Wisconsin, 1992

Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, May 16, 1992

May 16, 1992 · NWS LSE · 32 events in 16 counties and zones

16 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 6 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
$1.3 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
32

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

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

Hail, Monroe

When
May 16, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Monroe County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
44.080, -90.830

Hail, Marathon

When
May 16, 1:40 PM CST
Where
Marathon County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
44.780, -89.700

Hail, La Crosse

When
May 16, 1:43 PM CST
Where
La Crosse County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
43.800, -91.120

Tornado, Price

When
May 16, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Price County
Rating
F1
Path length
10 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
45.600, -90.350

Hail, La Crosse

When
May 16, 1:50 PM CST
Where
La Crosse County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
43.830, -91.120

Hail, Monroe

When
May 16, 2:03 PM CST
Where
Monroe County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
44.130, -90.500

Hail, Monroe

When
May 16, 2:25 PM CST
Where
Monroe County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.000, -90.570

Hail, La Crosse

When
May 16, 2:28 PM CST
Where
La Crosse County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.800, -91.250

Tornado, Portage

When
May 16, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Portage County
Rating
F1
Path length
1.2 mi
Path width
400 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
44.670, -89.750

Hail, Juneau

When
May 16, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Juneau County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
44.150, -90.300

Hail, Marathon

When
May 16, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Marathon County
Measured
1.66 in hail
Coordinates
44.920, -89.970

Hail, Juneau

When
May 16, 3:05 PM CST
Where
Juneau County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
44.220, -90.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Wood

When
May 16, 1:05 PM PST
Where
Wood County
Coordinates
44.620, -90.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Wood

When
May 16, 1:25 PM PST
Where
Wood County
Coordinates
44.670, -90.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor

When
May 16, 1:40 PM PST
Where
Taylor County
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates
45.130, -90.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida

When
May 16, 2:20 PM PST
Where
Oneida County
Coordinates
45.870, -89.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Marathon

When
May 16, 2:34 PM PST
Where
Marathon County
Coordinates
44.720, -89.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Menominee (C)

When
May 16, 3:10 PM PST
Where
Menominee (C) County
Coordinates
44.980, -88.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Shawano

When
May 16, 3:20 PM PST
Where
Shawano County
Coordinates
44.850, -88.780

Tornado, Portage

When
May 16, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Portage County
Rating
F2
Path length
11 mi
Path width
400 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
44.370, -89.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Marathon

When
May 16, 4:14 PM PST
Where
Marathon County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
44.920, -89.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Wood

When
May 16, 4:15 PM PST
Where
Wood County
Coordinates
44.380, -89.820

Tornado, Waupaca

When
May 16, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Waupaca County
Rating
F1
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
44.620, -89.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Shawano

When
May 16, 4:35 PM PST
Where
Shawano County
Coordinates
44.680, -88.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When
May 16, 5:00 PM PST
Where
Clark County
Coordinates
44.630, -90.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Wood

When
May 16, 5:20 PM PST
Where
Wood County
Coordinates
44.630, -90.220

Tornado, Outagamie

When
May 16, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Outagamie County
Rating
F1
Path length
4 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
44.270, -88.270

Tornado, Brown

When
May 16, 7:28 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
44.300, -88.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Oconto

When
May 16, 5:55 PM PST
Where
Oconto County
Coordinates
45.070, -88.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Shawano

When
May 16, 6:10 PM PST
Where
Shawano County
Coordinates
44.920, -88.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Outagamie

When
May 16, 7:06 PM PST
Where
Outagamie County
Coordinates
44.330, -88.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Outagamie

When
May 16, 8:00 PM PST
Where
Outagamie County
Coordinates
44.270, -88.400

What these are

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

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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: 10157334, 10157335, 10157336, 10160565, 10157337, 10157338, 10157341, 10157342, 10160567, 10157343, 10158212, 10158213, 10160562, 10160563, 10160564, 10160566, 10160568, 10161423, 10161424, 10161431, 10161425, 10161426, 10161433, 10161427, 10161428, 10161429, 10161435, 10161436, 10161430, 10161432, 10161434, 10161437.