NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Owen, 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 Owen, Wisconsin since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Cristobal in 2020. Since 1950, 68 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 68
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
7 deaths in all
What the records show for Owen
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Owen; the strongest was Cristobal in 2020, a tropical storm with 39 mph winds when its centre passed 54 miles away. Owen 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 68 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on August 31, 1977, came within 24 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on June 4, 1958, killed 4 people. Of the 68, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 36 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 21. The most recent tornado was on May 15, 2025. Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 56% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Owen. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 25 times since 1974, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 92% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Owen.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Owen
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | CristobalJun 10 | 54 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 Owen: 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 Owen
By decade
- 2020s20
- 2010s5
- 2000s11
- 1990s5
- 1980s7
- 1970s5(2 EF3+)
- 1960s10
- 1950s5(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 1958 | F4 | 7 mi | 59.2 mi | 4 / 3 |
| May 10, 1953 | F4 | 17 mi | 162 mi | 2 / 24 |
| Aug 31, 1977 | F4 | 24 mi | 31.8 mi | 0 / 10 |
| Sep 28, 1971 | F3 | 2 mi | 49.6 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jun 25, 1950 | F2 | 11 mi | 7.8 mi | 1 / 0 |
| May 15, 2025 | EF2 | 11 mi | 4.63 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 15, 2021 | EF2 | 18 mi | 7.41 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 15, 2021 | EF2 | 23 mi | 1.13 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 23, 2011 | EF2 | 18 mi | 7.61 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Sep 2, 2002 | F2 | 13 mi | 17 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 7, 1996 | F2 | 24 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 7, 1984 | F2 | 11 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 68, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Owen
The Storm Prediction Center has 25 hail reports within 10 miles of Owen since 1974, made on 21 separate days. Of these, 10 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on April 17, 2004. The most recent report is from May 26, 2020. May and June have the most reports, 5 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Owen
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Owen 1E, WI, in Owen at 1,238 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 79°F and low of 56°F; January is the coolest, at 21°F and 2°F. June is the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.1 inches; the year adds up to 34.4 inches over 71 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 3 days a year, almost all from July. Lows fall below freezing on about 173 nights a year. Snowfall averages 51.0 inches a year, most of it in December. That 34.4 inches is more than at 80 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (48%). Thorp, 13 miles west, has its own station (Stanley Wwtp, WI): 32.5 inches a year, 1.9 less than here, and a July average high of 80°F against 79°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21 | 2 | 1.1 | 4 | 10.9 |
| Feb | 26 | 4 | 1.2 | 3 | 10.2 |
| Mar | 38 | 17 | 1.8 | 5 | 8.5 |
| Apr | 52 | 31 | 3.0 | 7 | 3.7 |
| May | 66 | 43 | 4.0 | 8 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 75 | 53 | 4.8 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 79 | 56 | 3.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 77 | 54 | 4.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 69 | 46 | 4.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 55 | 34 | 2.9 | 6 | 0.9 |
| Nov | 40 | 23 | 1.9 | 4 | 4.9 |
| Dec | 27 | 10 | 1.5 | 4 | 11.7 |
| Year | 52 | 31 | 34.4 | 71 | 51.0 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Owen 1E, WI (1,238 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 Owen
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 46 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Owen: 41 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 heavy rain events and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $483,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on July 30, 2002.
June 17, 2024: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Owen — $145,000 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
Clark County, which includes Owen, 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.
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