Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, May 30, 1994

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, May 30, 1994
Start: 1994-05-30T15:38
End: 1994-05-30T21:16
Location: Wisconsin

May 30, 1994 · 24 events in 13 counties and zones

12 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 22 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: 3
Property damage: $5.7 million
Crop damage: $618,000
Events: 24

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

12 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, St. Croix

When: May 30, 3:38 PM CST
Where: St. Croix County, Somerset
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 45.034, -92.453 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Pierce

When: May 30, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Pierce County, River Falls
Property damage: $500
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 44.720, -92.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Croix

When: May 30, 3:40 PM CST
Where: St. Croix County, Hudson
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 45.034, -92.453 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When: May 30, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Polk County, St. Croix Falls
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 45.461, -92.441 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, St. Croix

When: May 30, 4:35 PM CST
Where: St. Croix County, Woodville
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 75 yd
Property damage: $500,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 44.950, -92.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Sawyer

When: May 30, 5:03 PM CST
Where: Sawyer County, Seeley
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 45.880, -91.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Dunn

When: May 30, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Dunn County, Menomonie
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 44.947, -91.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Dunn

When: May 30, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Dunn County, Menomonie
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 44.947, -91.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ashland

When: May 30, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Ashland County, Butternut
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 46.510, -90.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Sawyer

When: May 30, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Sawyer County, Loretta
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 45.880, -91.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Buffalo

When: May 30, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Buffalo County, Mondovi
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 44.380, -91.754 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Price

When: May 30, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Price County, Fifield
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 45.680, -90.361 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Trempealeau

When: May 30, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Trempealeau County, Independence
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 44.304, -91.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Vilas

When: May 30, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Vilas County, Woodruff
Property damage: $500
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 46.053, -89.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: May 30, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Jackson County, Melrose
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 44.319, -90.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Oneida

When: May 30, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Oneida County, Rhinelander
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 45.706, -89.522 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Oneida

When: May 30, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Oneida County, Minocqua
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 45.706, -89.522 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Oneida

When: May 30, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Oneida County, Rhinelander
Measured: 2 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 45.706, -89.522 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Oneida

When: May 30, 8:40 PM CST
Where: Oneida County, Hazelhurst
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 45.706, -89.522 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Oneida

When: May 30, 8:40 PM CST
Where: Oneida County, Monico
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 45.706, -89.522 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Forest

When: May 30, 8:50 PM CST to 9:16 PM CST
Where: Forest County, Crandon to to Laona
Rating: F2
Path length: 12 mi
Path width: 800 yd
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $5.0 million
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 45.550, -88.930

Severe thunderstorms raked west-central and northern Wisconsin with violent damaging winds up to 61 mph, hail up to tennis ball-size, and two tornadoes. A tornado set down just east of Woodville in St Croix County damaging eight farm dwellings and structures along its one-mile path causing $55,000 damage. Another tornado cut a 12-mile path from just southwest of Crandon to just north of Laona in Forest County causing $1 million damage. It destroyed three mobile homes, damaged or destroyed 25 homes and leveled 600 acres of timber. Three people were injured in a mobile home that was destroyed by the tornado. Widespread hail up to tennis ball-size fell over the Rhinelander area damaging hundreds of vehicles as well as roofs and windows. A severe thunderstorm with damaging winds knocked down about 3,000 trees and damaged several homes and cabins seven miles southeast of Seeley, Sawyer County.

Hail, Oneida

When: May 30, 8:55 PM CST
Where: Oneida County, Minocqua
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 45.706, -89.522 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Oneida

When: May 30, 8:55 PM CST
Where: Oneida County, Rhinelander
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 45.706, -89.522 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Forest

When: May 30, 8:55 PM CST
Where: Forest County, Crandon
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 45.667, -88.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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, 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: 10357542, 10357067, 10357543, 10357072, 10357080, 10357531, 10357845, 10357846, 10357700, 10357532, 10357742, 10357289, 10357311, 10357380, 10358038, 10357641, 10357642, 10357643, 10357644, 10357645, 10357881, 10357646, 10357647, 10357882.