Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, May 26, 1985

Name: Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, May 26, 1985
Start: 1985-05-26T00:30
End: 1985-05-26T17:53
Location: Wisconsin

May 26, 1985 · NWS AT · 14 events in 10 counties and zones

7 hail, 6 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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Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $3,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 14

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

7 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Chippewa

When: May 26, 12:30 AM CST
Where: Chippewa County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.120, -91.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Fond du Lac

When: May 26, 1:25 PM CST
Where: Fond du Lac County
Coordinates: 43.770, -88.530

Hail, Dodge

When: May 26, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Dodge County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.450, -88.630

Hail, Dane

When: May 26, 3:05 PM CST
Where: Dane County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.170, -89.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Iowa

When: May 26, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Iowa County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 42.820, -89.870

Hail, Dane

When: May 26, 4:08 PM CST
Where: Dane County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 42.980, -89.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Green

When: May 26, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Green County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 42.800, -89.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Green

When: May 26, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Green County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 42.730, -89.580

Hail, Waukesha

When: May 26, 4:43 PM CST
Where: Waukesha County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.020, -88.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Rock

When: May 26, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Rock County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 42.780, -89.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Rock

When: May 26, 5:01 PM CST
Where: Rock County
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates: 42.680, -89.020

Hail, Sauk

When: May 26, 5:41 PM CST
Where: Sauk County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 43.280, -89.720

Tornado, Racine

When: May 26, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Racine County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 42.750, -88.200

Hail, Racine

When: May 26, 5:53 PM CST
Where: Racine County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.680, -88.050

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: 10161340, 10161341, 10161342, 10161343, 10161344, 10161345, 10161346, 10161347, 10161348, 10161349, 10161350, 10161351, 10161352, 10161353.