Wisconsin, 1956

Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, July 1, 1956

July 1, 1956 · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$250,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, La Crosse

When
July 1, 8:30 AM CST
Where
La Crosse County
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates
43.880, -91.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Wood

When
July 1, 9:30 AM CST
Where
Wood County
Measured
53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates
44.380, -89.780

Hail, Brown

When
July 1, 11:00 AM CST
Where
Brown County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
44.500, -87.900

Tornado, Door

When
July 1, 12:05 PM CST
Where
Door County
Rating
F2
Path length
10.6 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
44.730, -87.380

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10147931, 10147932, 10147933, 10147934.