NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Stevens Point, 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 Stevens Point, Wisconsin since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Cristobal in 2020. Since 1950, 56 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 56
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
10 deaths in all
What the records show for Stevens Point
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Stevens Point; the strongest was Cristobal in 2020, a tropical storm with 39 mph winds when its centre passed 2 miles away. Stevens Point is tied for the most tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles among the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site. The strongest of the 56 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on September 26, 1951; its path came within 19 miles, and it killed 6 people. Of the 56, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 18 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 14. The most recent tornado was on July 23, 2025. Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 75% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Stevens Point. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 59 times since 1974, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Stevens Point has more hail reports within 10 miles than 55% of the 416 Wisconsin cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Stevens Point
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | CristobalJun 10 | 2 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 Stevens Point: 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 Stevens Point
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s5
- 2000s10
- 1990s9(1 EF3+)
- 1980s9
- 1970s12
- 1960s4
- 1950s4(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 1951 | F4 | 19 mi | 26.4 mi | 6 / 3 |
| Aug 27, 1994 | F3 | 25 mi | 10.5 mi | 2 / 22 |
| Apr 3, 1956 | F2 | 11 mi | 18.2 mi | 2 / 2 |
| May 22, 2011 | EF2 | 12 mi | 64.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 7, 2007 | EF2 | 17 mi | 7.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 23, 2004 | F2 | 23 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 16, 1992 | F2 | 11 mi | 11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F2 | 24 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Aug 12, 1985 | F2 | 23 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 14 |
| Apr 27, 1984 | F2 | 9 mi | 5.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 13, 1976 | F2 | 6 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 12, 1976 | F2 | 15 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 56, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Stevens Point
The Storm Prediction Center has 59 hail reports within 10 miles of Stevens Point since 1974, made on 44 separate days. Of these, 34 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on May 22, 2011. The most recent report is from March 28, 2025. June has the most reports, 18.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Stevens Point
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Stevens Pt, WI, 2 miles southwest of Stevens Point at 1,079 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 80°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 24°F and 7°F. June is the wettest at 5.0 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.1 inches; the year adds up to 33.9 inches over 72 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 4 days a year, almost all from June to July. Lows fall below freezing on about 164 nights a year. Snowfall averages 48.7 inches a year, most of it in December. That 33.9 inches is more than at 63 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (38%). Rosholt, 13 miles northeast, has its own station (Rosholt 9 NNE, WI): 34.0 inches a year, the same as here, and a July average high of 81°F against 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24 | 7 | 1.2 | 4 | 11.6 |
| Feb | 28 | 9 | 1.1 | 3 | 11.5 |
| Mar | 40 | 21 | 1.8 | 5 | 6.9 |
| Apr | 54 | 33 | 3.4 | 7 | 4.2 |
| May | 67 | 45 | 4.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 76 | 56 | 5.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 80 | 60 | 3.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 78 | 58 | 3.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 70 | 50 | 3.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 57 | 37 | 2.7 | 6 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 42 | 26 | 1.9 | 4 | 1.9 |
| Dec | 29 | 14 | 1.5 | 4 | 12.3 |
| Year | 54 | 35 | 33.9 | 72 | 48.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Stevens Pt, WI (1,079 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 Stevens Point
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 85 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Stevens Point: 71 thunderstorm wind reports, 9 heavy rain events, 3 flash floods, 1 flood and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $6.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 86 mph, on July 20, 2019.
June 11, 2001: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Stevens Point — $4.6 million damage.
July 19, 2011: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Stevens Point — $530,000 damage.
NWS: “Widespread thunderstorms wind damage occurred in the Stevens Point and Whiting areas. There were pockets of more significant damage from downtown Stevens Point south to Whiting.”
June 12, 2017: flash flood 2 miles from the centre of Stevens Point — $500,000 damage.
NWS: “Heavy rainfall caused significant urban flooding near downtown Stevens Point. Several underpasses were impassable.”
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 Stevens Point's ZIP code 54481 have filed 12 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1989, and were paid $45,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 8% 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, 10 have fewer than Stevens Point.
Portage County, which includes Stevens Point, has been named in 12 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 9 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 severe storms, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Portage 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 $35.9 million a year, the 22nd highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $18.1 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.