Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, July 5, 1994
Start: 1994-07-05T04:30
End: 1994-07-05T20:10
Location: Wisconsin

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.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 2
Property damage: $5.6 million
Crop damage: $556,000
Events: 11

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

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

Hail, Pierce

When: July 5, 4:30 AM CST
Where: Pierce County, Prescott
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 44.720, -92.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Croix

When: July 5, 4:30 AM CST
Where: St. Croix County, Hudson
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 45.034, -92.453 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Eau Claire

When: July 5, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Eau Claire County, Eau Claire
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 44.727, -91.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wood

When: July 5, 6:10 AM CST
Where: Wood County, Wisconsin Rapids
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 44.455, -90.042 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Waushara

When: July 5, 7:30 AM CST
Where: Waushara County to Wautoma
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 44.113, -89.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Calumet

When: July 5, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Calumet County, Chilton
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 44.082, -88.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Manitowoc

When: July 5, 9:32 AM CST
Where: Manitowoc County, St. Nazianz
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.091, -87.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Scattered severe thunderstorms generated damaging winds and hail up to the size of baseballs across west-central, central and east-central Wisconsin. In Eau Claire (Eau Claire County) powerful winds toppled trees which damaged two homes and a car. A woman was injured when struck by lightning while loading luggage into a car in Minocqua (Oneida County). A man installing an air conditioning unit was hit by lightning in West Bend (Washington County).

Tornado, Manitowoc

When: July 5, 3:43 PM CST to 3:55 PM CST
Where: Manitowoc County, Maribel to
Rating: F4
Path length: 3.5 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $5.0 million
Crop damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 44.280, -87.820

Tornado, Manitowoc

When: July 5, 3:53 PM CST
Where: Manitowoc County, Cooperstown
Rating: F2
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Property damage: $500,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 44.300, -87.800

Hail, Douglas

When: July 5, 7:55 PM CST
Where: Douglas County, Superior
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 46.464, -91.899 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A powerful tornado cut a short but devasting path in northern Manitowoc County from two and one-half miles northwest of Maribel to near Cooperstown. A second smaller tornado also developed two miles southwest of Cooperstown and carved out a minor damage path leveling a shed and tossing a grain box about 300 yards. Much of the $2.1 million damage inflicted by the first tornado included 26 homes, $906,000; 19 vehicles and one mobile home, $300,000; household contents, $245,000; three barns, $160,000; Wisconsin Public Service property, $50,000; crops, $304,800; and four heifers and two sheep killed, $3,600. One man was injured when he was struck by a 55 gallon drum, and a woman suffered minor injuries when pieces of a stone foundation fell on her. A severe thunderstorm dropped one inch diameter hail in Superior (Douglas County).

Hail, Douglas

When: July 5, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Douglas County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 46.464, -91.899 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A powerful tornado cut a short but devasting path in northern Manitowoc County from two and one-half miles northwest of Maribel to near Cooperstown. A second smaller tornado also developed two miles southwest of Cooperstown and carved out a minor damage path leveling a shed and tossing a grain box about 300 yards. Much of the $2.1 million damage inflicted by the first tornado included 26 homes, $906,000; 19 vehicles and one mobile home, $300,000; household contents, $245,000; three barns, $160,000; Wisconsin Public Service property, $50,000; crops, $304,800; and four heifers and two sheep killed, $3,600. One man was injured when he was struck by a 55 gallon drum, and a woman suffered minor injuries when pieces of a stone foundation fell on her. A severe thunderstorm dropped one inch diameter hail in Superior (Douglas County).

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

More

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: 10357068, 10357084, 10357857, 10357089, 10357633, 10357749, 10357325, 10357326, 10357327, 10357834, 10357877.