Hail, Trempealeau
- When
- June 26, 7:50 PM CST
- Where
- Trempealeau County, Arcadia
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.250, -91.500
Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 26 to 27, 1998
Two clusters of thunderstorms brought large hail, damaging wind, and excessive rain to the region. Wind gusts to 70 mph knocked down trees and power lines but there was no widespread property damage reported.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $331,000
- Crop damage
- $205,000
- Events
- 18
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 ARX wrote it up.
Two clusters of thunderstorms brought large hail, damaging wind, and excessive rain to the region. Wind gusts to 70 mph knocked down trees and power lines but there was no widespread property damage reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
17 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Buffalo
- When
- June 26, 10:05 PM CST
- Where
- Buffalo County, Nelson
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.420, -92.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- June 26, 10:27 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County, Alma Center
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.430, -90.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Buffalo
- When
- June 26, 10:32 PM CST
- Where
- Buffalo County, Mondovi
- Property damage
- $800
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.570, -91.680
Thunderstorm Wind, Trempealeau
- When
- June 26, 10:38 PM CST
- Where
- Trempealeau County, Eleva
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.580, -91.470
Thunderstorm Wind, Buffalo
- When
- June 26, 10:52 PM CST
- Where
- Buffalo County, Mondovi
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $55,000
- Crop damage
- $70,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.570, -91.680
Thunderstorm Wind, La Crosse
- When
- June 26, 11:15 PM CST
- Where
- La Crosse County, Midway
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 43.930, -91.250
Thunderstorm Wind, La Crosse
- When
- June 26, 11:18 PM CST
- Where
- La Crosse County, Holmen
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.970, -91.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- June 26, 11:25 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County, Melrose to Black River Falls
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Crop damage
- $40,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.130, -91.000
Thunderstorm Wind, La Crosse
- When
- June 26, 11:27 PM CST
- Where
- La Crosse County, New Amsterdam
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 43.980, -91.320
Thunderstorm Wind, La Crosse
- When
- June 26, 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- La Crosse County, St Joseph
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Crop damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 43.780, -91.030
Thunderstorm Wind, Juneau
- When
- June 27, 12:20 AM CST
- Where
- Juneau County, 1 mi N of Finley
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.230, -90.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe
- When
- June 27, 12:30 AM CST
- Where
- Monroe County, Sparta
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 43.930, -90.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Vernon
- When
- June 27, 12:32 AM CST
- Where
- Vernon County, Viroqua
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.550, -90.880
Thunderstorm Wind, Adams
- When
- June 27, 12:47 AM CST
- Where
- Adams County, Adams
- Property damage
- $300
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 43.950, -89.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe
- When
- June 27, 12:57 AM CST
- Where
- Monroe County, Tomah
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.980, -90.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe
- When
- June 27, 12:58 AM CST
- Where
- Monroe County, Sparta
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.930, -90.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford
- When
- June 27, 1:22 AM CST
- Where
- Crawford County, Mt Sterling
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $55,000
- Crop damage
- $70,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.320, -90.930
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Minnesota, June 26 to 27, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 26 to 30, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, June 26, 1998
- Heat in Illinois, June 26 to 28, 1998
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in New York, June 26, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 26 to 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 26 to 30, 1998
- Heat in Oklahoma, June 26, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 26 to 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New York, June 26, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in West Virginia, June 26 to 27, 1998
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in New York, June 26, 1998
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, June 1998
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: 5652834, 5652835, 5652851, 5652850, 5652837, 5652836, 5652848, 5652838, 5652839, 5652840, 5652841, 5652842, 5652843, 5652844, 5652849, 5652845, 5652846, 5652847.