NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Oxford, 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 Oxford, Wisconsin since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 94 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 94
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Oxford
The strongest of the 94 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on August 29, 1992; its path came within 21 miles, and it killed 1 person. Of the 94, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 28 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 26. The most recent tornado was on July 16, 2025. Oxford has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 67% of the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 50 times since 1976, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 55% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Oxford.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Oxford
By decade
- 2020s6
- 2010s9
- 2000s13
- 1990s28(1 EF3+)
- 1980s18
- 1970s9
- 1960s7
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 1992 | F3 | 21 mi | 28 mi | 1 / 30 |
| Apr 10, 2011 | EF2 | 20 mi | 17.08 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 7, 2008 | EF2 | 24 mi | 8.63 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Jun 23, 2004 | F2 | 7 mi | 11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 27, 1994 | F2 | 23 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 27, 1994 | F2 | 14 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 8, 1993 | F2 | 17 mi | 28 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 16, 1984 | F2 | 24 mi | 17 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jul 10, 1984 | F2 | 19 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 19, 1980 | F2 | 17 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 15, 1966 | F2 | 14 mi | 34.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 8, 1964 | F2 | 11 mi | 23.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 94, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Oxford
The Storm Prediction Center has 50 hail reports within 10 miles of Oxford since 1976, made on 38 separate days. Of these, 30 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on May 22, 2011. The most recent report is from September 19, 2025. May has the most reports, 12.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Oxford
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Wisconsin Dells, WI, 14 miles southwest of Oxford at 835 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 83°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 26°F and 8°F. June is the wettest at 5.1 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.3 inches; the year adds up to 37.4 inches over 71 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 10 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 168 nights a year. Snowfall averages 40.7 inches a year, most of it in January. That 37.4 inches is more than at 132 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (80%). Westfield, 11 miles northeast, has its own station (Montello, WI): 36.4 inches a year, 1.0 less than here, and a July average high of 82°F against 83°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26 | 8 | 1.3 | 4 | 11.5 |
| Feb | 31 | 11 | 1.4 | 4 | 10.2 |
| Mar | 43 | 22 | 2.3 | 5 | 5.9 |
| Apr | 57 | 33 | 4.1 | 8 | 2.0 |
| May | 69 | 45 | 4.4 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 79 | 56 | 5.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 83 | 60 | 4.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 81 | 57 | 4.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 73 | 49 | 3.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 60 | 37 | 2.8 | 6 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 44 | 26 | 2.2 | 5 | 2.0 |
| Dec | 32 | 15 | 1.8 | 4 | 8.7 |
| Year | 57 | 35 | 37.4 | 71 | 40.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Wisconsin Dells, WI (835 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 Oxford
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 80 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Oxford: 75 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 floods and 2 flash floods. They killed 0 people and injured 5, and the NWS estimated $13.8 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on August 28, 2018.
June 23, 2004: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Oxford — 5 injured, $60,000 damage.
June 7, 2008: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Oxford — $10.8 million damage.
NWS: “Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding from the Endeavor area to the Montello area. Water depths on road surfaces reached 3 feet or more and there were gravel washouts.”
August 28, 2018: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Oxford — $2.3 million damage.
NWS: “A swath of widespread tree and crop damage across the southern portion of the county including Endeavor and Montello. Sections of trees and crops completely flattened, and some structural damage from fallen trees or due to the strong downburst winds.”
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
Adams County, which includes Oxford, has been named in 12 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1976, 9 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 severe storms, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Adams County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $19.7 million a year, the 42nd highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $9.6 million (49%), 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 Oxford
- Westfield, WI11 mi
- Wisconsin Dells, WI13 mi
- Montello, WI13 mi
- Adams, WI14 mi
- Lyndon Station, WI16 mi
- Portage, WI17 mi
- Friendship, WI18 mi
- Baraboo, WI21 mi
- Pardeeville, WI22 mi
- Mauston, WI23 mi
- Neshkoro, WI23 mi
- Princeton, WI24 mi
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