NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Mount Horeb, 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 Mount Horeb, Wisconsin since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1900. Since 1950, 101 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 11 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 101
- EF3 or stronger
- 11
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
13 deaths in all
What the records show for Mount Horeb
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Mount Horeb; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 55 mph winds when its centre passed 46 miles away. Mount Horeb is tied for the most tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles among the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site. The strongest of the 101 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on June 7, 1984; its path came within 8 miles, and it killed 9 people. Of the 101, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 50 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 40. The most recent tornado was on July 16, 2025. Mount Horeb has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 72% of the 416 Wisconsin cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 48 times since 1989, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 58% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Mount Horeb.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Mount Horeb
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 11 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Mount Horeb: 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 Mount Horeb
By decade
- 2020s10
- 2010s21(1 EF3+)
- 2000s19(1 EF3+)
- 1990s10(1 EF3+)
- 1980s14(3 EF3+)
- 1970s6
- 1960s16(5 EF3+)
- 1950s5
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 1984 | F5 | 8 mi | 36 mi | 9 / 200 |
| Jul 3, 1983 | F4 | 20 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 2, 1967 | F3 | 18 mi | 0.1 mi | 2 / 5 |
| Aug 18, 2005 | F3 | 16 mi | 18.6 mi | 1 / 23 |
| Jun 16, 2014 | EF3 | 9 mi | 0.96 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 17, 1992 | F3 | 13 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 30 |
| May 8, 1988 | F3 | 22 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 16, 1967 | F3 | 21 mi | 27.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 16, 1963 | F3 | 22 mi | 9.6 mi | 0 / 13 |
| Aug 16, 1963 | F3 | 22 mi | 9.6 mi | 0 / 13 |
| Aug 16, 1963 | F3 | 22 mi | 9.6 mi | 0 / 13 |
| Mar 27, 1991 | F2 | 20 mi | 32 mi | 1 / 5 |
The strongest 12 of 101, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Mount Horeb
The Storm Prediction Center has 48 hail reports within 10 miles of Mount Horeb since 1989, made on 35 separate days. Of these, 28 were 1 inch across or larger, and 5 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on June 8, 2011. The most recent report is from April 18, 2025. April has the most reports, 12.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Mount Horeb
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Mazomanie Wwtp, WI, 14 miles north of Mount Horeb at 764 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 58°F; January is the coolest, at 28°F and 7°F. June is the wettest at 5.6 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.3 inches; the year adds up to 35.7 inches over 66 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 11 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 156 nights a year. Snowfall averages 30.0 inches a year, most of it in February. That 35.7 inches is more than at 111 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (67%). Barneveld, 8 miles west, has its own station (Dodgeville Wwtp, WI): 39.7 inches a year, 4.0 more than here, and a July average high of 81°F against 82°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28 | 7 | 1.5 | 4 | 7.7 |
| Feb | 33 | 10 | 1.3 | 4 | 9.5 |
| Mar | 44 | 22 | 2.3 | 5 | 4.1 |
| Apr | 58 | 33 | 3.8 | 6 | 1.0 |
| May | 70 | 45 | 4.4 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 79 | 55 | 5.6 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 82 | 58 | 3.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 81 | 57 | 3.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 74 | 47 | 2.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 61 | 37 | 2.9 | 6 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 46 | 26 | 2.3 | 5 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 34 | 14 | 1.6 | 5 | 6.5 |
| Year | 57 | 34 | 35.7 | 66 | 30.0 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Mazomanie Wwtp, WI (764 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 Mount Horeb
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 56 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Mount Horeb: 47 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 flash floods, 2 heavy rain events and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $1.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on June 22, 2015. June has had the most flash floods, 5 of 5. Of the 374 Wisconsin cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 168 have had fewer than Mount Horeb.
August 20, 2018: lightning strike 10 miles from the centre of Mount Horeb — 2 injured.
July 11, 2011: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Mount Horeb — $310,000 damage.
NWS: “The Dane County Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines down in a 10-mile wide swath from near Daleyville to north of Albion due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 56 knots (64 mph). Corn crops, valued at $300,000, were also flattened.”
July 3, 2007: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Mount Horeb — $200,000 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
Dane County, which includes Mount Horeb, has been named in 19 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1976, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 severe storms, 3 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Dane County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $182.0 million a year, the 2nd highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $84.0 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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Cities near Mount Horeb
- Barneveld, WI8 mi
- Verona, WI9 mi
- Black Earth, WI10 mi
- Cross Plains, WI10 mi
- Belleville, WI12 mi
- New Glarus, WI13 mi
- Mazomanie, WI13 mi
- Middleton, WI14 mi
- Blanchardville, WI14 mi
- Monticello, WI18 mi
- Madison, WI18 mi
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