NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Menomonie, 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 Menomonie, Wisconsin since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 67 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 67
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
28 deaths in all
What the records show for Menomonie
The strongest of the 67 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on June 4, 1958; its path came within 8 miles, and it killed 21 people. Of the 67, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 20 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 22. The most recent tornado was on April 28, 2025. Of the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site, 57% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Menomonie. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 55 times since 1961, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Menomonie has more hail reports within 10 miles than 50% of the 416 Wisconsin cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Menomonie
By decade
- 2020s6
- 2010s10(1 EF3+)
- 2000s4
- 1990s11(1 EF3+)
- 1980s18(1 EF3+)
- 1970s7
- 1960s4
- 1950s7(4 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 1958 | F5 | 8 mi | 33.7 mi | 21 / 74 |
| Jun 4, 1958 | F4 | 23 mi | 11.1 mi | 3 / 50 |
| Jul 15, 1980 | F3 | 20 mi | 1 mi | 1 / 10 |
| Sep 24, 2019 | EF3 | 12 mi | 6.97 mi | 0 / 3 |
| May 15, 1998 | F3 | 15 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 6 |
| May 24, 1958 | F3 | 16 mi | 59.4 mi | 0 / 12 |
| Sep 12, 1951 | F3 | 5 mi | 24.4 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jul 15, 1980 | F2 | 18 mi | 0.1 mi | 1 / 12 |
| Jul 15, 1980 | F2 | 22 mi | 0.2 mi | 1 / 5 |
| Jul 18, 1971 | F2 | 6 mi | 38.5 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Jul 14, 2010 | EF2 | 16 mi | 6.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 14, 2010 | EF2 | 17 mi | 15.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 67, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Menomonie
The Storm Prediction Center has 55 hail reports within 10 miles of Menomonie since 1961, made on 39 separate days. Of these, 34 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2 inches (hen egg size), was reported on 2 days, most recently May 19, 2022. The most recent report is from August 11, 2023. May has the most reports, 16.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Menomonie
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Menomonie, WI, in Menomonie at 780 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 24°F and 5°F. June is the wettest at 5.1 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.9 inches; the year adds up to 34.0 inches over 67 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 8 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 163 nights a year. Snowfall averages 40.9 inches a year, most of it in February. That 34.0 inches is more than at 64 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (39%). Elk Mound, 12 miles east, has its own station (Eau Claire Regional Airport, WI): 33.1 inches a year, 0.9 less than here, and a July average high of 83°F against 82°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24 | 5 | 0.9 | 3 | 9.7 |
| Feb | 29 | 7 | 1.1 | 3 | 11.0 |
| Mar | 42 | 19 | 2.0 | 5 | 7.3 |
| Apr | 56 | 32 | 3.0 | 6 | 2.4 |
| May | 68 | 44 | 4.5 | 8 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 78 | 55 | 5.1 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 82 | 59 | 4.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 80 | 57 | 4.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 72 | 48 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 59 | 36 | 2.7 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 43 | 24 | 1.8 | 4 | 3.5 |
| Dec | 29 | 12 | 1.3 | 4 | 6.3 |
| Year | 55 | 33 | 34.0 | 67 | 40.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Menomonie, WI (780 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 Menomonie
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 68 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Menomonie: 61 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 flash floods, 2 lightning strikes and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 1 person and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $1.4 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 86 mph, on May 30, 1998.
August 24, 2021: lightning strike in Menomonie — 1 killed, 1 injured.
NWS: “Lightning struck two construction workers. One died and the other was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries.”
May 30, 1998: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Menomonie — 2 injured, $300,000 damage.
June 25, 2002: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Menomonie — $850,000 damage.
NWS: “Numerous trees down, some on homes, outbuildings and sheds.”
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
Dunn County, which includes Menomonie, has been named in 13 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 floods, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 tornadoes). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Dunn County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for inland flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $22.2 million a year, the 39th highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $9.6 million (43%), 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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