Wisconsin, 1962

Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, June 17, 1962

June 17, 1962 · 9 events in 7 counties and zones

7 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.

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  • 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
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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

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

Hail, Marathon

When
June 17, 3:55 PM CST
Where
Marathon County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.880, -89.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When
June 17, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Grant County
Coordinates
42.700, -90.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Iowa

When
June 17, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Iowa County
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates
43.200, -90.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Dane

When
June 17, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Dane County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
43.080, -89.280

Tornado, Fond du Lac

When
June 17, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Fond du Lac County
Rating
F2
Path length
1 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
43.830, -88.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Fond du Lac

When
June 17, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Fond du Lac County
Coordinates
43.700, -88.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When
June 17, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Coordinates
43.000, -88.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When
June 17, 6:03 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Coordinates
43.200, -88.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Milwaukee

When
June 17, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Milwaukee County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
43.000, -87.900

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
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.

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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: 10145748, 10145749, 10145750, 10145751, 10145752, 10145753, 10145754, 10145755, 10145756.