NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Stanley, 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 Stanley, Wisconsin since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Cristobal in 2020. Since 1950, 59 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 59
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
12 deaths in all
What the records show for Stanley
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Stanley; the strongest was Cristobal in 2020, a tropical storm with 39 mph winds when its centre passed 72 miles away. Stanley 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 59 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on June 4, 1958, came within 16 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on June 4, 1958, killed 4 people. Of the 59, 9 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 23 have come since 2000. June and July have had the most tornadoes, 17 each. The most recent tornado was on April 28, 2025. Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 69% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Stanley. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 28 times since 1963, with stones up to 3.5 inches. Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 87% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Stanley.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Stanley
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | CristobalJun 10 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Stanley: 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 Stanley
By decade
- 2020s12
- 2010s8
- 2000s3
- 1990s3(1 EF3+)
- 1980s12
- 1970s8(1 EF3+)
- 1960s5
- 1950s8(5 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 1958 | F4 | 11 mi | 59.2 mi | 4 / 3 |
| Jun 4, 1958 | F4 | 16 mi | 11.1 mi | 3 / 50 |
| May 10, 1953 | F4 | in town | 162 mi | 2 / 24 |
| Aug 27, 1994 | F3 | 23 mi | 10 mi | 2 / 25 |
| Sep 28, 1971 | F3 | 2 mi | 49.6 mi | 0 / 5 |
| May 26, 1959 | F3 | 22 mi | 34.3 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 4, 1958 | F3 | 7 mi | 4.3 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jul 30, 1977 | F2 | 21 mi | 34.5 mi | 1 / 8 |
| Dec 15, 2021 | EF2 | in town | 7.41 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 2, 2002 | F2 | 16 mi | 17 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 7, 1984 | F2 | in town | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 19, 1983 | F2 | 10 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 59, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Stanley
The Storm Prediction Center has 28 hail reports within 10 miles of Stanley since 1963, made on 18 separate days. Of these, 17 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 3.5 inches, fell on June 18, 2001. The most recent report is from July 19, 2020. June and July have the most reports, 7 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Stanley
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Stanley Wwtp, WI, in Stanley at 1,080 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 80°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 22°F and 3°F. June and August are the wettest at 4.3 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.9 inches; the year adds up to 32.5 inches over 69 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 175 nights a year. Snowfall averages 52.0 inches a year, most of it in December. That 32.5 inches is more than at 33 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (20%). Withee, 15 miles east, has its own station (Owen 1E, WI): 34.4 inches a year, 1.9 more than here, and a July average high of 79°F against 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22 | 3 | 0.9 | 3 | 10.7 |
| Feb | 27 | 7 | 1.0 | 3 | 10.4 |
| Mar | 40 | 20 | 1.7 | 5 | 10.4 |
| Apr | 54 | 32 | 3.0 | 7 | 3.7 |
| May | 67 | 45 | 3.7 | 8 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 76 | 55 | 4.3 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 80 | 59 | 3.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 79 | 57 | 4.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 71 | 48 | 3.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 57 | 36 | 2.8 | 6 | 1.1 |
| Nov | 41 | 25 | 1.9 | 4 | 4.0 |
| Dec | 28 | 12 | 1.3 | 4 | 11.4 |
| Year | 54 | 33 | 32.5 | 69 | 52.0 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Stanley Wwtp, WI (1,080 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 Stanley
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 51 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Stanley: 44 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 flash floods, 3 floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $3.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 85 mph, on May 21, 2024.
June 27, 2014: lightning strike 10 miles from the centre of Stanley — 2 injured.
May 19, 1996: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Stanley — 1 injured, $900,000 damage.
September 21, 2016: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of Stanley — $1.8 million damage.
NWS: “Flooding from the South Branch of O'Neill Creek covered County Highway Y south of Chili. Standing water covered State Highway 73 in Christie.”
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
Chippewa County, which includes Stanley, has been named in 11 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 8 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 Chippewa County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for inland flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $31.7 million a year, the 27th highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $16.4 million (52%), 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.
Cities near Stanley
- Thorp, WI7 mi
- Cadott, WI11 mi
- Withee, WI15 mi
- Cornell, WI18 mi
- Owen, WI19 mi
- Greenwood, WI20 mi
- Augusta, WI21 mi
- Fall Creek, WI22 mi
- Chippewa Falls, WI23 mi
- Holcombe, WI23 mi
- Loyal, WI26 mi
- Altoona, WI27 mi
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