Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, July 7, 1991

Name: Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, July 7, 1991
Start: 1991-07-07T12:37
End: 1991-07-07T16:30
Location: Wisconsin

July 7, 1991 · NWS MSN · 35 events in 16 counties and zones

33 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail, 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: 3
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 35

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, La Crosse

When: July 7, 12:37 PM CST
Where: La Crosse County
Coordinates: 43.880, -91.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Vernon

When: July 7, 12:50 PM CST
Where: Vernon County
Coordinates: 43.550, -91.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Iowa

When: July 7, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Iowa County
Coordinates: 42.970, -90.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Iowa

When: July 7, 1:26 PM CST
Where: Iowa County
Coordinates: 43.120, -90.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Iowa

When: July 7, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Iowa County
Coordinates: 42.970, -90.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Sauk

When: July 7, 1:41 PM CST
Where: Sauk County
Coordinates: 43.270, -89.730

Tornado, Walworth

When: July 7, 2:42 PM CDT
Where: Walworth County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 23 yd
Coordinates: 42.680, -88.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Dane

When: July 7, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Dane County
Coordinates: 43.130, -89.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Dane

When: July 7, 2:05 PM CST
Where: Dane County
Measured: 59 kt (68 mph)
Coordinates: 42.950, -89.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Dane

When: July 7, 2:13 PM CST
Where: Dane County
Coordinates: 43.050, -89.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Dane

When: July 7, 2:13 PM CST
Where: Dane County
Coordinates: 42.920, -89.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When: July 7, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Columbia County
Coordinates: 43.330, -89.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Dodge

When: July 7, 2:17 PM CST
Where: Dodge County
Coordinates: 43.330, -88.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: July 7, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 43.080, -88.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Rock

When: July 7, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Rock County
Coordinates: 42.780, -89.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: July 7, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Coordinates: 43.200, -88.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: July 7, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Coordinates: 43.150, -88.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Walworth

When: July 7, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Walworth County
Coordinates: 42.830, -88.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Rock

When: July 7, 2:33 PM CST
Where: Rock County
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 42.770, -88.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Dodge

When: July 7, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Dodge County
Coordinates: 43.330, -88.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: July 7, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 43.000, -88.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: July 7, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Coordinates: 42.930, -88.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Waukesha

When: July 7, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Waukesha County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 43.120, -88.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Waukesha

When: July 7, 2:38 PM CST
Where: Waukesha County
Coordinates: 42.950, -88.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: July 7, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 43.320, -88.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Walworth

When: July 7, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Walworth County
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 42.780, -88.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Waukesha

When: July 7, 2:53 PM CST
Where: Waukesha County
Coordinates: 43.050, -88.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Waukesha

When: July 7, 2:55 PM CST
Where: Waukesha County
Coordinates: 42.900, -88.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: July 7, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Coordinates: 43.230, -88.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Walworth

When: July 7, 3:01 PM CST
Where: Walworth County
Coordinates: 42.600, -88.430

Hail, Racine

When: July 7, 3:05 PM CST
Where: Racine County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 42.800, -88.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Ozaukee

When: July 7, 3:07 PM CST
Where: Ozaukee County
Coordinates: 43.320, -87.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Milwaukee

When: July 7, 3:08 PM CST
Where: Milwaukee County
Measured: 63 kt (72 mph)
Coordinates: 43.030, -87.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Racine

When: July 7, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Racine County
Coordinates: 42.720, -87.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Ashland

When: July 7, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Ashland County
Coordinates: 46.320, -90.650

What these are

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.
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

Every storm in Wisconsin in 1991 Every state in 1991 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Wisconsin, 1991 Warnings in Wisconsin, July 1991

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: 10159429, 10159430, 10159431, 10159432, 10159433, 10159434, 10160516, 10159435, 10160287, 10160288, 10160289, 10160290, 10160291, 10160292, 10160293, 10160294, 10160295, 10160296, 10160297, 10160298, 10160299, 10160300, 10160301, 10160302, 10160515, 10160517, 10160518, 10160519, 10160520, 10160521, 10160522, 10160523, 10160524, 10160525, 10160526.