NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database

Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Sobieski, 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 October 26, 2026

1 tropical system has passed within 75 miles of Sobieski, Wisconsin since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Cristobal in 2020. Since 1950, 57 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.

Hurricanes: 0
Tropical storms: 1
Tornadoes: 57
EF3 or stronger: 4

What the records show for Sobieski

None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Sobieski; the strongest was Cristobal in 2020, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 61 miles away. Sobieski 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 57 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 27, 1984, came within 21 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on August 19, 1968, killed 2 people. Of the 57, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 25 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 22. The most recent tornado was on July 23, 2025. Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 73% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Sobieski. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 30 times since 1986, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 84% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Sobieski.

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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Sobieski

Tropical systems that passed within 75 miles of Sobieski, Wisconsin, newest first
Year	Storm	Closest	Strength when closest	Peak
2020	CristobalJun 10	61 mi	Tropical storm (40 mph)	Tropical storm

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

By decade

2020s9
2010s11
2000s5
1990s3
1980s3(1 EF3+)
1970s13(1 EF3+)
1960s10(2 EF3+)
1950s3

Strongest tornadoes near Sobieski, Wisconsin
Date	Rating	Distance	Path	Killed / injured
Aug 19, 1968	F4	25 mi	21.8 mi	2 / 3
Apr 27, 1984	F4	21 mi	27.5 mi	1 / 19
Dec 1, 1970	F3	25 mi	13.1 mi	0 / 0
Jun 26, 1969	F3	6 mi	15.3 mi	0 / 1
Jun 16, 1979	F2	14 mi	15.2 mi	0 / 0
Apr 22, 1970	F2	13 mi	7.2 mi	0 / 1
Apr 22, 1970	F2	14 mi	3.6 mi	0 / 2
Aug 16, 1968	F2	11 mi	1 mi	0 / 1
Jun 4, 1966	F2	15 mi	4.7 mi	0 / 0
Jun 4, 1966	F2	19 mi	4.9 mi	0 / 0
Jun 4, 1966	F2	24 mi	5.4 mi	0 / 0
May 10, 1959	F2	15 mi	4.3 mi	0 / 3

The strongest 12 of 57, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.

Hail in Sobieski

The Storm Prediction Center has 30 hail reports within 10 miles of Sobieski since 1986, made on 19 separate days. Of these, 21 were 1 inch across or larger, and 6 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on August 2, 2015. The most recent report is from October 24, 2023. August has the most reports, 12.

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

Weather by month in Sobieski

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Oconto 4 W, WI, 14 miles northeast of Sobieski at 660 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 81°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 26°F and 9°F. July is the wettest at 4.1 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.3 inches; the year adds up to 33.8 inches over 69 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 4 days a year, almost all from July. Lows fall below freezing on about 169 nights a year. Snowfall averages 51.5 inches a year, most of it in December. That 33.8 inches is more than at 56 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (34%). Suamico, 6 miles southeast, has its own station (Green Bay, WI): 31.8 inches a year, 2.0 less than here, and the same July average high, 81°F.

Monthly climate normals 1991–2020 at Oconto 4 W, WI
Month	High °F	Low °F	Precip. in	Days ≥ 0.1"	Snow in
Jan	26	9	1.5	5	10.5
Feb	30	10	1.3	3	11.1
Mar	40	21	2.1	5	7.9
Apr	53	32	3.1	7	4.9
May	66	44	3.5	7	0.1
Jun	76	55	4.0	7	0.0
Jul	81	59	4.1	7	0.0
Aug	79	57	3.3	6	0.0
Sep	72	49	3.5	6	0.0
Oct	58	38	3.2	6	0.2
Nov	44	27	2.2	5	2.3
Dec	31	16	2.0	5	14.5
Year	55	35	33.8	69	51.5

Averages for 1991–2020 at Oconto 4 W, WI (660 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 Sobieski

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 42 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Sobieski: 36 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 lightning strikes, 1 flash flood, 1 flood and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 2 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 June 27, 2013.

August 3, 2014: lightning strike 6 miles from the centre of Sobieski — 2 killed.
August 25, 1996: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Sobieski — 1 injured, $10,000 damage.
March 15, 2019: flood 5 miles from the centre of Sobieski — $1.1 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

Oconto County, which includes Sobieski, has been named in 6 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 3 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 1 drought, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Oconto County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes and inland flooding; Very Low for coastal flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $22.4 million a year, the 38th highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $12.5 million (56%), 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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