
| Jun 23, 2004 | F3 | 24 mi | 33.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 1977 | F3 | 22 mi | 69.5 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Apr 21, 1974 | F3 | 15 mi | 22.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 18, 1996 | F2 | 4 mi | 6.4 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Aug 9, 1979 | F2 | 13 mi | 0.1 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Aug 28, 2018 | EF2 | 19 mi | 3.91 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 2, 1990 | F2 | 11 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 11, 1986 | F2 | 13 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 4, 1981 | F2 | 11 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 6 |
The strongest 12 of 106, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Malone
The Storm Prediction Center has 19 hail reports within 10 miles of Malone since 1956, made on 14 separate days. Of these, 10 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on September 7, 2021, the most recent report. July has the most reports, 5.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Malone
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Fond Du Lac Wwtp, WI, 10 miles southwest of Malone at 750 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 80°F and low of 61°F; January is the coolest, at 25°F and 9°F. June is the wettest at 4.4 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.1 inches; the year adds up to 31.6 inches over 64 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 5 days a year, almost all from June to July. Lows fall below freezing on about 149 nights a year. Snowfall averages 38.0 inches a year, most of it in January. That 31.6 inches is more than at 19 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (12%). New Holstein, 10 miles northeast, has its own station (Chilton, WI): 33.9 inches a year, 2.3 more than here, and a July average high of 82°F against 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25 | 9 | 1.2 | 4 | 10.8 |
| Feb | 28 | 12 | 1.1 | 3 | 9.9 |
| Mar | 40 | 22 | 1.9 | 5 | 5.7 |
| Apr | 53 | 34 | 3.1 | 6 | 2.4 |
| May | 66 | 46 | 3.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 76 | 56 | 4.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 80 | 61 | 3.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 78 | 59 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 71 | 51 | 3.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 57 | 39 | 2.8 | 6 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 43 | 27 | 1.9 | 4 | 1.7 |
| Dec | 31 | 16 | 1.5 | 4 | 7.1 |
| Year | 54 | 36 | 31.6 | 64 | 38.0 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Fond Du Lac Wwtp, WI (750 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 Malone
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 31 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Malone: 27 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 flash floods, 1 flood and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $6.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on April 13, 2006.
June 12, 2008: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Malone — $5.5 million damage.
April 13, 2006: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Malone — $500,000 damage.
July 16, 2008: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Malone — $300,000 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
Fond du Lac County, which includes Malone, has been named in 12 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 9 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 floods, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Fond du Lac County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding and lightning; Relatively Low for heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $44.1 million a year, the 15th highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $19.5 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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Cities near Malone
- New Holstein, WI10 mi
- Fond Du Lac, WI11 mi
- Chilton, WI12 mi
- Elkhart Lake, WI14 mi
- Kiel, WI14 mi
- Oshkosh, WI16 mi
- Hilbert, WI17 mi
- Plymouth, WI18 mi
- Cascade, WI19 mi
- Oakfield, WI19 mi
- Campbellsport, WI20 mi
- Sherwood, WI20 mi
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