NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database

Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Peshtigo, 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 October 26, 2026

1 tropical system has passed within 75 miles of Peshtigo, Wisconsin since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Cristobal in 2020. Since 1950, 27 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.

Hurricanes: 0
Tropical storms: 1
Tornadoes: 27
EF3 or stronger: 3

What the records show for Peshtigo

None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Peshtigo; the strongest was Cristobal in 2020, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 64 miles away. Peshtigo is tied for the most tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles among the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site. The strongest of the 27 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on August 19, 1968; its path came within 1 mile, and it killed 2 people. Of the 27, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 8 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 9. The most recent tornado was on July 23, 2025. Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 95% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Peshtigo. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 48 times since 1964, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 58% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Peshtigo.

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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Peshtigo

Tropical systems that passed within 75 miles of Peshtigo, Wisconsin, newest first
Year	Storm	Closest	Strength when closest	Peak
2020	CristobalJun 10	64 mi	Tropical storm (40 mph)	Tropical storm

Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Peshtigo: 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 Peshtigo

By decade

2020s2
2010s3
2000s3
1990s3(1 EF3+)
1980s3
1970s6(1 EF3+)
1960s5(1 EF3+)
1950s2

Strongest tornadoes near Peshtigo, Wisconsin
Date	Rating	Distance	Path	Killed / injured
Aug 19, 1968	F4	1 mi	21.8 mi	2 / 3
Aug 23, 1998	F3	22 mi	5.1 mi	0 / 2
Sep 28, 1971	F3	17 mi	78.4 mi	0 / 0
Jun 8, 1985	F2	23 mi	5 mi	0 / 0
Jun 16, 1979	F2	13 mi	15.2 mi	0 / 0
Apr 21, 1974	F2	21 mi	2.7 mi	0 / 0
Sep 16, 1972	F2	22 mi	66.2 mi	0 / 0
Jun 4, 1966	F2	23 mi	4.7 mi	0 / 0
Jun 4, 1966	F2	23 mi	4.9 mi	0 / 0
Jun 4, 1966	F2	24 mi	5.4 mi	0 / 0
Jun 9, 1964	F2	11 mi	3 mi	0 / 0
May 17, 1958	F2	23 mi	4.7 mi	0 / 0

The strongest 12 of 27, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.

Hail in Peshtigo

The Storm Prediction Center has 48 hail reports within 10 miles of Peshtigo since 1964, made on 34 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 August 19, 1968. The most recent report is from May 30, 2025. July has the most reports, 14.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.

Weather by month in Peshtigo

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Peshtigo, WI, 3 miles southeast of Peshtigo at 600 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 80°F and low of 57°F; January is the coolest, at 26°F and 9°F. June is the wettest at 3.8 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.2 inches; the year adds up to 33.4 inches over 70 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 172 nights a year. Snowfall averages 48.9 inches a year, most of it in January. That 33.4 inches is more than at 49 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (30%). Marinette, 7 miles east, has its own station (Marinette, WI): 33.2 inches a year, 0.2 less than here, and the same July average high, 80°F.

Water temperature at the NOAA tide station Menominee, MI, 9 miles east, averaged 73°F in July and 35°F in February over 2021–2025. No month averaged 80°F.

Monthly climate normals 1991–2020 at Peshtigo, WI
Month	High °F	Low °F	Precip. in	Days ≥ 0.1"	Snow in	Water °F
Jan	26	9	1.6	5	13.5	35
Feb	29	10	1.2	4	10.6	35
Mar	39	19	1.9	5	6.3	36
Apr	52	30	3.0	6	4.4	43
May	65	43	3.7	8	0.1	57
Jun	75	53	3.8	8	0.0	68
Jul	80	57	3.6	7	0.0	73
Aug	78	55	3.5	7	0.0	72
Sep	71	48	3.5	7	0.0	68
Oct	57	37	3.4	6	0.1	59
Nov	43	27	2.3	5	2.0	46
Dec	31	16	1.9	5	11.9	36
Year	54	34	33.4	70	48.9	52

Averages for 1991–2020 at Peshtigo, WI (600 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals; water temperature: average of hourly readings 2021–2025 at the NOAA tide station Menominee, MI, from NOAA Tides & Currents. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.

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Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Peshtigo

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 44 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Peshtigo: 40 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 heavy rain events and 1 flood. They killed 1 person and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $117,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on May 14, 2007.

April 18, 2019: flood 7 miles from the centre of Peshtigo — 1 killed, 1 injured.

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

Marinette County, which includes Peshtigo, has been named in 7 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 4 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 1 drought, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Marinette County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes and inland flooding; Very Low for coastal flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $41.3 million a year, the 17th highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $14.4 million (35%), 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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