Wisconsin, 1990

Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, September 11, 1990

September 11, 1990 · 10 events in 4 counties and zones

6 hail, 4 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
$3.0 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Barron

When
September 11, 4:45 PM CDT
Where
Barron County
Rating
F2
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
45.500, -91.880

Tornado, Barron

When
September 11, 4:50 PM CDT
Where
Barron County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
45.530, -92.000

Hail, Barron

When
September 11, 4:58 PM CST
Where
Barron County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.500, -91.730

Tornado, Barron

When
September 11, 6:10 PM CDT
Where
Barron County
Rating
F2
Path length
3 mi
Path width
2,500 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
45.430, -91.650

Hail, Barron

When
September 11, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Barron County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
45.500, -91.730

Tornado, Barron

When
September 11, 7:00 PM CDT
Where
Barron County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
45.600, -91.770

Hail, Rusk

When
September 11, 6:47 PM CST
Where
Rusk County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.580, -91.270

Hail, Washburn

When
September 11, 7:35 PM CST
Where
Washburn County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
45.830, -91.900

Hail, Washburn

When
September 11, 8:17 PM CST
Where
Washburn County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.900, -91.820

Hail, Sawyer

When
September 11, 8:28 PM CST
Where
Sawyer County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.850, -91.550

What these are

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10160985, 10160986, 10160987, 10160989, 10160988, 10160991, 10160990, 10160992, 10160993, 10161355.