Hail events in Washington 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 139 hail events on record for Washington County, Wisconsin, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 14 Apr 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 45 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

Apr 14 2026

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SSW of GERMANTOWN

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

2 miles SSW of GERMANTOWN

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SE of ROCKFIELD

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile S of GERMANTOWN

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile E of PLAT

May 15 2025

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile SSE of HARTFORD

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile E of HARTFORD

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SE of COLGATE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of COLGATE

Jun 25 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SE of MYRA

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile W of HARTFORD

May 7 2024

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile SE of COLGATE

Feb 8 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles WNW of HUBERTUS

Jul 22 2023

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

At BOLTONVILLE

Jun 29 2023

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile S of GERMANTOWN

Apr 19 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SW of RICHFIELD

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

3 miles S of HARTFORD

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

4 miles W of HOLY HILL

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile NNE of KIRCHHAYN

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile NW of KIRCHHAYN

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile E of JACKSON

Sep 20 2022

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SSW of ALLENTON

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

2 miles E of ST LAWRENCE

Jun 10 2022

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile SW of KIRCHHAYN

Sep 12 2021

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SE of ROCKFIELD

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 Washington 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	1	0	1
1960s	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
1970s	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	4
1980s	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	6
1990s	0	1	1	0	1	3	0	1	2	4	13
2000s	6	1	1	4	1	1	14	1	1	0	30
2010s	2	4	3	4	8	12	6	4	1	2	46
2020s	8	5	3	8	4	4	5 (part of the year)				37

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
Feb2 events
Mar4 events
Apr30 events
May21 events
Jun21 events
Jul16 events
Aug25 events
Sep14 events
Oct4 events
Nov2 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Washington County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	59
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	59
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	21
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	0
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: Washington County beside the total of the counties of Wisconsin and of the United States
Measure	Washington	All counties of Wisconsin	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	139	9,251	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	32.3	17.1	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	10.1	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 Washington County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
12 Sep 2021	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 Sep 2021	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Sep 2021	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 Sep 2021	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
12 Oct 2020	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 Oct 2020	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Jul 2020	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Apr 2020	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 Apr 2020	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Apr 2020	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
7 Apr 2020	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
7 Apr 2020	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
2 Jul 2019	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Jul 2019	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 May 2018	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Aug 2017	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
10 Aug 2017	Hail	1.00 in	$1 thousand	County
12 Jun 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Feb 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Sep 2016	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Jun 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 Apr 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 Apr 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 Apr 2016	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
25 Apr 2016	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Aug 2015	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 Aug 2015	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
2 Aug 2015	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
2 Aug 2015	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 Aug 2015	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
2 Aug 2015	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 Aug 2015	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
2 Aug 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Aug 2015	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 Aug 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Aug 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Aug 2015	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 May 2014	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 May 2014	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
7 May 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 May 2014	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
12 Apr 2014	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
12 Apr 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
12 Apr 2014	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 Apr 2014	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
30 Aug 2013	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
27 Jun 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
27 Jun 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
27 Jun 2013	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Aug 2012	Hail	1.75 in	$2.0 million	County
1 May 2012	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
1 May 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
29 Sep 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
6 Jun 2011	Hail	1.75 in	$100 thousand	County
22 May 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
6 Jun 2010	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 Jun 2010	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
25 Apr 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
16 May 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 Oct 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 Sep 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 Sep 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
6 Sep 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 Sep 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 Aug 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
17 Jul 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
17 Jul 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 Jun 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
17 May 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
13 Apr 2006	Hail	1.00 in	$2.0 million	County
13 Apr 2006	Hail	1.00 in	$2.0 million	County
13 Apr 2006	Hail	2.00 in	$2.0 million	County
13 Apr 2006	Hail	2.00 in	$2.0 million	County
4 Jun 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
23 Jun 2004	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 Aug 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Aug 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Aug 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 May 2003	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
15 Jun 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Jul 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Jul 2000	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Jun 2000	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 May 2000	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 May 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 Mar 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 Mar 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Nov 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Nov 1999	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 Jun 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 Jun 1999	Hail	1.00 in	$3 thousand	County
1 Sep 1998	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
30 Mar 1998	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
13 Jul 1997	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Aug 1995	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Jul 1995	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
15 Jul 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
23 Jul 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
17 Jun 1992	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 Mar 1991	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 Jul 1989	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
27 Jul 1989	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 Apr 1988	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 May 1987	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 May 1982	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
30 May 1980	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 Jul 1976	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Aug 1974	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 Aug 1974	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
26 Jul 1973	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 Aug 1964	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
10 Oct 1962	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 Aug 1958	Hail	0.75 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: Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI (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 Washington County, Wisconsin". https://countyhazards.com/county/wi/washington/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 Washington County?: April has 30 of the 139 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 Washington County compare with the other counties of Wisconsin?: The counties of Wisconsin have 17.1 hail events for each 100 square miles. Washington County has 32.3.
How large is the hail on record for Washington County?: 21 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.