NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Whitehall, 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 Whitehall, Wisconsin since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 62 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 62
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
4 deaths in all
What the records show for Whitehall
The strongest of the 62 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on May 10, 1953; its path came within 8 miles, and it killed 2 people. The deadliest, an F3 on August 27, 1994, killed 2 people. Of the 62, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 29 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 17. The most recent tornado was on April 28, 2025. Of the 416 Wisconsin cities on this site, 63% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Whitehall. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 65 times since 1963, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Whitehall has more hail reports within 10 miles than 60% of the 416 Wisconsin cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Whitehall
By decade
- 2020s13
- 2010s10
- 2000s6
- 1990s6(1 EF3+)
- 1980s7
- 1970s6
- 1960s8
- 1950s6(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 1953 | F4 | 8 mi | 162 mi | 2 / 24 |
| Aug 27, 1994 | F3 | 20 mi | 10 mi | 2 / 25 |
| May 26, 1959 | F3 | 9 mi | 34.3 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jul 3, 1983 | F2 | 18 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 15, 1980 | F2 | 18 mi | 2.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 18, 1971 | F2 | 23 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 21, 1970 | F2 | 23 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 26, 1969 | F2 | 10 mi | 47.5 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Mar 27, 1968 | F2 | 2 mi | 5.7 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jul 10, 1966 | F2 | 16 mi | 7.9 mi | 0 / 3 |
| May 23, 1964 | F2 | 5 mi | 21.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 28, 1960 | F2 | 11 mi | 12.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 62, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Whitehall
The Storm Prediction Center has 65 hail reports within 10 miles of Whitehall since 1963, made on 42 separate days. Of these, 49 were 1 inch across or larger, and 5 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on June 10, 1968. The most recent report is from May 18, 2024. June has the most reports, 21.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Whitehall
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Blair, WI, 7 miles southeast of Whitehall at 855 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 81°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 24°F and 4°F. June is the wettest at 5.0 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.0 inches; the year adds up to 35.6 inches over 64 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 177 nights a year. Snowfall averages 41.1 inches a year, most of it in January. That 35.6 inches is more than at 108 of the 165 Wisconsin stations used on this site (65%). Strum, 12 miles north, has its own station (Mondovi, WI): 36.1 inches a year, 0.5 more than here, and a July average high of 85°F against 81°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24 | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 10.0 |
| Feb | 29 | 8 | 1.2 | 3 | 8.5 |
| Mar | 41 | 21 | 1.7 | 5 | 8.9 |
| Apr | 56 | 32 | 3.3 | 7 | 2.5 |
| May | 68 | 45 | 4.8 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 78 | 55 | 5.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 81 | 59 | 4.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 79 | 56 | 4.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 72 | 48 | 4.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 58 | 35 | 2.5 | 5 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 42 | 24 | 1.8 | 4 | 2.2 |
| Dec | 29 | 12 | 1.2 | 3 | 8.8 |
| Year | 55 | 33 | 35.6 | 64 | 41.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Blair, WI (855 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 Whitehall
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 73 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Whitehall: 47 thunderstorm wind reports, 10 flash floods, 10 heavy rain events, 3 floods and 3 lightning strikes. They killed 5 people and injured 5, and the NWS estimated $7.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on May 19, 1996. August has had the most flash floods, 4 of 10. Of the 374 Wisconsin cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 269 have had fewer than Whitehall.
August 18, 2014: heavy rain event 9 miles from the centre of Whitehall — 3 killed, 2 injured, $25,000 damage.
July 18, 2019: heavy rain event 3 miles from the centre of Whitehall — 1 killed, 1 injured, $20,000 damage.
NWS: “A fatal accident occurred during a thunderstorm with heavy rain south of Whitehall. Authorities believe weather was a factor in the head-on two vehicle crash.”
October 2, 2006: lightning strike 9 miles from the centre of Whitehall — 1 killed, 1 injured.
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
Trempealeau County, which includes Whitehall, has been named in 15 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 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 Trempealeau County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for tornadoes, inland flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $20.1 million a year, the 41st highest of 72 Wisconsin counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $11.7 million (58%), 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 Whitehall
- Blair, WI7 mi
- Independence, WI8 mi
- Strum, WI12 mi
- Arcadia, WI12 mi
- Osseo, WI13 mi
- Ettrick, WI15 mi
- Eleva, WI17 mi
- Galesville, WI20 mi
- Melrose, WI20 mi
- Mondovi, WI23 mi
- Augusta, WI24 mi
- Fountain City, WI25 mi
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