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Hail in Brown County, Wisconsin
129 hail events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Hail.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
Brown County, Wisconsin, has 129 hail events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 38 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 32 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 82 events against 32 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.4% of the 9,265 hail events recorded in Wisconsin; its 24.3 per 100 square miles compares with 17.1 statewide.
23 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 3.00 inches (tea cup size).
Compared with Wisconsin
| Measure | Brown County | Wisconsin | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 129 | 9,265 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 24.3 | 17.1 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 4.8 | 15.7 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 1 | 29 |
| Busiest month | June | May | May |
By year
Seasonality
0Feb
0Mar
8Apr
14May
13Jun
32Jul
22Aug
22Sep
15Oct
3Nov
0Dec
0
Magnitude distribution
NWS hail-size descriptors
- under 1 in
- pea to quarter
- 1–1.74 in
- quarter to golf ball
- 1.75–2.74 in
- golf ball to baseball
- 2.75–3.99 in
- baseball to softball
- 4 in and larger
- softball and larger
Hail size in inches as recorded by NCEI; events without a size are not binned.
Recorded events
All 129 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 2026 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2025 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2024 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2024 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2023 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2023 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2022 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2022 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2021 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2021 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2021 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2021 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2021 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2021 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2019 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2019 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2018 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2017 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2017 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2017 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2015 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2015 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2012 | Hail | 1.75 in | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2012 | Hail | 2.50 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2012 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2012 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2012 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2012 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2012 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2012 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2012 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2012 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2012 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2012 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2012 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2012 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2011 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2010 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Oct 2007 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2007 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2006 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2005 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Oct 2004 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Oct 2004 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2004 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2003 | Hail | 2.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2003 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2003 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2002 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2002 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2001 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2000 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Sep 1998 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Sep 1998 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Sep 1998 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Sep 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Sep 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1998 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 1998 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 1998 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 1991 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 1991 | Hail | 2.38 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1988 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1986 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1986 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 1985 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 1985 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 1982 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1974 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 1973 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 1973 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 1971 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1969 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 1967 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 1962 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 1958 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 1958 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 1956 | Hail | 3.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Brown County had?
129 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of hail became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded hail event in Brown County?
24 Jun 2026 (Hail, 1.75 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Brown County?
The hail of 30 Jul 2012, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $25K.
How does Brown County compare with Wisconsin for hail?
24.3 events per 100 square miles against 17.1 statewide; the county holds 129 of the state's 9,265 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Hail hub and the county page.