Wisconsin, 1965

Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, July 15, 1965

July 15, 1965 · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

3 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
  • 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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

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

Hail, Burnett

When
July 15, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Burnett County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
46.000, -92.400

Hail, Bayfield

When
July 15, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Bayfield County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
46.500, -91.500

Tornado, Pierce

When
July 15, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Pierce County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
67 yd
Coordinates
44.820, -92.520

Hail, Barron

When
July 15, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Barron County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
45.500, -92.000

Tornado, Monroe

When
July 15, 8:12 PM CST
Where
Monroe County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
44.070, -90.770

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: 10147531, 10147532, 10147533, 10147534, 10147535.