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Hail in Monroe County, Wisconsin
196 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.
Monroe County, Wisconsin, has 196 hail events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 45 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 51 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 104 events against 75 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 2.1% of the 9,265 hail events recorded in Wisconsin; its 21.8 per 100 square miles compares with 17.1 statewide.
31 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 4.50 inches (grapefruit size).
Compared with Wisconsin
| Measure | Monroe County | Wisconsin | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 196 | 9,265 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 21.8 | 17.1 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 42.4 | 15.7 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 1 | 29 |
| Busiest month | June | May | May |
By year
Seasonality
0Feb
0Mar
6Apr
28May
32Jun
51Jul
44Aug
30Sep
5Oct
0Nov
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 196 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | $45K | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2024 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2022 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2022 | 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 | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2021 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2020 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2020 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2018 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2018 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2017 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2017 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2017 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2015 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2015 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2015 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2015 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2014 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2014 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2014 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2014 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2013 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2013 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2011 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2011 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2011 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2011 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2011 | Hail | 3.75 in | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2011 | Hail | 2.25 in | $18K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2011 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2011 | Hail | 2.50 in | $6.5M | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | $25K | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | $3K | $20K | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | $2K | $10K | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2008 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | $3K | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2007 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2007 | Hail | 1.25 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2007 | Hail | 1.25 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Mar 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Mar 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Mar 2007 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | $1K | $2K | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | $30K | $100K | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | $10K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | $500K | $3.5M | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2006 | Hail | 2.00 in | $15K | $500K | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | $10K | $5K | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | $35K | $5K | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2006 | Hail | 2.50 in | $60K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | $20K | $30K | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | $800 | $2K | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2005 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2004 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2004 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2004 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2004 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2004 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2004 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2002 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2001 | Hail | 1.75 in | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2001 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2001 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | $2K | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2001 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2001 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | $2K | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2001 | Hail | 1.00 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2001 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | $2K | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2001 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | $2K | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2001 | Hail | 1.00 in | $750 | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2001 | Hail | 1.00 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Sep 2000 | Hail | 0.88 in | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | $750 | $5K | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2000 | Hail | 4.50 in | $250K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | $3K | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 1999 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | $15K | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 1999 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | $15K | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1998 | Hail | 1.00 in | $20K | $25K | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | $15K | $30K | — | — | County |
| 28 May 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Sep 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | $15K | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 1996 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 1995 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 1995 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 1995 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 1994 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 1994 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 1992 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 1992 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 1992 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 1992 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 1990 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 1989 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 1988 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 1986 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 1983 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 1983 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 1983 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1983 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1983 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 1981 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 1980 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1975 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1974 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 1971 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 1969 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 1968 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 1964 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 1964 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 1964 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 1963 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Monroe County had?
196 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 Monroe County?
17 Apr 2026 (Hail, 0.88 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Monroe County?
The hail of 10 Apr 2011, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $6.5M.
How does Monroe County compare with Wisconsin for hail?
21.8 events per 100 square miles against 17.1 statewide; the county holds 196 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.