NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Siren, 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 Siren, Wisconsin since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 49 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 49
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
8 deaths in all
What the records show for Siren
The strongest of the 49 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on May 21, 1957; its path came within 23 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on May 10, 1953, killed 4 people. Of the 49, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 25 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 13. The most recent tornado was on May 9, 2022. Of the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site, 82% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Siren. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 73 times since 1983, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Siren has more hail reports within 10 miles than 65% of the 416 Wisconsin cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Siren
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s13
- 2000s11(1 EF3+)
- 1990s4
- 1980s4
- 1970s4
- 1960s7
- 1950s5(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 1957 | F4 | 23 mi | 9.2 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 18, 2001 | F3 | 1 mi | 34 mi | 2 / 16 |
| Jun 23, 1952 | F3 | 14 mi | 18.2 mi | 2 / 6 |
| May 10, 1953 | F2 | 15 mi | 105.7 mi | 4 / 27 |
| Jun 17, 2010 | EF2 | 18 mi | 7.82 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 7, 1965 | F2 | 23 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 5, 1965 | F2 | 20 mi | 4.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 5, 1965 | F2 | 9 mi | 14.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 19, 2019 | EF1 | 23 mi | 13.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 28, 2017 | EF1 | in town | 2.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 7, 2010 | EF1 | 24 mi | 3.18 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 11, 2005 | F1 | 14 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 49, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Siren
The Storm Prediction Center has 73 hail reports within 10 miles of Siren since 1983, made on 40 separate days. Of these, 46 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on August 18, 1995. The most recent report is from September 19, 2024. July has the most reports, 18.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Siren
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Grantsburg, WI, 14 miles west of Siren at 990 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 58°F; January is the coolest, at 22°F and 1°F. July is the wettest at 4.6 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 0.9 inches; the year adds up to 34.1 inches over 65 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 10 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 177 nights a year. Snowfall averages 52.2 inches a year, most of it in December. That 34.1 inches is more than at 69 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (42%). Frederic, 7 miles south, has its own station (Luck, WI): 32.9 inches a year, 1.2 less than here, and a July average high of 81°F against 82°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22 | 1 | 0.9 | 3 | 10.8 |
| Feb | 28 | 5 | 0.9 | 3 | 8.9 |
| Mar | 41 | 18 | 1.6 | 4 | 8.4 |
| Apr | 56 | 31 | 2.9 | 6 | 3.5 |
| May | 69 | 44 | 4.1 | 7 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 78 | 53 | 4.5 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 82 | 58 | 4.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 80 | 56 | 4.5 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 72 | 47 | 3.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 58 | 35 | 3.2 | 6 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 41 | 22 | 1.8 | 4 | 8.1 |
| Dec | 27 | 10 | 1.4 | 4 | 11.9 |
| Year | 55 | 32 | 34.1 | 65 | 52.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Grantsburg, WI (990 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 Siren
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 62 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Siren: 55 thunderstorm wind reports, 6 flash floods and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $205,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 110 mph, on July 1, 2011. July has had the most flash floods, 3 of 6. Of the 374 Wisconsin cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 197 have had fewer than Siren.
May 27, 2012: flash flood 4 miles from the centre of Siren — $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 Siren's ZIP code 54872 have filed 18 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $110,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 44% 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, 44 have fewer than Siren.
Burnett County, which includes Siren, has been named in 10 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1976, 6 of them major disasters (by incident: 3 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 Burnett County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail and inland flooding; Very Low for heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $11.6 million a year, the 60th highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.8 million (50%), 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.