NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Marinette, 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 Marinette, Wisconsin since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Cristobal in 2020. Since 1950, 27 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 27
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
4 deaths in all
What the records show for Marinette
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Marinette; the strongest was Cristobal in 2020, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 68 miles away. Marinette is tied for the most tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles among the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site. The strongest of the 27 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on August 19, 1968; its path came within 2 miles, and it killed 2 people. Of the 27, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 8 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 8. The most recent tornado was on August 9, 2025. Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 95% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Marinette. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 55 times since 1964, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Marinette has more hail reports within 10 miles than 50% of the 416 Wisconsin cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Marinette
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | CristobalJun 10 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Marinette: 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 Marinette
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s2
- 2000s3
- 1990s3(1 EF3+)
- 1980s4
- 1970s7(1 EF3+)
- 1960s3(1 EF3+)
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 1968 | F4 | 2 mi | 21.8 mi | 2 / 3 |
| Aug 23, 1998 | F3 | 16 mi | 5.1 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Sep 28, 1971 | F3 | 20 mi | 78.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 8, 1985 | F2 | 22 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1979 | F2 | 20 mi | 15.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 21, 1974 | F2 | 23 mi | 2.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 16, 1972 | F2 | 19 mi | 66.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 9, 1964 | F2 | 16 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 17, 1958 | F2 | 23 mi | 4.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 19, 2011 | EF1 | 20 mi | 7.9 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Jun 8, 1985 | F1 | 23 mi | 2.5 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Jun 15, 2022 | EF1 | 23 mi | 6.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 27, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Marinette
The Storm Prediction Center has 55 hail reports within 10 miles of Marinette since 1964, made on 37 separate days. Of these, 32 were 1 inch across or larger, and 5 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on August 19, 1968. The most recent report is from May 30, 2025. July has the most reports, 17.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Marinette
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Marinette, WI, 1 mile east of Marinette at 589 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 80°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 26°F and 10°F. June and July are the wettest at 3.9 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.2 inches; the year adds up to 33.2 inches over 71 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 4 days a year, almost all from July. Lows fall below freezing on about 153 nights a year. Snowfall averages 43.8 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%). Peshtigo, 7 miles west, has its own station (Peshtigo, WI): 33.4 inches a year, 0.2 more than here, and the same July average high, 80°F.
Water temperature at the NOAA tide station Menominee, MI, 3 miles east, averaged 73°F in July and 35°F in February over 2021–2025. No month averaged 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in | Water °F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26 | 10 | 1.7 | 5 | 11.7 | 35 |
| Feb | 29 | 12 | 1.2 | 4 | 11.1 | 35 |
| Mar | 39 | 21 | 1.9 | 5 | 7.6 | 36 |
| Apr | 51 | 33 | 3.0 | 7 | 3.4 | 43 |
| May | 64 | 44 | 3.5 | 7 | 0.0 | 57 |
| Jun | 74 | 55 | 3.9 | 7 | 0.0 | 68 |
| Jul | 80 | 60 | 3.9 | 8 | 0.0 | 73 |
| Aug | 78 | 59 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.0 | 72 |
| Sep | 70 | 51 | 3.3 | 7 | 0.0 | 68 |
| Oct | 57 | 39 | 3.3 | 7 | 0.1 | 59 |
| Nov | 43 | 28 | 2.4 | 5 | 1.9 | 46 |
| Dec | 32 | 17 | 1.8 | 5 | 8.0 | 36 |
| Year | 54 | 36 | 33.2 | 71 | 43.8 | 52 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Marinette, WI (589 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals; water temperature: average of hourly readings 2021–2025 at the NOAA tide station Menominee, MI, from NOAA Tides & Currents. 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 Marinette
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 48 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Marinette: 43 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 heavy rain events and 1 flood. They killed 1 person and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $126,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on July 30, 2002.
April 18, 2019: flood 1 mile from the centre of Marinette — 1 killed, 1 injured.
NWS: “Runoff from rainfall and snow melt led to minor flooding and rapid flows on the Menominee River near and downstream from McAllister. Shortly before the flooding subsided, a fishing boat capsized in Marinette causing two men to fall into the river.”
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
Marinette County, which includes Marinette, has been named in 7 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 Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Marinette County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes and inland flooding; Very Low for coastal flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $41.3 million a year, the 17th highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $14.4 million (35%), 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 Marinette
- Menominee, MI4 mi
- Peshtigo, WI7 mi
- Oconto, WI19 mi
- Coleman, WI20 mi
- Sturgeon Bay, WI22 mi
- Wausaukee, WI22 mi
- Stephenson, MI22 mi
- Lena, WI23 mi
- Brussels, WI23 mi
- Pound, WI25 mi
- Crivitz, WI27 mi
- Sister Bay, WI27 mi
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