NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Twin Lakes, 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 Twin Lakes, Wisconsin since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1900. Since 1950, 108 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 108
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
32 deaths in all
What the records show for Twin Lakes
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Twin Lakes; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 10 miles away. Twin Lakes 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 108 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 4 times; the most recent, on September 28, 1972, came within 24 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 21, 1967, killed 24 people. Of the 108, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 49 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 25. The most recent tornado was on June 22, 2024. Twin Lakes has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 77% of the 416 Wisconsin cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 88 times since 1963, with stones up to 2.9 inches. Twin Lakes has more hail reports within 10 miles than 75% of the 416 Wisconsin cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Twin Lakes
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 11 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Twin Lakes: 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 Twin Lakes
By decade
- 2020s20
- 2010s18
- 2000s11(2 EF3+)
- 1990s14
- 1980s8
- 1970s16(1 EF3+)
- 1960s13(4 EF3+)
- 1950s8
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 1967 | F4 | 14 mi | 25.5 mi | 24 / 450 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 17 mi | 9.1 mi | 6 / 75 |
| Apr 21, 1967 | F4 | 22 mi | 8.8 mi | 1 / 100 |
| Sep 28, 1972 | F4 | 24 mi | 5.2 mi | 0 / 20 |
| Jan 7, 2008 | EF3 | 3 mi | 10.78 mi | 0 / 15 |
| Jan 7, 2008 | EF3 | 17 mi | 13.1 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jul 19, 1963 | F3 | 4 mi | 10.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 8, 1958 | F2 | 9 mi | 81 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Nov 22, 2010 | EF2 | 21 mi | 18.1 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Jul 22, 2010 | EF2 | 24 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 21, 2010 | EF2 | 25 mi | 5.22 mi | 0 / 15 |
| May 18, 1997 | F2 | 12 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 108, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Twin Lakes
The Storm Prediction Center has 88 hail reports within 10 miles of Twin Lakes since 1963, made on 45 separate days. Of these, 63 were 1 inch across or larger, and 8 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.9 inches, fell on May 2, 2018. The most recent report is from April 4, 2023. May has the most reports, 27.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Twin Lakes
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Pell Lake, WI, 4 miles west of Twin Lakes at 840 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 29°F and 13°F. June is the wettest at 4.7 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.5 inches; the year adds up to 36.5 inches over 72 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 9 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 149 nights a year. That 36.5 inches is more than at 124 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (75%). Spring Grove, IL, 5 miles south, has its own station (Lake Villa 2NE, IL): 37.7 inches a year, 1.2 more than here, and the same July average high, 82°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29 | 13 | 1.7 | 4 |
| Feb | 33 | 14 | 1.5 | 4 |
| Mar | 44 | 25 | 2.2 | 6 |
| Apr | 57 | 35 | 3.4 | 7 |
| May | 69 | 46 | 4.3 | 8 |
| Jun | 78 | 56 | 4.7 | 8 |
| Jul | 82 | 59 | 4.4 | 5 |
| Aug | 80 | 57 | 3.9 | 7 |
| Sep | 73 | 50 | 3.6 | 6 |
| Oct | 61 | 39 | 2.9 | 7 |
| Nov | 46 | 29 | 2.3 | 4 |
| Dec | 35 | 20 | 1.6 | 6 |
| Year | 57 | 37 | 36.5 | 72 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Pell Lake, WI (840 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 Twin Lakes
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 205 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Twin Lakes: 158 thunderstorm wind reports, 30 floods, 9 flash floods, 7 lightning strikes and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 0 people and injured 15, and the NWS estimated $22.8 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on January 7, 2008. Of the 374 Wisconsin cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 260 have had fewer than Twin Lakes.
July 18, 1997: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Twin Lakes — 9 injured, $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “Nine thousand people were evacuated moments before wet-micorburst winds estimated to 80 mph blew down a stage at the Country Thunder Music Festival. The stage was lifted up and twisted by the winds.”
July 21, 1998: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Twin Lakes — 3 injured.
April 19, 1996: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Twin Lakes — 2 injured, $5.0 million 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 Twin Lakes's ZIP code 53181 have filed 11 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $29,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 27% 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, 3 have fewer than Twin Lakes.
Kenosha County, which includes Twin Lakes, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 11 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 severe storms, 4 floods, 4 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on June 30, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Kenosha County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for hail, inland flooding and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and coastal flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $63.5 million a year, the 9th highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $19.5 million (31%), 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.