Wisconsin, 1964

Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, May 7, 1964

May 7, 1964 · 8 events in 6 counties and zones

6 hail, 2 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
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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
15
Property damage
$253,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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

6 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail,

When
May 7, 2:13 PM CST
Where
County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.780, -91.280

Hail, Monroe

When
May 7, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Monroe County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
44.000, -90.780

Tornado, Juneau

When
May 7, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Juneau County
Rating
F2
Path length
3.3 mi
Path width
30 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
44.230, -90.220

Hail, Juneau

When
May 7, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Juneau County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
44.000, -90.080

Hail, Waushara

When
May 7, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Waushara County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
44.200, -89.500

Hail, Winnebago

When
May 7, 5:17 PM CST
Where
Winnebago County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.000, -88.500

Hail, Waushara

When
May 7, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Waushara County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
44.000, -88.900

Tornado, Wood

When
May 7, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Wood County
Rating
F2
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
100 yd
Injuries
14 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
44.400, -89.830

What these are

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.

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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: 10147966, 10147967, 10147968, 10147969, 10147970, 10147971, 10147972, 10147973.