Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, August 3, 1977

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, August 3, 1977
Start: 1977-08-03T14:10
End: 1977-08-03T16:55
Location: Wisconsin

August 3, 1977 · NWS NG · 7 events in 5 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Sauk

When: August 3, 2:10 PM CST
Where: Sauk County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.580, -90.130

Hail, Sauk

When: August 3, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Sauk County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.470, -89.730

Hail, Green Lake

When: August 3, 3:35 PM CST
Where: Green Lake County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.830, -88.950

Hail, Dodge

When: August 3, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Dodge County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 43.580, -88.430

Hail, Dane

When: August 3, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Dane County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.200, -89.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Fond du Lac

When: August 3, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Fond du Lac County
Coordinates: 43.600, -88.280

Hail, Dane

When: August 3, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Dane County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 43.130, -89.330

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.

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: 10148250, 10148251, 10148252, 10148253, 10148254, 10148255, 10148256.