NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Webster, 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 Webster, Wisconsin since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 32 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 32
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
8 deaths in all
What the records show for Webster
The highest rating among the 32 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on June 18, 2001, came within 4 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on May 10, 1953, killed 4 people. Of the 32, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 16 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 11. The most recent tornado was on July 28, 2019. Of the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site, 92% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Webster. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 69 times since 1983, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Webster has more hail reports within 10 miles than 63% of the 416 Wisconsin cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Webster
By decade
- 2010s9
- 2000s7(1 EF3+)
- 1990s2
- 1980s4
- 1970s1
- 1960s6
- 1950s3(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2001 | F3 | 4 mi | 34 mi | 2 / 16 |
| Jun 23, 1952 | F3 | 20 mi | 18.2 mi | 2 / 6 |
| May 10, 1953 | F2 | 13 mi | 105.7 mi | 4 / 27 |
| Jun 17, 2010 | EF2 | 23 mi | 7.82 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 7, 1965 | F2 | 20 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 5, 1965 | F2 | 22 mi | 4.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 5, 1965 | F2 | 11 mi | 14.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 28, 2017 | EF1 | 8 mi | 2.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 7, 2010 | EF1 | 25 mi | 3.18 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 11, 2005 | F1 | 13 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 27, 1994 | F1 | 23 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1985 | F1 | 22 mi | 5 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 Webster
The Storm Prediction Center has 69 hail reports within 10 miles of Webster since 1983, made on 39 separate days. Of these, 42 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on August 18, 1995. The most recent report is from September 19, 2024. June and July have the most reports, 15 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Webster
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Danbury, WI, 10 miles north of Webster at 950 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 80°F and low of 58°F; January is the coolest, at 22°F and 2°F. July is the wettest at 4.2 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.7 inches; the year adds up to 30.2 inches over 62 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 5 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 174 nights a year. Snowfall averages 52.6 inches a year, most of it in December. That 30.2 inches is more than at 7 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (4%). Siren, 8 miles southwest, has its own station (Grantsburg, WI): 34.1 inches a year, 3.9 more than here, and a July average high of 82°F against 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 10.3 |
| Feb | 27 | 7 | 0.8 | 2 | 10.2 |
| Mar | 40 | 19 | 1.3 | 4 | 9.3 |
| Apr | 54 | 31 | 2.7 | 6 | 3.6 |
| May | 67 | 44 | 3.6 | 7 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 76 | 53 | 4.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 80 | 58 | 4.2 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 78 | 56 | 3.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 70 | 48 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 56 | 36 | 3.0 | 6 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 40 | 24 | 1.4 | 4 | 6.7 |
| Dec | 27 | 11 | 0.9 | 3 | 11.9 |
| Year | 53 | 32 | 30.2 | 62 | 52.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Danbury, WI (950 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 Webster
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 77 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Webster: 70 thunderstorm wind reports, 6 flash floods and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $190,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 115 mph, on July 1, 2011. July has had the most flash floods, 4 of 6. Of the 374 Wisconsin cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 197 have had fewer than Webster.
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
Burnett County, which includes Webster, has been named in 10 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1976, 6 of them major disasters (by incident: 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Burnett County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail and inland flooding; Very Low for heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $11.6 million a year, the 60th highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.8 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).
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Cities near Webster
- Siren, WI8 mi
- Danbury, WI12 mi
- Frederic, WI15 mi
- Shell Lake, WI17 mi
- Spooner, WI17 mi
- Grantsburg, WI20 mi
- Luck, WI22 mi
- Cumberland, WI25 mi
- Hinckley, MN26 mi
- Sandstone, MN27 mi
- Minong, WI28 mi
- Balsam Lake, WI29 mi
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