Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, May 23, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, May 23, 1994
Start: 1994-05-23T14:05
End: 1994-05-23T15:35
Location: Wisconsin

May 23, 1994 · 6 events in 5 counties and zones

5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 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: $51,000
Crop damage: $25,000
Events: 6

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

5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: May 23, 2:05 PM CST
Where: Crawford County, Prairie du Chien
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.240, -90.931 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When: May 23, 2:14 PM CST
Where: Grant County, Wyalusing
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.868, -90.706 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When: May 23, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Grant County, Fennimore
Property damage: $500
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.868, -90.706 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Richland

When: May 23, 3:05 PM CST
Where: Richland County, Gotham
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.376, -90.429 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafayette

When: May 23, 3:35 PM CST
Where: Lafayette County to Schullsburg
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.661, -90.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Widely scattered severe thunderstorms knocked down trees and power lines over the far southwest portion of Wisconsin. In Prairie du Chien, Crawford County, intense winds tipped over a travel trailer, lifted a roof from a grocery store, and downed several billboards. Hail up to one inch in diameter covered the ground near Mineral Point, Iowa County.

Hail, Iowa

When: May 23, 3:35 PM CST
Where: Iowa County, Mineral Point
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 43.001, -90.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history Warnings in Wisconsin, May 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: 10357771, 10357920, 10357921, 10357345, 10357977, 10357997.