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Hail in Buffalo County, Wisconsin
138 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.
NCEI records 138 hail events in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 39 years.
June is the busiest month, with 38 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 66 events against 67 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.5% of the 9,265 hail events recorded in Wisconsin; its 20.4 per 100 square miles compares with 17.1 statewide.
21 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 4.00 inches (softball size).
Compared with Wisconsin
| Measure | Buffalo County | Wisconsin | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 138 | 9,265 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 20.4 | 17.1 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 103.7 | 15.7 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 1 | 29 |
| Busiest month | June | May | May |
By year
Seasonality
0Feb
0Mar
3Apr
14May
26Jun
38Jul
19Aug
24Sep
13Oct
1Nov
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 138 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 2026 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Hail | 3.00 in | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2023 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Sep 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2022 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Oct 2021 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2021 | Hail | 1.75 in | $520K | $30K | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2021 | Hail | 2.50 in | $260K | $31K | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2021 | Hail | 2.50 in | $260K | $31K | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2021 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2021 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2020 | Hail | 1.75 in | $115K | $3K | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2019 | Hail | 2.00 in | $30K | $23K | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2019 | Hail | 2.00 in | $60K | $23K | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2018 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2018 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2017 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | $13K | $266K | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | $34K | $266K | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | $442K | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.50 in | $10K | $338K | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2017 | Hail | 2.00 in | $425K | $222K | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2017 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2017 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2015 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2014 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2013 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2013 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2013 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2013 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2013 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2012 | Hail | 1.75 in | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 2010 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2009 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2007 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | $2K | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | $2K | $8K | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2004 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2004 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2004 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2003 | Hail | 1.00 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Sep 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Sep 2002 | Hail | 1.25 in | $1K | $3K | — | — | County |
| 29 Sep 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2002 | Hail | 0.88 in | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2002 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | $750 | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2002 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2001 | Hail | 1.00 in | $800 | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2001 | Hail | 1.00 in | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2001 | Hail | 1.50 in | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2001 | Hail | 1.00 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | $2K | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2001 | Hail | 1.50 in | $800 | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2001 | Hail | 1.00 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2001 | Hail | 1.00 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Sep 2000 | Hail | 1.00 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | $3K | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 2000 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | $10K | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2000 | Hail | 1.00 in | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1999 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | $25K | — | — | County |
| 26 Sep 1998 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | $15K | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | $16K | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 1998 | Hail | 1.50 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 1997 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | $25K | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 1997 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | $25K | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1997 | Hail | 1.25 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 1996 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 1995 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 1993 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 1992 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 1990 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 1989 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1989 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1989 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 1989 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1984 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1977 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 1973 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1973 | Hail | 4.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 1972 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Buffalo County had?
138 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 Buffalo County?
5 Jun 2026 (Hail, 1.50 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Buffalo County?
The hail of 16 Jun 2017, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $425K and crop damage at $222K.
How does Buffalo County compare with Wisconsin for hail?
20.4 events per 100 square miles against 17.1 statewide; the county holds 138 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.