NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Westfield, 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 Westfield, Wisconsin since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 99 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 99
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
5 deaths in all
What the records show for Westfield
The highest rating among the 99 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on August 27, 1994, came within 25 miles. Of the 99, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 27 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 24. The most recent tornado was on May 15, 2025. Westfield has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 71% of the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 46 times since 1976, with stones up to 4.25 inches. Of the 416 Wisconsin cities, 60% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Westfield.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Westfield
By decade
- 2020s4
- 2010s14
- 2000s9
- 1990s33(2 EF3+)
- 1980s17
- 1970s10
- 1960s5
- 1950s7
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 1994 | F3 | 25 mi | 10.5 mi | 2 / 22 |
| Aug 29, 1992 | F3 | 11 mi | 28 mi | 1 / 30 |
| Apr 3, 1956 | F2 | 24 mi | 18.2 mi | 2 / 2 |
| Apr 10, 2011 | EF2 | 13 mi | 17.08 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 23, 2004 | F2 | 6 mi | 11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 27, 1994 | F2 | 16 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 27, 1994 | F2 | 6 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 8, 1993 | F2 | 20 mi | 28 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 7, 1992 | F2 | 23 mi | 8.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jul 10, 1984 | F2 | 19 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 19, 1980 | F2 | 19 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 15, 1966 | F2 | 21 mi | 34.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 99, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Westfield
The Storm Prediction Center has 46 hail reports within 10 miles of Westfield since 1976, made on 31 separate days. Of these, 28 were 1 inch across or larger, and 5 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.25 inches, fell on May 22, 2011. The most recent report is from August 16, 2025. May has the most reports, 12.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Westfield
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Montello, WI, 12 miles southeast of Westfield at 786 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 26°F and 8°F. June is the wettest at 5.0 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.3 inches; the year adds up to 36.4 inches over 72 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 8 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 160 nights a year. Snowfall averages 42.0 inches a year, most of it in January. That 36.4 inches is more than at 123 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (75%). Oxford, 11 miles southwest, has its own station (Wisconsin Dells, WI): 37.4 inches a year, 1.0 more than here, and a July average high of 83°F against 82°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26 | 8 | 1.4 | 4 | 10.9 |
| Feb | 31 | 11 | 1.3 | 4 | 10.0 |
| Mar | 43 | 22 | 1.9 | 5 | 5.9 |
| Apr | 56 | 34 | 3.7 | 7 | 2.4 |
| May | 69 | 46 | 4.4 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 78 | 56 | 5.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 82 | 60 | 4.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 80 | 58 | 4.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 72 | 49 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 59 | 38 | 2.9 | 6 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 44 | 26 | 2.1 | 5 | 1.7 |
| Dec | 32 | 15 | 1.7 | 5 | 10.8 |
| Year | 56 | 35 | 36.4 | 72 | 42.0 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Montello, WI (786 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 Westfield
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 79 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Westfield: 77 thunderstorm wind reports and 2 flash floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $1.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on June 15, 2022.
June 11, 2001: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Westfield — $200,000 damage.
June 15, 2022: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Westfield — $200,000 damage.
NWS: “A swath of significant tree damage due to estimated winds of 100 mph. Trees uprooted or snapped.”
May 31, 1998: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Westfield — $150,000 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
Marquette County, which includes Westfield, has been named in 9 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 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 Marquette County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail; Relatively Low for tornadoes, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $13.5 million a year, the 55th highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.9 million (36%), 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 Westfield
- Oxford, WI11 mi
- Montello, WI11 mi
- Neshkoro, WI14 mi
- Wautoma, WI15 mi
- Hancock, WI15 mi
- Adams, WI16 mi
- Princeton, WI18 mi
- Friendship, WI18 mi
- Plainfield, WI22 mi
- Redgranite, WI22 mi
- Wisconsin Dells, WI23 mi
- Arkdale, WI23 mi
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