Wisconsin, 1995Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, August 12, 1995
August 12, 1995 · 21 events in 8 counties and zones
11 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 21 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 21
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Polk
- When
- August 12, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Polk County, Osceola
- Coordinates
- 45.461, -92.441 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two mobile homes damaged from falling tree limbs. A barn was destroyed. Numerous trees down and a haywagon was overturned.
Thunderstorm Wind, Clark
- When
- August 12, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Clark County, Osceola
- Coordinates
- 44.735, -90.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Polk
- When
- August 12, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Polk County, Osceola
- Coordinates
- 45.461, -92.441 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two mobile homes damaged from falling tree limbs. A barn was destroyed. Numerous trees down and a haywagon was overturned.
Hail, Polk
- When
- August 12, 3:10 AM CST
- Where
- Polk County, Amery
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.461, -92.441 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Shed and grain bin damage near Black Brook Dam.
Hail, Clark
- When
- August 12, 3:10 AM CST
- Where
- Clark County, Amery
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.735, -90.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Clark
- When
- August 12, 6:30 AM CST
- Where
- Clark County, Greenwood
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.735, -90.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Wood
- When
- August 12, 7:55 AM CST
- Where
- Wood County, Vesper
- Coordinates
- 44.455, -90.042 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Wood
- When
- August 12, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wood County, Wisconsin Rapids
- Coordinates
- 44.455, -90.042 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Wood
- When
- August 12, 8:01 AM CST
- Where
- Wood County, Port Edwards
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.455, -90.042 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Chippewa
- When
- August 12, 8:15 AM CST
- Where
- Chippewa County, Rome
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.069, -91.280 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Chippewa
- When
- August 12, 8:35 AM CST
- Where
- Chippewa County, Chippewa Falls
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.069, -91.280 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Chippewa
- When
- August 12, 8:35 AM CST
- Where
- Chippewa County, Chippewa Falls
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.069, -91.280 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Chippewa
- When
- August 12, 8:55 AM CST
- Where
- Chippewa County, Chippewa Falls
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.069, -91.280 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Chippewa
- When
- August 12, 8:55 AM CST
- Where
- Chippewa County, Chippewa Falls
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.069, -91.280 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Croix
- When
- August 12, 8:32 PM CST
- Where
- St. Croix County, Maiden Rock
- Coordinates
- 45.034, -92.453 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Croix
- When
- August 12, 8:32 PM CST
- Where
- St. Croix County, Maiden Rock
- Coordinates
- 45.034, -92.453 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Three to six inch diameter tree branches down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pepin
- When
- August 12, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pepin County, Durand
- Coordinates
- 44.483, -92.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Pepin
- When
- August 12, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pepin County, Durand
- Coordinates
- 44.483, -92.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several large trees knocked down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Buffalo
- When
- August 12, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Buffalo County, Mondovi
- Coordinates
- 44.380, -91.754 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Scattered severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging winds hit early and again late in the day in west-central, central, and south-central Wisconsin. Powerful thunderstorm winds blew over many large trees and overturned a haywagon northeast of Osceola (Polk County). Two mobile homes were damaged by limbs and a barn destroyed by these winds near Osceola (Polk County). Hail 2.5 inches in diameter damaged a shed and grain bin south of Amery near Black Brook Dam (Polk County). One-inch diameter hail fell at Greenwood (Clark County) with 1.75 inch diameter hail near Rome (Adams County) during the morning. Powerful winds blew a satellite dish over near Vesper, and knocked over trees in the Wisconsin Rapids and Grand Rapids areas, all in Wood County). Hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter fell at Port Edwards (Wood County). Then, during the evening, violent thunderstorm winds knocked down large trees and/or limbs in Maiden Rock (St. Croix County), Durand (Pepin County), west of Eau Claire (Eau Claire County), and in Mondovi (Buffalo County). In addition, a tractor-semitrailer truck was blown off the Interstate Highway west of Eau Claire.
Thunderstorm Wind, Eau Claire
- When
- August 12, 9:09 PM CST
- Where
- Eau Claire County, Eau Claire
- Coordinates
- 44.727, -91.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Eau Claire
- When
- August 12, 9:09 PM CST
- Where
- Eau Claire County, Eau Claire
- Coordinates
- 44.727, -91.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A tractor-semitrailer was blown off the interstate highway. Trees were damaged.
- 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.
- Hail in Montana, August 12, 1995$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, August 12, 1995$1,000 · 5 events
- Hail in North Dakota, August 12, 19951.75 in hail · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 12, 19951 in hail · 4 events
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, August 12, 199552 kt wind · 3 events
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 12, 1995$6,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Nevada, August 12, 1995$3,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in New Hampshire, August 12, 19951 event
- Damaging Wind in Maine, August 12, 19951 event
- Hail in Utah, August 12, 19951.25 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Connecticut, August 12, 19951 event
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, August 12, 1995$2,000 · 1 event
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: 10357273, 10357766, 10358516, 10357274, 10357767, 10357768, 10357090, 10357091, 10357092, 10357755, 10357756, 10357757, 10357758, 10357759, 10357298, 10357299, 10357062, 10357063, 10357788, 10357860, 10357861.