NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit New London, 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 New London, Wisconsin since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Cristobal in 2020. Since 1950, 84 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 8 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 84
- EF3 or stronger
- 8
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
15 deaths in all
What the records show for New London
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed New London; the strongest was Cristobal in 2020, a tropical storm with 39 mph winds when its centre passed 42 miles away. New London is tied for the most tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles among the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site. The highest rating among the 84 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 4 times; the most recent, on April 27, 1984, came within 14 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 3, 1956, killed 7 people. Of the 84, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 50 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 25. The most recent tornado was on July 23, 2025. New London has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 58% of the 416 Wisconsin cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 55 times since 1980, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). New London has more hail reports within 10 miles than 50% of the 416 Wisconsin cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near New London
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | CristobalJun 10 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in New London: 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 New London
By decade
- 2020s11
- 2010s28
- 2000s11
- 1990s5(1 EF3+)
- 1980s9(2 EF3+)
- 1970s7(2 EF3+)
- 1960s5(1 EF3+)
- 1950s8(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1956 | F4 | 24 mi | 11.5 mi | 7 / 50 |
| Sep 26, 1951 | F4 | 5 mi | 26.4 mi | 6 / 3 |
| Apr 27, 1984 | F4 | 14 mi | 27.5 mi | 1 / 19 |
| Apr 21, 1974 | F4 | 25 mi | 26 mi | 0 / 35 |
| Aug 29, 1992 | F3 | 22 mi | 28 mi | 1 / 30 |
| Apr 27, 1984 | F3 | 12 mi | 32 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 1, 1970 | F3 | 7 mi | 13.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 26, 1969 | F3 | 19 mi | 15.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Aug 6, 2013 | EF2 | 1 mi | 13.07 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 10, 2011 | EF2 | 25 mi | 1.52 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 23, 2004 | F2 | 17 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 6, 1982 | F2 | 9 mi | 9 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 84, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in New London
The Storm Prediction Center has 55 hail reports within 10 miles of New London since 1980, made on 28 separate days. Of these, 39 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on June 5, 2019. The most recent report is from September 20, 2025. June has the most reports, 16.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in New London
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is New London, WI, 3 miles southeast of New London at 800 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 81°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 25°F and 8°F. June is the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.2 inches; the year adds up to 34.9 inches over 69 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 6 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 163 nights a year. Snowfall averages 45.9 inches a year, most of it in February and December. That 34.9 inches is more than at 92 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (56%). Manawa, 10 miles northwest, has its own station (Waupaca, WI): 33.8 inches a year, 1.1 less than here, and a July average high of 82°F against 81°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25 | 8 | 1.3 | 4 | 10.8 |
| Feb | 29 | 11 | 1.2 | 3 | 11.0 |
| Mar | 41 | 22 | 2.1 | 5 | 6.8 |
| Apr | 54 | 33 | 3.5 | 7 | 3.7 |
| May | 68 | 45 | 4.2 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 77 | 55 | 4.8 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 81 | 59 | 4.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 79 | 58 | 3.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 72 | 49 | 3.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 58 | 38 | 2.9 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 43 | 26 | 1.9 | 4 | 2.4 |
| Dec | 30 | 15 | 1.8 | 4 | 11.0 |
| Year | 55 | 35 | 34.9 | 69 | 45.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at New London, WI (800 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 London
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 66 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of New London: 56 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 heavy rain events, 3 lightning strikes, 2 floods and 1 flash flood. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $5.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on July 14, 2010.
July 16, 1997: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of New London — 1 injured, $20,000 damage.
April 17, 2026: flood 4 miles from the centre of New London — $4.6 million damage.
NWS: “6 million of damage. Evacuations occurred in the towns of Shiocton and New London for multiple days.”
July 5, 2024: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of New London — $260,000 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
Flood insurance policyholders in New London's ZIP code 54961 have filed 116 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $2.4 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from 2026-04-Flooding in 2026: 64 claims (55% of all) and $2.3 million. 56% 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, 117 have fewer than New London.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-Flooding2026 | 64 | $2.3 million |
Waupaca County, which includes New London, 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 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on June 30, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Waupaca 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 $23.8 million a year, the 35th highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $10.1 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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Cities near New London
- Hortonville, WI8 mi
- Manawa, WI10 mi
- Weyauwega, WI11 mi
- Fremont, WI12 mi
- Shiocton, WI12 mi
- Greenville, WI13 mi
- Larsen, WI14 mi
- Black Creek, WI16 mi
- Clintonville, WI17 mi
- Waupaca, WI18 mi
- Appleton, WI19 mi
- Winneconne, WI20 mi
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