Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, July 4, 1985

Name: Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, July 4, 1985
Start: 1985-07-04T12:35
End: 1985-07-04T18:35
Location: Wisconsin

July 4, 1985 · NWS NG · 23 events in 15 counties and zones

19 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 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
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Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $25,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 23

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

19 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Ashland

When: July 4, 12:35 PM CST
Where: Ashland County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 46.380, -90.670

Hail, Ashland

When: July 4, 12:35 PM CST
Where: Ashland County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 46.170, -90.920

Hail, Vilas

When: July 4, 1:05 PM CST
Where: Vilas County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 46.050, -89.570

Hail, Vilas

When: July 4, 1:19 PM CST
Where: Vilas County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 46.050, -89.880

Hail, Trempealeau

When: July 4, 1:35 PM CST
Where: Trempealeau County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 44.450, -91.300

Hail, Vilas

When: July 4, 1:46 PM CST
Where: Vilas County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 46.050, -89.880

Hail, Jackson

When: July 4, 1:50 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 44.380, -91.020

Hail, Taylor

When: July 4, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Taylor County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.130, -90.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor

When: July 4, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Taylor County
Coordinates: 45.130, -90.350

Hail, Clark

When: July 4, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Clark County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.780, -90.600

Hail, Oneida

When: July 4, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Oneida County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 45.870, -89.700

Hail, Adams

When: July 4, 2:55 PM CST
Where: Adams County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.200, -89.800

Hail, Adams

When: July 4, 2:55 PM CST
Where: Adams County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.980, -88.800

Hail, Wood

When: July 4, 3:22 PM CST
Where: Wood County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.330, -89.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Oconto

When: July 4, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Oconto County
Coordinates: 45.320, -88.600

Tornado, Waushara

When: July 4, 5:03 PM CST
Where: Waushara County
Rating: F0
Path length: 5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 44.050, -89.100

Hail, Winnebago

When: July 4, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Winnebago County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.020, -88.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Winnebago

When: July 4, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Winnebago County
Coordinates: 44.020, -88.550

Hail, Dodge

When: July 4, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Dodge County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.530, -89.000

Hail, Columbia

When: July 4, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Columbia County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.550, -89.450

Hail, Dane

When: July 4, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Dane County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 43.180, -89.200

Hail, Dane

When: July 4, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Dane County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 43.180, -89.200

Hail, Dane

When: July 4, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Dane County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.850, -89.370

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Wisconsin in 1985 Every state in 1985 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Wisconsin, 1985

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: 10162468, 10162469, 10162470, 10162471, 10162472, 10162473, 10162474, 10162475, 10162476, 10162477, 10162478, 10162479, 10162480, 10162481, 10162482, 10162483, 10162484, 10162485, 10162486, 10162487, 10162488, 10162489, 10162490.