NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Sherwood, 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 Sherwood, Wisconsin since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Cristobal in 2020. Since 1950, 111 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 6 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 111
- EF3 or stronger
- 6
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
10 deaths in all
What the records show for Sherwood
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Sherwood; the strongest was Cristobal in 2020, a tropical storm with 39 mph winds when its centre passed 70 miles away. Sherwood 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 111 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 4 times; the most recent, on July 5, 1994, came within 24 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 3, 1956, killed 7 people. Of the 111, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 56 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 32. The most recent tornado was on May 21, 2024. Sherwood has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 80% of the 416 Wisconsin cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 165 times since 1960, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Sherwood has more hail reports within 10 miles than 93% of the 416 Wisconsin cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Sherwood
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | CristobalJun 10 | 70 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 Sherwood: 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 Sherwood
By decade
- 2020s5
- 2010s27
- 2000s24
- 1990s8(1 EF3+)
- 1980s13(1 EF3+)
- 1970s13(2 EF3+)
- 1960s10(1 EF3+)
- 1950s11(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1956 | F4 | 25 mi | 11.5 mi | 7 / 50 |
| Apr 27, 1984 | F4 | 14 mi | 27.5 mi | 1 / 19 |
| Jul 5, 1994 | F4 | 24 mi | 3.5 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 21, 1974 | F4 | 15 mi | 26 mi | 0 / 35 |
| Dec 1, 1970 | F3 | 20 mi | 13.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 26, 1969 | F3 | 23 mi | 15.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jul 18, 1996 | F2 | 15 mi | 6.4 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Aug 9, 1979 | F2 | 7 mi | 0.1 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Aug 6, 2013 | EF2 | 16 mi | 13.07 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 10, 2011 | EF2 | 6 mi | 1.52 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 6, 1982 | F2 | 20 mi | 9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 4, 1981 | F2 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 6 |
The strongest 12 of 111, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Sherwood
The Storm Prediction Center has 165 hail reports within 10 miles of Sherwood since 1960, made on 70 separate days. Of these, 106 were 1 inch across or larger, and 13 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on March 29, 1998. The most recent report is from August 4, 2024. July has the most reports, 50.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Sherwood
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Brillion, WI, 10 miles east of Sherwood at 810 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 26°F and 10°F. June is the wettest at 4.5 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.0 inches; the year adds up to 32.2 inches over 69 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 159 nights a year. Snowfall averages 43.2 inches a year, most of it in January. That 32.2 inches is more than at 30 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (18%). Combined Locks, 7 miles north, has its own station (Appleton, WI): 33.2 inches a year, 1.0 more than here, and the same July average high, 82°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26 | 10 | 1.4 | 4 | 12.2 |
| Feb | 29 | 12 | 1.0 | 3 | 9.7 |
| Mar | 41 | 22 | 1.9 | 5 | 5.6 |
| Apr | 54 | 33 | 3.0 | 7 | 2.7 |
| May | 68 | 45 | 3.9 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 77 | 56 | 4.5 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 82 | 59 | 3.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 79 | 56 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 72 | 49 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 58 | 38 | 2.8 | 6 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 44 | 28 | 2.0 | 5 | 2.2 |
| Dec | 31 | 17 | 1.6 | 4 | 10.5 |
| Year | 55 | 35 | 32.2 | 69 | 43.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Brillion, WI (810 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 Sherwood
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 166 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Sherwood: 137 thunderstorm wind reports, 12 flash floods, 11 heavy rain events, 4 floods and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 0 people and injured 5, and the NWS estimated $11.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on April 10, 2011. July has had the most flash floods, 5 of 12. Of the 374 Wisconsin cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 310 have had fewer than Sherwood.
August 20, 2010: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Sherwood — 4 injured.
May 3, 2012: flash flood 5 miles from the centre of Sherwood — 1 injured, $250,000 damage.
NWS: “Flash flooding caused authorities to close many roads across Calumet County. The Village of Hilbert sustained the worst flooding, with approximately 100 homes impacted.”
April 10, 2011: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Sherwood — $5.0 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
Calumet County, which includes Sherwood, has been named in 11 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1976, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Calumet County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail; Relatively Low for tornadoes, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $18.7 million a year, the 46th highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $7.3 million (39%), 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.