NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Sheboygan, 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 Sheboygan, Wisconsin since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1900. Since 1950, 28 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 28
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
3 deaths in all
What the records show for Sheboygan
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Sheboygan; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 59 mph winds when its centre passed 67 miles away. Sheboygan is tied for the most tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles among the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site. The strongest of the 28 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on April 21, 1974; its path came within 8 miles, and it killed 2 people. Of the 28, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 11 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 11. The most recent tornado was on August 28, 2018. Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 94% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Sheboygan. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 32 times since 1961, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 81% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Sheboygan.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Sheboygan
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 11 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Sheboygan: 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 Sheboygan
By decade
- 2010s7
- 2000s4
- 1990s4
- 1980s5
- 1970s3(1 EF3+)
- 1960s5
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 1974 | F3 | 8 mi | 58.6 mi | 2 / 18 |
| Jul 18, 1996 | F2 | 24 mi | 6.4 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Apr 4, 1981 | F2 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Jun 7, 1980 | F2 | 23 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 30, 1967 | F2 | 24 mi | 5.9 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Sep 22, 1961 | F2 | 17 mi | 12.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 28, 2018 | EF1 | 15 mi | 5.33 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 28, 2018 | EF1 | 20 mi | 0.98 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 28, 2018 | EF1 | 22 mi | 4.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 16, 2008 | EF1 | 4 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 18, 2005 | F1 | 17 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 13, 2004 | F1 | 21 mi | 4.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 28, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Sheboygan
The Storm Prediction Center has 32 hail reports within 10 miles of Sheboygan since 1961, made on 27 separate days. Of these, 18 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on July 26, 1967. The most recent report is from April 27, 2024. April and July have the most reports, 8 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Sheboygan
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Sheboygan, WI, 1 mile southeast of Sheboygan at 648 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 63°F; January is the coolest, at 30°F and 15°F. June and August are the wettest at 4.0 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.7 inches; the year adds up to 34.8 inches over 70 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 9 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 133 nights a year. That 34.8 inches is more than at 90 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (55%). Sheboygan Falls, 5 miles west, has its own station (Sheboygan Co Mem Airport, WI): 29.7 inches a year, 5.1 less than here, and a July average high of 80°F against 82°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30 | 15 | 2.1 | 6 |
| Feb | 33 | 17 | 1.7 | 4 |
| Mar | 42 | 26 | 2.1 | 5 |
| Apr | 52 | 36 | 3.6 | 7 |
| May | 63 | 46 | 3.7 | 8 |
| Jun | 74 | 56 | 4.0 | 7 |
| Jul | 82 | 63 | 3.2 | 6 |
| Aug | 80 | 62 | 4.0 | 6 |
| Sep | 72 | 55 | 2.7 | 6 |
| Oct | 59 | 42 | 3.2 | 6 |
| Nov | 47 | 31 | 2.4 | 5 |
| Dec | 36 | 22 | 2.1 | 5 |
| Year | 56 | 39 | 34.8 | 70 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Sheboygan, WI (648 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 Sheboygan
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 58 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Sheboygan: 43 thunderstorm wind reports, 7 floods, 5 flash floods, 2 heavy rain events and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $1.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on July 17, 2006. Of the 374 Wisconsin cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 168 have had fewer than Sheboygan.
August 14, 2015: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Sheboygan — 1 injured, $1,000 damage.
May 31, 1998: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Sheboygan — $792,000 damage.
July 17, 2006: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Sheboygan — $100,000 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 Sheboygan's 2 ZIP codes have filed 31 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $327,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 32% 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, 72 have fewer than Sheboygan.
Sheboygan County, which includes Sheboygan, has been named in 11 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 3 floods, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Sheboygan County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail and lightning; Relatively Low for inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and coastal flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $36.2 million a year, the 20th highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $17.7 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.