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Hail in Jackson County, Wisconsin
125 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 125 hail events in Jackson County, Wisconsin, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 37 years.
June is the busiest month, with 28 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 59 events against 53 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.3% of the 9,265 hail events recorded in Wisconsin; its 12.7 per 100 square miles compares with 17.1 statewide.
30 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 2.50 inches (tennis ball size).
Compared with Wisconsin
| Measure | Jackson County | Wisconsin | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 125 | 9,265 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 12.7 | 17.1 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 59.2 | 15.7 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 1 | 29 |
| Busiest month | June | May | May |
By year
Seasonality
0Feb
0Mar
1Apr
15May
23Jun
28Jul
17Aug
24Sep
12Oct
5Nov
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 125 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 | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Hail | 2.50 in | $325K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.75 in | $17K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.75 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | $13K | $63K | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2024 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2024 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2024 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2024 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | $115K | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2020 | Hail | 1.75 in | $105K | $4K | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.75 in | $15K | $15K | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2017 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2017 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2017 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Hail | 2.50 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2014 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2014 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2014 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2014 | Hail | 1.50 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2014 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2011 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2011 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2010 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2009 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | $10K | $30K | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2007 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Oct 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | $15K | $8K | — | — | County |
| 3 Oct 2006 | Hail | 2.50 in | $50K | $25K | — | — | County |
| 3 Oct 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | $5K | $10K | — | — | County |
| 3 Oct 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | $20K | $15K | — | — | County |
| 3 Oct 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | $3K | $3K | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | $2K | $3K | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | $4K | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | $2K | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | $20K | $250K | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | $25K | $30K | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2006 | Hail | 1.25 in | $50K | $20K | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2006 | Hail | 2.00 in | $75K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | $9K | $15K | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | $30K | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | $10K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2006 | Hail | 2.00 in | $50K | $500K | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2005 | Hail | 0.88 in | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2005 | Hail | 1.00 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2005 | Hail | 1.25 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2004 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2004 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2004 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2004 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Sep 2002 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Sep 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2002 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2001 | Hail | 1.75 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2001 | Hail | 1.75 in | $800 | $4K | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2001 | Hail | 1.75 in | $750 | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2001 | Hail | 1.50 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Sep 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Sep 1997 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 1994 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 1992 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 1992 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1991 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 1988 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1985 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 1985 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Sep 1984 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 1981 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1981 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1979 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 1977 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 1975 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 1974 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1974 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 1964 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 1962 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 1962 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Jackson County had?
125 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 Jackson County?
5 Jun 2026 (Hail, 1.00 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Jackson County?
The hail of 23 Aug 2006, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $50K and crop damage at $500K.
How does Jackson County compare with Wisconsin for hail?
12.7 events per 100 square miles against 17.1 statewide; the county holds 125 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.