NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Neillsville, 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 Neillsville, Wisconsin since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Cristobal in 2020. Since 1950, 49 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 49
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
5 deaths in all
What the records show for Neillsville
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Neillsville; the strongest was Cristobal in 2020, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 72 miles away. Neillsville is tied for the most tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles among the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site. The strongest of the 49 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on June 4, 1958; its path came within 20 miles, and it killed 4 people. Of the 49, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 28 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 14. The most recent tornado was on May 15, 2025. Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 82% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Neillsville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 44 times since 1957, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 65% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Neillsville.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Neillsville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | CristobalJun 10 | 72 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 Neillsville: 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 Neillsville
By decade
- 2020s19
- 2010s4
- 2000s5
- 1990s2
- 1980s5
- 1960s8
- 1950s6(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 1958 | F4 | 20 mi | 59.2 mi | 4 / 3 |
| May 26, 1959 | F3 | 15 mi | 34.3 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 25, 1950 | F2 | 23 mi | 7.8 mi | 1 / 0 |
| May 15, 2025 | EF2 | 24 mi | 4.63 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 15, 2021 | EF2 | 4 mi | 1.13 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 15, 2021 | EF2 | 6 mi | 2.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 15, 2021 | EF2 | 8 mi | 3.13 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 23, 2011 | EF2 | 12 mi | 7.61 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Aug 12, 1985 | F2 | 22 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 14 |
| Jul 19, 1983 | F2 | 22 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 3, 1983 | F2 | 22 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 26, 1969 | F2 | 15 mi | 47.5 mi | 0 / 2 |
The strongest 12 of 49, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Neillsville
The Storm Prediction Center has 44 hail reports within 10 miles of Neillsville since 1957, made on 31 separate days. Of these, 22 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on September 9, 1990. The most recent report is from May 15, 2025. April and May have the most reports, 11 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Neillsville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Neillsville 3ESE, WI, 4 miles east of Neillsville at 1,080 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 80°F and low of 58°F; January is the coolest, at 24°F and 5°F. June is the wettest at 5.3 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 1.1 inches; the year adds up to 35.6 inches over 70 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 5 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 177 nights a year. Snowfall averages 43.6 inches a year, most of it in December. That 35.6 inches is more than at 107 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (65%). Greenwood, 15 miles north, has its own station (Owen 1E, WI): 34.4 inches a year, 1.2 less than here, and a July average high of 79°F against 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24 | 5 | 1.1 | 4 | 9.1 |
| Feb | 29 | 8 | 1.1 | 3 | 9.4 |
| Mar | 41 | 20 | 1.7 | 5 | 7.7 |
| Apr | 55 | 32 | 3.3 | 7 | 2.7 |
| May | 68 | 44 | 4.5 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 77 | 54 | 5.3 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 80 | 58 | 3.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 78 | 56 | 4.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 71 | 47 | 4.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 58 | 36 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 42 | 24 | 1.8 | 4 | 3.4 |
| Dec | 29 | 13 | 1.4 | 4 | 10.9 |
| Year | 54 | 33 | 35.6 | 70 | 43.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Neillsville 3ESE, WI (1,080 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 Neillsville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 67 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Neillsville: 45 thunderstorm wind reports, 12 floods, 7 heavy rain events, 2 flash floods and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $616,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on May 21, 2024.
June 10, 2026: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Neillsville — $120,000 damage.
NWS: “The public reported numerous trees and power lines down around Neillsville with many power outages.”
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 Neillsville's ZIP code 54456 have filed 24 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $526,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 8% 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, 61 have fewer than Neillsville.
Clark County, which includes Neillsville, has been named in 15 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 floods, 5 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 Clark 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 $17.7 million a year, the 48th highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $8.1 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Neillsville
- Granton, WI8 mi
- Greenwood, WI15 mi
- Loyal, WI16 mi
- Spencer, WI20 mi
- Pittsville, WI21 mi
- Black River Falls, WI21 mi
- Marshfield, WI22 mi
- Augusta, WI27 mi
- Owen, WI27 mi
- Arpin, WI28 mi
- Colby, WI28 mi
- Thorp, WI29 mi
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