Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 9, 1985

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 9, 1985
Start: 1985-07-09T14:40
End: 1985-07-09T18:55
Location: Wisconsin

July 9, 1985 · NWS AT · 16 events in 10 counties and zones

10 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 16

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

10 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Vilas

When: July 9, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Vilas County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 46.130, -89.880

Hail, Vilas

When: July 9, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Vilas County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 46.120, -89.630

Hail, La Crosse

When: July 9, 3:02 PM CST
Where: La Crosse County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 43.830, -91.120

Hail, Vilas

When: July 9, 3:05 PM CST
Where: Vilas County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 46.120, -89.630

Thunderstorm Wind, La Crosse

When: July 9, 3:09 PM CST
Where: La Crosse County
Measured: 109 kt (125 mph)
Coordinates: 43.780, -91.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Vilas

When: July 9, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Vilas County
Coordinates: 46.120, -89.630

Hail, Oneida

When: July 9, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Oneida County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.630, -89.420

Hail, Richland

When: July 9, 3:31 PM CST
Where: Richland County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 43.500, -90.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Vernon

When: July 9, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Vernon County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 43.480, -90.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida

When: July 9, 3:55 PM CST
Where: Oneida County
Coordinates: 45.580, -89.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Forest

When: July 9, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Forest County
Coordinates: 45.570, -88.900

Hail, Oneida

When: July 9, 4:05 PM CST
Where: Oneida County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.580, -89.120

Hail, Oconto

When: July 9, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Oconto County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.880, -88.320

Hail, Crawford

When: July 9, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Crawford County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 43.080, -90.880

Hail, Grant

When: July 9, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Grant County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 42.850, -90.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Kewaunee

When: July 9, 6:55 PM CST
Where: Kewaunee County
Coordinates: 44.550, -87.700

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Wisconsin in 1985 Every state in 1985 This day in weather history

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: 10158868, 10158869, 10158870, 10158871, 10158872, 10158873, 10158874, 10158875, 10158876, 10158877, 10158878, 10158879, 10158880, 10158881, 10159097, 10159098.