Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 27, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 27, 1995
Start: 1995-07-27T13:15
End: 1995-07-27T22:45
Location: Wisconsin

July 27, 1995 · 25 events in 14 counties and zones

22 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 25 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: $203,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 25

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.

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Event by event

22 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, La Crosse

When: July 27, 1:15 PM CST
Where: La Crosse County, La Crosse
Property damage: $200,000
Coordinates: 43.907, -91.115 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Vernon

When: July 27, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Vernon County, Viroqua
Coordinates: 43.594, -90.834 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: July 27, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Crawford County, Lynxville
Coordinates: 43.240, -90.931 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When: July 27, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Grant County, Millville
Coordinates: 42.868, -90.706 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When: July 27, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Grant County, Lancaster
Coordinates: 42.868, -90.706 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lafayette

When: July 27, 3:13 PM CST
Where: Lafayette County, Shullsburg
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 42.661, -90.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Iowa

When: July 27, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Iowa County, Rewey
Coordinates: 43.001, -90.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafayette

When: July 27, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Lafayette County, Graitiot
Coordinates: 42.661, -90.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Dane

When: July 27, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Dane County, Mazomanie
Coordinates: 43.067, -89.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Green

When: July 27, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Green County, Monroe
Coordinates: 42.680, -89.602 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Dane

When: July 27, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Dane County, Mt. Vernon
Coordinates: 43.067, -89.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Green

When: July 27, 4:33 PM CST
Where: Green County, Albany
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 42.680, -89.602 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Dane

When: July 27, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Dane County, Stoughton
Coordinates: 43.067, -89.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Jefferson

When: July 27, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County, Cambridge
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 43.021, -88.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Rock

When: July 27, 5:08 PM CST
Where: Rock County, Evansville
Coordinates: 42.671, -89.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Rock

When: July 27, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Rock County, Janesville
Coordinates: 42.671, -89.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Walworth

When: July 27, 5:24 PM CST
Where: Walworth County, Delavan
Coordinates: 42.669, -88.542 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Walworth

When: July 27, 5:42 PM CST
Where: Walworth County, Spring Prairie
Coordinates: 42.669, -88.542 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Racine

When: July 27, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Racine County, Burlington
Coordinates: 42.730, -87.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Kenosha

When: July 27, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Kenosha County, New Munster
Coordinates: 42.573, -87.840 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Racine

When: July 27, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Racine County, North Cape
Coordinates: 42.730, -87.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Milwaukee

When: July 27, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Milwaukee County, St. Francis
Coordinates: 43.022, -87.929 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several violent clusters of severe storms moved east/southeast across the southern half of Wisconsin in a strongly sheared wind environment (veering winds). The high winds knocked down large trees and a 75-foot communications tower just east of La Crosse (La Crosse County), disrupting 911 service. The high winds also toppled large trees in Viroqua (Vernon County), in Lynxville (Crawford County), and in Millville and Lancaster (Grant County). A lightning fire burned down an old barn in Seneca, but no animals were lost. Large hail damaged the corn crop around Shullsburg (Lafayette County), while powerful winds blew down large trees, a wind mill, and the top of a silo east of Graitiot (Lafayette County). Elsewhere spotters estimated winds in excess of 60 mph which blew down large trees and a home's chimney in Rewey (Iowa County). Further northeast, damaging winds knocked down large trees in Mazomanie, Mt. Vernon, and Stoughton, all in Dane county. The tree damage in Stoughton was the worst in 20 years. Severe storms toppled large trees and power lines in Monroe (Green County). The associated torrential rains of three inches in 1.5 hours generated urban flooding in Monroe with several roads flooded over. The powerful winds then moved east to knock large trees down east of Albany (Green County), one which damaged a home's roof. Lightning struck and injured two teenagers, a female, 16, and a male, 18, near Fort Atkinson (Jefferson County). A lightning strike resulted in loss of water, electricity, gas, cable and telephone service to many homes in Prescott (Pierce County). Other violent storms blew large trees across the highway in Evansville (Rock County). In Janesville (Rock County), spotters estimated winds to 70 mph which knocked over large trees and road signs; and damaged a greenhouse and residental wooden deck. Lightning started a fire which destroyed a barn full of hay near Milton (Rock County). Powerful winds blew many large trees down in Delavan (Walworth County); and toppled large trees, tore a roof off a gazebo, and snapped a flag pole in half around Spring Prairie (Rock County). A Spring Prairie resident, who has experienced a hurricane, estimated winds at of at least 80 mph. The same storms then tore through the Burlington, North Cape, and Union Grove communities in Racine County. Spotters in Racine County estimated the winds at 80 mph which blew many large trees down in those communities. In the Merton (Waukesha County) area, spotters noted that powerful winds held four inch diameter trees horizontal for several minutes. The violent storms also blew over large trees and road signs around New Munster (Kenosha County), and toppled large trees in the city of Kenosha (Kenosha County). A lightning strike on the UW-Parkside campus (Kenosha County) substation melted steel and damaged PCs. Another severe storm blew many large branches out of trees in St. Francis (Milwaukee County). It was estimated that as many as 30,000 homes in southern Wisconsin were without electrical power at some time on the 27th.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kenosha

When: July 27, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Kenosha County, Kenosha
Coordinates: 42.573, -87.840 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Racine

When: July 27, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Racine County, Union Grove
Coordinates: 42.730, -87.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Kenosha

When: July 27, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Kenosha County, Pleasant Prairie
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.573, -87.840 (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.

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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: 10357973, 10357374, 10357777, 10357933, 10357934, 10358016, 10358034, 10358017, 10357797, 10357983, 10357798, 10357984, 10357799, 10357897, 10357423, 10357424, 10357453, 10357454, 10357338, 10357875, 10357339, 10357517, 10357876, 10357340, 10357905.