Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, September 30, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, September 30, 1995
Start: 1995-09-30T16:30
End: 1995-09-30T19:42
Location: Wisconsin

September 30, 1995 · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 3

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas

When: September 30, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Douglas County, Dairyland
Coordinates: 46.464, -91.899 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Many large trees, up to three feet in diameter, were broken off or uprooted in a rural area of southwest Douglas County. Power lines were also knocked down, causing electrical outages in the surrounding area. There was little or no structural damage.

Hail, Richland

When: September 30, 6:42 PM CST
Where: Richland County, Lone Rock
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.376, -90.429 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Adams

When: September 30, 7:42 PM CST
Where: Adams County, Quincy
Coordinates: 43.970, -89.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Scattered severe thunderstorms affected parts of south-central and southwest Wisconsin during the evening. Powerful thunderstorm winds snapped large tree branches in Quincy township (Adams County), while three-quarter inch hail was reported near Lone Rock (Richland County).

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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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Wisconsin in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history Warnings in Wisconsin, September 1995

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: 10357841, 10357354, 10357746.