NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Spooner, 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 Spooner, Wisconsin since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 32 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 32
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
6 deaths in all
What the records show for Spooner
The strongest of the 32 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on June 18, 2001; its path came within 2 miles, and it killed 2 people. The deadliest, an F2 on May 10, 1953, killed 4 people. Of the 32, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 7 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 10. The most recent tornado was on June 28, 2017. Of the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site, 92% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Spooner. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 81 times since 1974, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Spooner has more hail reports within 10 miles than 71% of the 416 Wisconsin cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Spooner
By decade
- 2010s3
- 2000s4(1 EF3+)
- 1990s9
- 1980s4
- 1970s3
- 1960s7
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2001 | F3 | 2 mi | 34 mi | 2 / 16 |
| May 10, 1953 | F2 | 3 mi | 105.7 mi | 4 / 27 |
| Sep 11, 1990 | F2 | 24 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 7, 1965 | F2 | 8 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 5, 1965 | F2 | 16 mi | 4.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 4, 1957 | F2 | 19 mi | 1.3 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jun 28, 2017 | EF1 | 22 mi | 2.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 22, 2011 | EF1 | 22 mi | 1.98 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 7, 2010 | EF1 | 18 mi | 3.18 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 11, 2005 | F1 | 24 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 19, 1994 | F1 | 24 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 13, 1993 | F1 | 23 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 32, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Spooner
The Storm Prediction Center has 81 hail reports within 10 miles of Spooner since 1974, made on 48 separate days. Of these, 47 were 1 inch across or larger, and 7 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 3 days, most recently May 10, 2011. The most recent report is from July 4, 2025. May has the most reports, 25.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Spooner
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Spooner Ag Res Stn, WI, 4 miles southeast of Spooner at 1,100 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 80°F and low of 58°F; January is the coolest, at 21°F and 1°F. June is the wettest at 4.2 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 0.8 inches; the year adds up to 31.7 inches over 64 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 5 days a year, almost all from July to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 171 nights a year. Snowfall averages 55.7 inches a year, most of it in December. That 31.7 inches is more than at 20 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (12%). Webster, 17 miles west, has its own station (Danbury, WI): 30.2 inches a year, 1.5 less than here, and the same July average high, 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21 | 1 | 0.8 | 3 | 11.3 |
| Feb | 26 | 4 | 0.8 | 2 | 9.6 |
| Mar | 40 | 18 | 1.4 | 4 | 9.4 |
| Apr | 54 | 31 | 2.8 | 6 | 4.8 |
| May | 67 | 44 | 4.1 | 7 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 76 | 54 | 4.2 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 80 | 58 | 4.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 78 | 56 | 3.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 70 | 48 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 56 | 36 | 3.2 | 6 | 0.8 |
| Nov | 39 | 23 | 1.7 | 4 | 6.2 |
| Dec | 26 | 9 | 1.2 | 3 | 13.2 |
| Year | 53 | 32 | 31.7 | 64 | 55.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Spooner Ag Res Stn, WI (1,100 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 Spooner
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 59 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Spooner: 50 thunderstorm wind reports, 8 flash floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $546,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 70 mph, on July 1, 2011. July has had the most flash floods, 5 of 8. Of the 374 Wisconsin cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 239 have had fewer than Spooner.
July 1, 2011: lightning strike 7 miles from the centre of Spooner — 1 killed.
July 4, 2025: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of Spooner — $200,000 damage.
July 4, 2025: flash flood 5 miles from the centre of Spooner — $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
Washburn County, which includes Spooner, has been named in 10 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 6 of them major disasters (by incident: 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 tornadoes, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Washburn County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for lightning; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail and strong wind; Very Low for inland flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $10.3 million a year, the 64th highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.7 million (36%), 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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