Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, July 19, 1994

Name: Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, July 19, 1994
Start: 1994-07-19T15:06
End: 1994-07-19T22:40
Location: Wisconsin

July 19, 1994 · 9 events in 8 counties and zones

6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $501,000
Crop damage: $510,000
Events: 9

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 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Rock

When: July 19, 3:06 PM CST
Where: Rock County, Evansville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.671, -89.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Green

When: July 19, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Green County, Albany
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 42.680, -89.602 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas

When: July 19, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Douglas County to Gordon
Property damage: $500
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 46.464, -91.899 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Barron

When: July 19, 7:00 PM CST to 7:15 PM CST
Where: Barron County, Almena to
Rating: F1
Path length: 8 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $500,000
Crop damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 45.424, -91.848 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: July 19, 9:35 PM CST
Where: Crawford County, Ferryville
Property damage: $500
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.240, -90.931 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: July 19, 9:35 PM CST
Where: Crawford County, Prairie du Chien
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 43.240, -90.931 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Vernon

When: July 19, 9:55 PM CST
Where: Vernon County, Westby
Coordinates: 43.594, -90.834 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Sauk

When: July 19, 10:40 PM CST
Where: Sauk County, Baraboo
Coordinates: 43.427, -89.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: July 19, 10:40 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Richfield
Coordinates: 43.369, -88.231 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail up to nickel-size and winds gusting to 60 mph were noted from widely scattered severe thunderstorms across southern Wisconsin. A tornado formed from a severe thunderstorm and tracked eight miles across Barron county from three miles northwest of Almena to three miles east of Cumberland. Several farm buildings, two homes, one mobile home and a church received various amounts of damage. Numerous trees and power lines were toppled by the tornado. The severe thunderstorm also caused tree and power line damage as well as minor property damage in Cumberland. In St. Croix Falls (Polk County) nearly four inches of rain fell in two hours flooding a motel and triggering mud slides which closed Highway 8 for 10 hours. A home in Richfield (Washington County) burned after being struck by lightning.

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 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Wisconsin, 1994 Warnings in Wisconsin, July 1994

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: 10357408, 10357942, 10357836, 10357710, 10357774, 10357775, 10357367, 10357481, 10357569.