Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, May 28, 1991

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, May 28, 1991
Start: 1991-05-28T04:10
End: 1991-05-28T23:40
Location: Wisconsin

May 28, 1991 · NWS GRB · 50 events in 26 counties and zones

38 thunderstorm wind, 12 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: 1
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 50

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

38 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wood

When: May 28, 4:10 AM CST
Where: Wood County
Coordinates: 44.670, -90.170

Hail, Washburn

When: May 28, 9:30 AM CST
Where: Washburn County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 45.830, -91.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Washburn

When: May 28, 10:15 AM CST
Where: Washburn County
Coordinates: 45.650, -91.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Washburn

When: May 28, 10:15 AM CST
Where: Washburn County
Coordinates: 45.750, -91.920

Hail, Sawyer

When: May 28, 10:30 AM CST
Where: Sawyer County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.850, -91.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor

When: May 28, 11:10 AM CST
Where: Taylor County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 45.130, -90.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Price

When: May 28, 11:15 AM CST
Where: Price County
Coordinates: 45.550, -90.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Marathon

When: May 28, 11:25 AM CST
Where: Marathon County
Coordinates: 44.950, -90.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Marathon

When: May 28, 11:30 AM CST
Where: Marathon County
Coordinates: 45.100, -90.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Marathon

When: May 28, 11:45 AM CST
Where: Marathon County
Coordinates: 44.970, -89.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: May 28, 11:50 AM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Coordinates: 45.470, -89.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: May 28, 11:50 AM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Coordinates: 45.180, -89.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Langlade

When: May 28, 12:15 PM CST
Where: Langlade County
Coordinates: 45.430, -89.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Portage

When: May 28, 12:15 PM CST
Where: Portage County
Coordinates: 44.580, -89.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Shawano

When: May 28, 12:25 PM CST
Where: Shawano County
Coordinates: 44.930, -89.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Forest

When: May 28, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Forest County
Coordinates: 45.570, -88.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Langlade

When: May 28, 12:35 PM CST
Where: Langlade County
Coordinates: 45.050, -89.020

Hail, Shawano

When: May 28, 12:45 PM CST
Where: Shawano County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.700, -89.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Florence

When: May 28, 12:45 PM CST
Where: Florence County
Coordinates: 45.750, -88.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Menominee (C)

When: May 28, 12:50 PM CST
Where: Menominee (C) County
Coordinates: 45.100, -88.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Marinette

When: May 28, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Marinette County
Coordinates: 45.370, -87.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Marinette

When: May 28, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Marinette County
Coordinates: 45.100, -88.030

Hail, Waupaca

When: May 28, 1:10 PM CST
Where: Waupaca County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.520, -88.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Oconto

When: May 28, 1:10 PM CST
Where: Oconto County
Coordinates: 44.880, -88.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Florence

When: May 28, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Florence County
Coordinates: 45.870, -88.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Marinette

When: May 28, 1:20 PM CST
Where: Marinette County
Coordinates: 45.300, -88.000

Hail, Shawano

When: May 28, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Shawano County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 44.600, -88.320

Hail, Brown

When: May 28, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Brown County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.520, -88.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Door

When: May 28, 2:10 PM CST
Where: Door County
Coordinates: 44.950, -87.350

Hail, Brown

When: May 28, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Brown County
Measured: 2.38 in hail
Coordinates: 44.520, -88.020

Hail, Kewaunee

When: May 28, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Kewaunee County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.620, -87.430

Hail, Manitowoc

When: May 28, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Manitowoc County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.150, -87.570

Hail, Polk

When: May 28, 9:10 PM CST
Where: Polk County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.320, -92.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Washburn

When: May 28, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Washburn County
Coordinates: 45.750, -91.920

Hail, Barron

When: May 28, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Barron County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.530, -92.020

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Croix

When: May 28, 10:30 PM CST
Where: St. Croix County
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 44.850, -92.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Barron

When: May 28, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Barron County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 45.300, -91.720

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Croix

When: May 28, 10:30 PM CST
Where: St. Croix County
Coordinates: 44.970, -92.770

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Croix

When: May 28, 10:45 PM CST
Where: St. Croix County
Coordinates: 44.920, -92.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Pierce

When: May 28, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Pierce County
Coordinates: 44.850, -92.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Chippewa

When: May 28, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Chippewa County
Coordinates: 45.200, -91.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Pierce

When: May 28, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Pierce County
Coordinates: 44.730, -92.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Chippewa

When: May 28, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Chippewa County
Coordinates: 45.000, -91.430

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Croix

When: May 28, 11:05 PM CST
Where: St. Croix County
Coordinates: 45.070, -92.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk

When: May 28, 11:10 PM CST
Where: Rusk County
Coordinates: 45.330, -90.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Barron

When: May 28, 11:20 PM CST
Where: Barron County
Coordinates: 45.230, -91.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk

When: May 28, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Rusk County
Coordinates: 45.380, -91.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Chippewa

When: May 28, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Chippewa County
Coordinates: 45.250, -91.120

Hail, Price

When: May 28, 11:35 PM CST
Where: Price County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.930, -90.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk

When: May 28, 11:40 PM CST
Where: Rusk County
Coordinates: 45.320, -90.970

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Croix	1991-05-28				Direct

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.
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 Warnings in Wisconsin, May 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: 10162728, 10162729, 10162730, 10162731, 10162732, 10162733, 10162734, 10162735, 10162736, 10162737, 10162738, 10162739, 10162740, 10162741, 10162742, 10162743, 10162744, 10162745, 10162746, 10162747, 10162748, 10162749, 10162750, 10162751, 10162752, 10162753, 10162754, 10162755, 10162756, 10162757, 10162758, 10162759, 10162760, 10162761, 10162762, 10162763, 10162764, 10162765, 10162766, 10162767, and more.