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Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Shullsburg, 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 Shullsburg, Wisconsin since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1900. Since 1950, 96 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.

Hurricanes
0

within 75 mi, since 1851

Tropical storms
1

below hurricane strength

Tornadoes
96

within 25 mi, since 1950

EF3 or stronger
4

no recorded deaths

What the records show for Shullsburg

None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Shullsburg; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 53 mph winds when its centre passed 29 miles away. Shullsburg 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 96 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 4 times; the most recent, on June 19, 1993, came within 16 miles. Of the 96, 9 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 44 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 36. The most recent tornado was on July 11, 2025. Shullsburg has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 68% of the 416 Wisconsin cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 50 times since 1974, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 55% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Shullsburg.

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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Shullsburg

Tropical systems that passed within 75 miles of Shullsburg, Wisconsin, newest first
YearStormClosestStrength when closestPeak
1900Unnamed 1900 stormSep 1129 miTropical storm (53 mph)Category 4

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

By decade

  • 2020s15
  • 2010s13
  • 2000s16
  • 1990s14(1 EF3+)
  • 1980s8(1 EF3+)
  • 1970s12(1 EF3+)
  • 1960s14(1 EF3+)
  • 1950s4
Strongest tornadoes near Shullsburg, Wisconsin
DateRatingDistancePathKilled / injured
Jun 19, 1993F316 mi14 mi0 / 0
May 8, 1988F3in town16 mi0 / 0
Sep 9, 1970F317 mi4.7 mi0 / 0
Apr 16, 1967F316 mi27.8 mi0 / 0
Jul 11, 2025EF224 mi2.9 mi0 / 0
Jul 15, 2024EF213 mi15.41 mi0 / 0
Jun 22, 2024EF216 mi6.87 mi0 / 0
Jun 16, 2014EF215 mi3.76 mi0 / 5
May 15, 1998F26 mi20 mi0 / 11
Jun 7, 1984F212 mi11 mi0 / 0
Sep 28, 1972F219 mi64.5 mi0 / 3
Sep 9, 1970F24 mi14.3 mi0 / 0

The strongest 12 of 96, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.

Hail in Shullsburg

The Storm Prediction Center has 50 hail reports within 10 miles of Shullsburg since 1974, made on 33 separate days. Of these, 34 were 1 inch across or larger, and 7 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on July 24, 2009. The most recent report is from April 18, 2025. May has the most reports, 13.

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

Weather by month in Shullsburg

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Darlington Wwtp, WI, 10 miles northeast of Shullsburg at 854 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 27°F and 8°F. June is the wettest at 5.3 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.3 inches; the year adds up to 37.7 inches over 68 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 9 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 158 nights a year. Snowfall averages 35.7 inches a year, most of it in January. That 37.7 inches is more than at 138 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (84%). Cuba City, 11 miles west, has its own station (Platteville, WI): 40.2 inches a year, 2.5 more than here, and the same July average high, 82°F.

Monthly climate normals 1991–2020 at Darlington Wwtp, WI
MonthHigh °FLow °FPrecip. inDays ≥ 0.1"Snow in
Jan2781.3411.3
Feb32121.449.2
Mar44232.054.6
Apr58353.971.0
May69464.280.6
Jun79575.380.0
Jul82604.260.0
Aug81584.460.0
Sep74484.170.0
Oct61372.850.6
Nov46262.442.2
Dec33151.746.2
Year573537.76835.7

Averages for 1991–2020 at Darlington Wwtp, WI (854 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.

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Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Shullsburg

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 78 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Shullsburg: 66 thunderstorm wind reports, 8 flash floods and 4 floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $3.9 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on May 21, 2024. Of the 374 Wisconsin cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 239 have had fewer than Shullsburg.

  • May 31, 1998: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Shullsburg — $975,000 damage.

  • August 18, 2007: flash flood 10 miles from the centre of Shullsburg — $600,000 damage.

  • August 18, 2005: thunderstorm wind in Shullsburg — $500,000 damage.

    NWS: “Widespread tree damage, trees on homes, and barns damaged, were reported within a 5 mile corridor along Highway 11.”

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

Lafayette County, which includes Shullsburg, has been named in 14 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 11 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 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 Lafayette County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail; Relatively Low for tornadoes and strong wind; Very Low for hurricanes, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $12.0 million a year, the 58th highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.6 million (30%), 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.

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