NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit New Franken, 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 Franken, Wisconsin since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 55 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 55
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for New Franken
The highest rating among the 55 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on July 5, 1994, came within 17 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 27, 1984, killed 1 person. Of the 55, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 17 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 13. The most recent tornado was on July 23, 2025. Of the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site, 76% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than New Franken. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 36 times since 1956, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 74% have more hail reports within 10 miles than New Franken.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of New Franken
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s10
- 2000s4
- 1990s6(1 EF3+)
- 1980s4(1 EF3+)
- 1970s15
- 1960s7(1 EF3+)
- 1950s6
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 1984 | F4 | 25 mi | 27.5 mi | 1 / 19 |
| Jul 5, 1994 | F4 | 17 mi | 3.5 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 26, 1969 | F3 | 21 mi | 15.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jul 5, 1994 | F2 | 18 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 8, 1985 | F2 | 24 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 22, 1970 | F2 | 18 mi | 9.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 22, 1970 | F2 | 10 mi | 11.2 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 22, 1970 | F2 | 8 mi | 7.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 22, 1970 | F2 | 10 mi | 3.6 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Aug 16, 1968 | F2 | 22 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 8, 1964 | F2 | 24 mi | 30.6 mi | 0 / 5 |
| May 10, 1959 | F2 | 8 mi | 4.3 mi | 0 / 3 |
The strongest 12 of 55, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in New Franken
The Storm Prediction Center has 36 hail reports within 10 miles of New Franken since 1956, made on 26 separate days. Of these, 18 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on July 1, 1956. The most recent report is from May 30, 2025. August has the most reports, 12.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in New Franken
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Denmark Wwtp, WI, 14 miles south of New Franken at 811 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 80°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 25°F and 10°F. June is the wettest at 3.9 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.0 inches; the year adds up to 30.0 inches over 71 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 4 days a year, almost all from July. Lows fall below freezing on about 155 nights a year. Snowfall averages 52.5 inches a year, most of it in December. That 30.0 inches is more than at 6 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (4%). Luxemburg, 5 miles east, has its own station (Kewaunee, WI): 31.2 inches a year, 1.2 more than here, and a July average high of 76°F against 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25 | 10 | 1.3 | 5 | 12.1 |
| Feb | 28 | 12 | 1.0 | 4 | 12.3 |
| Mar | 39 | 22 | 1.5 | 5 | 6.5 |
| Apr | 52 | 33 | 3.0 | 7 | 4.3 |
| May | 66 | 44 | 3.2 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 75 | 54 | 3.9 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 80 | 59 | 3.2 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 78 | 58 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 71 | 51 | 3.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 57 | 39 | 2.7 | 7 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 43 | 28 | 2.1 | 4 | 1.5 |
| Dec | 31 | 17 | 1.6 | 6 | 15.3 |
| Year | 54 | 36 | 30.0 | 71 | 52.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Denmark Wwtp, WI (811 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 Franken
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 54 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of New Franken: 44 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 flash floods, 3 floods, 2 heavy rain events and 2 lightning strikes. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $589,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 66 mph, on June 10, 2005.
September 17, 2018: flash flood 10 miles from the centre of New Franken — $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
Brown County, which includes New Franken, has been named in 9 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 6 of them major disasters (by incident: 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on June 30, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Brown County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes, hail and lightning; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding; Relatively Low for coastal flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $103.7 million a year, the 4th highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $57.4 million (55%), 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 Franken
- Luxemburg, WI5 mi
- Casco, WI10 mi
- Green Bay, WI11 mi
- Suamico, WI12 mi
- Denmark, WI14 mi
- Little Suamico, WI15 mi
- Kewaunee, WI15 mi
- Brussels, WI16 mi
- De Pere, WI16 mi
- Algoma, WI18 mi
- Sobieski, WI18 mi
- Oneida, WI18 mi
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