NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Reedsburg, 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 Reedsburg, Wisconsin since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 70 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 70
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Reedsburg
The highest rating among the 70 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 4 times; the most recent, on September 3, 1964, came within 23 miles. Of the 70, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 19 have come since 2000. August has had the most tornadoes, 19. The most recent tornado was on July 16, 2025. Of the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site, 53% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Reedsburg. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 61 times since 1966, with stones up to 4.25 inches. Reedsburg has more hail reports within 10 miles than 57% of the 416 Wisconsin cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Reedsburg
By decade
- 2020s6
- 2000s13
- 1990s8
- 1980s13
- 1970s9
- 1960s17(4 EF3+)
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 1964 | F3 | 23 mi | 17.1 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Aug 16, 1963 | F3 | 21 mi | 9.6 mi | 0 / 13 |
| Aug 16, 1963 | F3 | 21 mi | 9.6 mi | 0 / 13 |
| Aug 16, 1963 | F3 | 21 mi | 9.6 mi | 0 / 13 |
| Aug 18, 2005 | F2 | 12 mi | 14.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 18, 2005 | F2 | 19 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jul 4, 1994 | F2 | 20 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 26, 1989 | F2 | 10 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F2 | 12 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 16, 1984 | F2 | 17 mi | 17 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Aug 9, 1979 | F2 | 14 mi | 2.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 31, 1967 | F2 | 11 mi | 1.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 70, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Reedsburg
The Storm Prediction Center has 61 hail reports within 10 miles of Reedsburg since 1966, made on 42 separate days. Of these, 37 were 1 inch across or larger, and 5 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.25 inches, fell on June 6, 2011. The most recent report is from June 24, 2024. August has the most reports, 15.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Reedsburg
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Reedsburg, WI, in Reedsburg at 926 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 61°F; January is the coolest, at 27°F and 8°F. June is the wettest at 5.4 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 1.5 inches; the year adds up to 39.6 inches over 76 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 7 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 154 nights a year. Snowfall averages 43.9 inches a year, most of it in February. That 39.6 inches is more than at 159 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (96%). North Freedom, 12 miles southeast, has its own station (Baraboo, WI): 39.1 inches a year, 0.5 less than here, and a July average high of 83°F against 82°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 | 8 | 1.5 | 5 | 9.9 |
| Feb | 32 | 12 | 1.5 | 5 | 14.8 |
| Mar | 44 | 23 | 2.2 | 6 | 5.1 |
| Apr | 57 | 35 | 3.8 | 8 | 2.7 |
| May | 69 | 47 | 4.3 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 79 | 57 | 5.4 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 82 | 61 | 5.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 80 | 58 | 4.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 73 | 50 | 3.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 60 | 38 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 45 | 27 | 2.2 | 4 | 1.7 |
| Dec | 33 | 15 | 2.0 | 5 | 9.3 |
| Year | 57 | 36 | 39.6 | 76 | 43.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Reedsburg, WI (926 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 Reedsburg
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 103 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Reedsburg: 73 thunderstorm wind reports, 16 floods, 11 flash floods, 2 heavy rain events and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 4, and the NWS estimated $14.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on April 13, 2026. Of the 374 Wisconsin cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 293 have had fewer than Reedsburg.
May 31, 1998: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Reedsburg — 4 injured, $1.1 million damage.
August 29, 2018: flood 8 miles from the centre of Reedsburg — $4.9 million damage.
August 18, 2007: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Reedsburg — $4.3 million 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 Reedsburg's ZIP code 53959 have filed 79 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1990, and were paid $2.9 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Storm in 2008: 29 claims (37% of all) and $1.7 million. The year with the most claims was 2018, with 44. 37% 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, 110 have fewer than Reedsburg.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Storm2008 | 29 | $1.7 million |
Sauk County, which includes Reedsburg, has been named in 15 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1976, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 severe storms, 4 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on June 30, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Sauk County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding and strong wind; Relatively Low for lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $35.6 million a year, the 23rd highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $20.4 million (57%), 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 Reedsburg
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