Hail events in Dunn County, Wisconsin The hail events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 132 hail events on record for Dunn County, Wisconsin, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 15 May 2025.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 28 hail events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Hail.

Newest hail events on record

May 15 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles NW of ELK MOUND

Apr 17 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At ELK MOUND

Aug 11 2023

Hail0.75 in, penny size

2 miles N of DOWNSVILLE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles W of MENOMONIE

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile E of KNAPP

Jul 14 2023

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

3 miles SW of BOYCEVILLE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At BOYCEVILLE

Jul 10 2023

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

At COLFAX

Sep 20 2022

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles NNW of MENOMONIE

May 19 2022

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

1 mile NW of CEDAR FALLS

Jun 17 2021

Hail0.75 in, penny size

At CARYVILLE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of DOWNSVILLE

Jun 2 2020

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NW of SAND CREEK

Aug 31 2018

Hail0.75 in, penny size

At CEDAR FALLS

Aug 3 2018

Hail0.75 in, penny size

At CARYVILLE

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

At ROCK FALLS

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of DOWNSVILLE

May 29 2018

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

3 miles N of ELK MOUND

Jun 11 2017

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NNE of CONNORSVILLE

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

At DOWNING

Apr 9 2017

Hail0.75 in, penny size

3 miles NW of MENOMONIE

Sep 21 2016

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SSW of COLFAX

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile SW of BOYCEVILLE

Jul 20 2016

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

5 miles NNW of CONNORSVILLE

Jul 13 2016

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

5 miles N of WHEELER

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. Hail size is in inches, with the object that NCEI names for that size.

Hail events by year

Hail events on record for Dunn County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1950s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1960s	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	4
1970s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1980s	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4
1990s	0	1	0	0	2	2	3	2	1	0	11
2000s	2	5	12	0	7	4	10	5	13	1	59
2010s	1	10	4	7	2	2	7	3	5	0	41
2020s	1	2	2	6	0	2	0 (part of the year)				13

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Hail events are on record from 1955. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

Jan0 events
Feb0 events
Mar1 event
Apr16 events
May33 events
Jun17 events
Jul32 events
Aug24 events
Sep7 events
Oct2 events
Nov0 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Dunn County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	49
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	53
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	27
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	3
4 in and larger	softball and larger	0

When listing hail size under Magnitude, e.g., 2.25 in., the hail size is given in inches and hundredths of inches. These values are assigned a size in inches from their appearance.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

An event without a size in the record is not in this table.

Beside the other counties

Hail events on record: Dunn County beside the total of the counties of Wisconsin and of the United States
Measure	Dunn	All counties of Wisconsin	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	132	9,251	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	15.5	17.1	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	29.0	15.7	12.8

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More hail events on record

Hail events on record for Dunn County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
13 Jul 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 Jun 2016	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Jun 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
13 Jul 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 Jun 2015	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
18 Aug 2014	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
18 Aug 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Aug 2013	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
31 May 2013	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
31 May 2013	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
31 May 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
31 May 2013	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
31 May 2013	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
31 May 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Aug 2012	Hail	1.00 in	$50 thousand	County
26 May 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
24 May 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Apr 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 May 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
11 May 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 May 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
11 May 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Apr 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
10 Apr 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
10 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 Apr 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
10 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 Apr 2011	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
14 Jul 2010	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
24 Apr 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Jul 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Jul 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 Jul 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Jul 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Jul 2008	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
10 Jul 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 May 2008	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
25 May 2008	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
25 May 2008	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
25 May 2008	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
25 May 2008	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
25 May 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
17 May 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Aug 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
8 Jul 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
8 Jul 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
8 Jul 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Jun 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Oct 2006	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
3 Oct 2006	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
24 Aug 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 Aug 2006	Hail	1.10 in	none	County
24 Aug 2006	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
24 Aug 2006	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
24 Jul 2006	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
24 Jul 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
24 Jul 2006	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
24 Jul 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
8 Aug 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 Jun 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 Jun 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Jun 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
8 Aug 2004	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
31 Jul 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Jul 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Jul 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 Jun 2004	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
9 May 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 Apr 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 Jul 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 Jul 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 Jul 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Jul 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
25 Jun 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 May 2002	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
5 May 2002	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
5 May 2002	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 Apr 2002	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
18 Apr 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 Apr 2002	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
18 Apr 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 Jun 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 Jun 2001	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
1 May 2001	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
1 May 2001	Hail	1.75 in	$100 thousand	County
1 May 2001	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
11 Sep 2000	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
11 Sep 2000	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
29 Mar 1998	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 Aug 1997	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
23 Aug 1997	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
10 Sep 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
25 Aug 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Jul 1996	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
6 Sep 1995	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 Jul 1995	Hail	0.00 in	none	County
30 May 1994	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Apr 1994	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
27 May 1991	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
23 May 1989	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
16 Aug 1986	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
20 Jul 1981	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
17 Jul 1981	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
6 Aug 1968	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
15 May 1968	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
20 Jun 1964	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
4 Aug 1961	Hail	1.00 in	none	County

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
National Weather Service: Twin Cities, MN (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Hail events on record for Dunn County, Wisconsin". https://countyhazards.com/county/wi/dunn/hail/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most hail events on record for Dunn County?: May has 33 of the 132 hail events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many hail events are on record for Wisconsin?: NCEI has 9,265 hail events on record for Wisconsin from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Dunn County compare with the other counties of Wisconsin?: The counties of Wisconsin have 17.1 hail events for each 100 square miles. Dunn County has 15.5.
How large is the hail on record for Dunn County?: 30 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.