NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Stoddard, 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 Stoddard, Wisconsin since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 57 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 57
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Stoddard
The highest rating among the 57 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on June 5, 1980, came within 2 miles. Of the 57, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 24 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 18. The most recent tornado was on June 26, 2025. Of the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site, 73% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Stoddard. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 115 times since 1964, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Stoddard has more hail reports within 10 miles than 84% of the 416 Wisconsin cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Stoddard
By decade
- 2020s10
- 2010s7
- 2000s7
- 1990s6
- 1980s6(1 EF3+)
- 1970s7
- 1960s11(1 EF3+)
- 1950s3(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 1980 | F3 | 2 mi | 26.9 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 5, 1965 | F3 | 14 mi | 65.2 mi | 0 / 7 |
| May 26, 1959 | F3 | 24 mi | 34.3 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 22, 2011 | EF2 | 7 mi | 13.79 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 18, 2005 | F2 | 24 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 3 |
| May 8, 1988 | F2 | 22 mi | 27 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 26, 1986 | F2 | 23 mi | 5.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 1980 | F2 | 7 mi | 70.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 4, 1964 | F2 | 22 mi | 12.6 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 14, 1961 | F2 | 8 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 19, 1957 | F2 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 25, 2025 | EF1 | 8 mi | 5.11 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 57, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Stoddard
The Storm Prediction Center has 115 hail reports within 10 miles of Stoddard since 1964, made on 56 separate days. Of these, 72 were 1 inch across or larger, and 12 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 3 inches (tea cup size), was reported on 2 days, most recently April 10, 2011. The most recent report is from July 14, 2023. July has the most reports, 31.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Stoddard
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Genoa Dam 8, WI, 8 miles south of Stoddard at 639 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 64°F; January is the coolest, at 27°F and 11°F. June is the wettest at 5.9 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.2 inches; the year adds up to 38.4 inches over 69 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 9 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 138 nights a year. Snowfall averages 34.8 inches a year, most of it in February. That 38.4 inches is more than at 147 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (89%). La Crosse, 8 miles north, has its own station (La Crosse WFO, WI): 37.4 inches a year, 1.0 less than here, and a July average high of 80°F against 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 | 11 | 1.3 | 4 | 9.1 |
| Feb | 32 | 14 | 1.2 | 3 | 9.3 |
| Mar | 45 | 26 | 2.1 | 5 | 4.9 |
| Apr | 59 | 38 | 3.9 | 7 | 1.3 |
| May | 71 | 50 | 4.7 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 80 | 60 | 5.9 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 84 | 64 | 4.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 82 | 62 | 4.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 74 | 54 | 4.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 61 | 42 | 2.6 | 5 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 45 | 30 | 1.9 | 4 | 1.5 |
| Dec | 32 | 18 | 1.5 | 4 | 8.6 |
| Year | 58 | 39 | 38.4 | 69 | 34.8 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Genoa Dam 8, WI (639 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 Stoddard
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 243 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Stoddard: 142 thunderstorm wind reports, 58 floods, 19 heavy rain events, 18 flash floods and 6 lightning strikes. They killed 0 people and injured 34, and the NWS estimated $88.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 94 mph, on June 27, 1998. August has had the most flash floods, 11 of 18. Of the 374 Wisconsin cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 351 have had fewer than Stoddard.
August 18, 2007: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Stoddard — 30 injured, $27.8 million damage.
July 23, 2022: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Stoddard — 2 injured, $175,000 damage.
NWS: “An estimated 70 mph wind gust occurred in Stoddard with lots of trees blown down. At the marina campground, at least one camper was flipped with the occupants sustaining minor injuries.”
August 23, 2011: lightning strike 7 miles from the centre of Stoddard — 1 injured, $5,000 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Stoddard's ZIP code 54658 have filed 18 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1986, and were paid $559,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 11% 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, 44 have fewer than Stoddard.
Vernon County, which includes Stoddard, has been named in 23 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 20 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 severe storms, 8 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on June 30, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Vernon County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $25.3 million a year, the 31st highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $9.8 million (39%), 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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