Wisconsin, 1998

Hail in Wisconsin, August 14, 1998

August 14, 1998 · NWS MKX · 2 events in 1 county or zone

A west-east line of thunderstorms dropped southeast across southcentral Wisconsin, and a couple cells on the west flank briefly pulsed to severe weather limits. Large hail were the only reports.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS MKX wrote it up.

A west-east line of thunderstorms dropped southeast across southcentral Wisconsin, and a couple cells on the west flank briefly pulsed to severe weather limits. Large hail were the only reports.

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:36 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Green

When
August 14, 5:39 PM CST
Where
Green County, 1 mi N of New Glarus
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
42.830, -89.630

Hail, Green

When
August 14, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Green County, 2 mi E of Albany
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
42.700, -89.400

What these are

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: 5664520, 5664521.