NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit New Auburn, 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 New Auburn, Wisconsin since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 53 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 53
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
27 deaths in all
What the records show for New Auburn
The strongest of the 53 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on June 4, 1958; its path came within 15 miles, and it killed 21 people. Of the 53, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 16 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 18. The most recent tornado was on May 9, 2022. Of the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site, 79% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than New Auburn. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 43 times since 1973, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 66% have more hail reports within 10 miles than New Auburn.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of New Auburn
By decade
- 2020s5
- 2010s9(2 EF3+)
- 2000s2(1 EF3+)
- 1990s8
- 1980s8
- 1970s10(1 EF3+)
- 1960s4
- 1950s7(3 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 1958 | F5 | 15 mi | 33.7 mi | 21 / 74 |
| Jun 4, 1958 | F4 | 20 mi | 11.1 mi | 3 / 50 |
| Jul 30, 1977 | F4 | 7 mi | 19 mi | 0 / 20 |
| May 16, 2017 | EF3 | 5 mi | 82.53 mi | 1 / 25 |
| Sep 24, 2019 | EF3 | 23 mi | 6.97 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Sep 2, 2002 | F3 | 25 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 27 |
| Sep 12, 1951 | F3 | 24 mi | 24.4 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jul 30, 1977 | F2 | 15 mi | 34.5 mi | 1 / 8 |
| Jul 18, 1971 | F2 | 25 mi | 38.5 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Apr 26, 1994 | F2 | 14 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 11, 1990 | F2 | 14 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 3, 1986 | F2 | 8 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 53, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in New Auburn
The Storm Prediction Center has 43 hail reports within 10 miles of New Auburn since 1973, made on 29 separate days. Of these, 26 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on July 28, 2023. The most recent report is from August 11, 2023. June has the most reports, 9.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in New Auburn
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Bloomer, WI, 10 miles south of New Auburn at 990 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 81°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 21°F and 3°F. June is the wettest at 4.5 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 0.9 inches; the year adds up to 31.7 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 170 nights a year. Snowfall averages 41.8 inches a year, most of it in February. That 31.7 inches is more than at 24 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (15%). Chetek, 8 miles northwest, has its own station (Rice Lake, WI): 31.5 inches a year, 0.2 less than here, and the same July average high, 81°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 9.3 |
| Feb | 26 | 7 | 0.9 | 3 | 9.9 |
| Mar | 39 | 19 | 1.6 | 4 | 7.2 |
| Apr | 54 | 33 | 2.9 | 7 | 2.4 |
| May | 68 | 45 | 3.7 | 8 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 77 | 56 | 4.5 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 81 | 60 | 4.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 79 | 57 | 4.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 71 | 48 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 56 | 36 | 2.8 | 6 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 40 | 24 | 1.7 | 4 | 2.6 |
| Dec | 27 | 11 | 1.2 | 4 | 9.5 |
| Year | 53 | 33 | 31.7 | 67 | 41.8 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Bloomer, WI (990 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 New Auburn
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 55 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of New Auburn: 49 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 flash floods and 3 heavy rain events. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $1.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on July 8, 2000.
June 11, 2017: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of New Auburn — 1 killed.
May 19, 1996: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of New Auburn — $800,000 damage.
May 1, 2001: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of New Auburn — $500,000 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
Chippewa County, which includes New Auburn, has been named in 11 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 severe storms, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Chippewa 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 $31.7 million a year, the 27th highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $16.4 million (52%), 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 New Auburn
- Chetek, WI8 mi
- Bloomer, WI9 mi
- Cameron, WI15 mi
- Holcombe, WI18 mi
- Cornell, WI18 mi
- Colfax, WI18 mi
- Bruce, WI19 mi
- Barron, WI20 mi
- Rice Lake, WI22 mi
- Chippewa Falls, WI22 mi
- Cadott, WI26 mi
- Ladysmith, WI26 mi
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