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Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Mauston, 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 Mauston, Wisconsin since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 72 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.

Hurricanes
0

within 75 mi, since 1851

Tropical storms
0

below hurricane strength

Tornadoes
72

within 25 mi, since 1950

EF3 or stronger
4

5 deaths in all

What the records show for Mauston

The strongest of the 72 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 19, 1957; its path came within 9 miles, and it killed 1 person. The deadliest, an F3 on August 27, 1994, killed 2 people. Of the 72, 10 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 17 have come since 2000. June and August have had the most tornadoes, 16 each. The most recent tornado was on July 16, 2025. Of the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site, 52% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Mauston. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 51 times since 1963, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 53% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Mauston.

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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Mauston

By decade

  • 2020s7
  • 2010s4
  • 2000s6
  • 1990s11(1 EF3+)
  • 1980s21(1 EF3+)
  • 1970s7
  • 1960s12
  • 1950s4(2 EF3+)
Strongest tornadoes near Mauston, Wisconsin
DateRatingDistancePathKilled / injured
Apr 19, 1957F49 mi21.1 mi1 / 0
Aug 27, 1994F323 mi10.5 mi2 / 22
Jul 3, 1983F322 mi1 mi0 / 8
Apr 19, 1957F313 mi9 mi0 / 0
Aug 12, 1985F210 mi22 mi2 / 22
Jun 15, 2022EF221 mi22.86 mi0 / 2
Apr 10, 2011EF217 mi17.08 mi0 / 0
May 8, 1988F220 mi20 mi0 / 0
Oct 16, 1984F21 mi17 mi0 / 3
Jul 10, 1984F214 mi4 mi0 / 0
Jul 19, 1980F213 mi2 mi0 / 0
Aug 9, 1979F214 mi2.7 mi0 / 0

The strongest 12 of 72, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.

Hail in Mauston

The Storm Prediction Center has 51 hail reports within 10 miles of Mauston since 1963, made on 33 separate days. Of these, 31 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on May 22, 2011. The most recent report is from September 19, 2025. April has the most reports, 13.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.

Weather by month in Mauston

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Mauston 1 SE, WI, in Mauston at 865 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 26°F and 8°F. June is the wettest at 5.1 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 1.3 inches; the year adds up to 36.3 inches over 70 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 7 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 158 nights a year. Snowfall averages 46.6 inches a year, most of it in January. That 36.3 inches is more than at 121 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (73%). Lyndon Station, 10 miles southeast, has its own station (Wisconsin Dells, WI): 37.4 inches a year, 1.1 more than here, and a July average high of 83°F against 82°F.

Monthly climate normals 1991–2020 at Mauston 1 SE, WI
MonthHigh °FLow °FPrecip. inDays ≥ 0.1"Snow in
Jan2681.3413.1
Feb31111.3311.0
Mar43232.057.1
Apr56353.772.8
May69474.580.0
Jun77565.180.0
Jul82603.860.0
Aug80584.570.0
Sep72503.870.0
Oct60382.750.2
Nov45272.052.5
Dec32151.649.9
Year563636.37046.6

Averages for 1991–2020 at Mauston 1 SE, WI (865 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.

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Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Mauston

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 81 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Mauston: 60 thunderstorm wind reports, 16 floods, 2 heavy rain events, 2 lightning strikes and 1 flash flood. They killed 0 people and injured 5, and the NWS estimated $9.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on June 1, 2000.

  • September 1, 2000: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Mauston — 3 injured, $50,000 damage.

  • June 7, 2008: lightning strike 9 miles from the centre of Mauston — 2 injured.

  • June 8, 2008: flood 2 miles from the centre of Mauston — $4.4 million damage.

    NWS: “High water caused problems in Elroy due to flooding along the Baraboo River and there were several mudslides. Homes along Lincoln, Lake, South Brooklyn, and Franklin streets were evacuated after the river broke its banks early Sundy afternoon, June 8th.”

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 Mauston's ZIP code 53948 have filed 16 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 2008, and were paid $119,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2018, with 10. 6% 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, 34 have fewer than Mauston.

Juneau County, which includes Mauston, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1976, 13 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 severe storms, 5 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on June 30, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Juneau County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for inland flooding and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $24.3 million a year, the 33rd highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $11.1 million (46%), 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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