NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit South Range, 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 South Range, Wisconsin since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 16 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 16
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for South Range
The highest rating among the 16 tornadoes within 25 miles is F2 or EF2, reached 4 times; the most recent, on July 1, 2011, came within 17 miles. Of the 16, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 5 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 6. The most recent tornado was on July 11, 2022. Of the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site, 98% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than South Range. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 35 times since 1970, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 75% have more hail reports within 10 miles than South Range.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of South Range
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s3
- 1990s2
- 1980s2
- 1970s5
- 1960s1
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2011 | EF2 | 17 mi | 2.93 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 3, 1980 | F2 | 3 mi | 9.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 7, 1970 | F2 | 23 mi | 22.3 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 30, 1968 | F2 | 25 mi | 39 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jul 11, 2022 | EF1 | 25 mi | 4.63 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 18, 2020 | EF1 | 13 mi | 0.42 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 27, 1994 | F1 | 20 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 3, 1983 | F1 | 25 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Sep 8, 1979 | F1 | 7 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 12, 1976 | F1 | 19 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 7, 1970 | F1 | 18 mi | 5.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 9, 2012 | EF0 | 10 mi | 0.05 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 16, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in South Range
The Storm Prediction Center has 35 hail reports within 10 miles of South Range since 1970, made on 22 separate days. Of these, 22 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on July 26, 2021. The most recent report is from March 28, 2025. July has the most reports, 16.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in South Range
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Superior, WI, 11 miles northwest of South Range at 607 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 76°F and low of 58°F; January is the coolest, at 23°F and 6°F. June is the wettest at 4.6 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.8 inches; the year adds up to 31.5 inches over 65 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 3 days a year, almost all from July. Lows fall below freezing on about 161 nights a year. Snowfall averages 56.0 inches a year, most of it in January. That 31.5 inches is more than at 15 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (9%). Proctor, MN, 18 miles northwest, has its own station (Duluth, MN): 31.3 inches a year, 0.2 less than here, and a July average high of 78°F against 76°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23 | 6 | 0.8 | 3 | 14.5 |
| Feb | 27 | 9 | 0.9 | 3 | 12.4 |
| Mar | 36 | 21 | 1.4 | 4 | 9.1 |
| Apr | 46 | 32 | 2.6 | 6 | 1.7 |
| May | 57 | 41 | 3.4 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 67 | 50 | 4.6 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 76 | 58 | 3.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 75 | 58 | 3.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 67 | 50 | 3.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 53 | 39 | 3.2 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 39 | 26 | 2.1 | 4 | 5.8 |
| Dec | 27 | 13 | 1.3 | 3 | 12.3 |
| Year | 49 | 33 | 31.5 | 65 | 56.0 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Superior, WI (607 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 South Range
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 37 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of South Range: 28 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 floods, 2 lightning strikes, 1 flash flood and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 1 person and injured 4, and the NWS estimated $21.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 70 mph, on June 1, 1998.
August 18, 2012: lightning strike 9 miles from the centre of South Range — 1 killed, 4 injured.
June 20, 2012: flood 8 miles from the centre of South Range — $21.0 million damage.
September 22, 2017: lightning strike 8 miles from the centre of South Range — $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
Douglas County, which includes South Range, has been named in 10 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1972, 7 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 severe storms, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Douglas County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for lightning; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for coastal flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $25.2 million a year, the 32nd highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $10.5 million (42%), 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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Cities near South Range
- Superior, WI10 mi
- Proctor, MN18 mi
- Duluth, MN19 mi
- Solon Springs, WI20 mi
- Esko, MN21 mi
- Carlton, MN26 mi
- Cloquet, MN27 mi
- Iron River, WI27 mi
- Minong, WI32 mi
- Barnum, MN32 mi
- Saginaw, MN32 mi
- Two Harbors, MN37 mi
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