Hail, Marathon
- When
- May 12, 5:40 PM CST
- Where
- Marathon County, 2 mi N of Stratford
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.000, -90.070
Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, May 12, 1998
Scattered thunderstorms developed during the evening of May 12, dropping hail up to the size of golf balls across parts of central and northern Wisconsin. ).
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
- $1,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 19
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 GRB wrote it up.
Scattered thunderstorms developed during the evening of May 12, dropping hail up to the size of golf balls across parts of central and northern Wisconsin. Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Lake Tomahawk (Oneida co.).
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
18 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Marathon
- When
- May 12, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Marathon County, Stratford
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.970, -90.070
Hail, Marathon
- When
- May 12, 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- Marathon County, Wausau
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.970, -89.630
Hail, Marathon
- When
- May 12, 6:50 PM CST to 6:55 PM CST
- Where
- Marathon County, Wausau
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.970, -89.630
Hail, Oneida
- When
- May 12, 6:54 PM CST
- Where
- Oneida County, 8 mi SW of Hazelhurst
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.720, -89.830
Hail, Marathon
- When
- May 12, 7:13 PM CST
- Where
- Marathon County, 11 mi ENE of Wausau
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.030, -89.430
Hail, Oneida
- When
- May 12, 7:16 PM CST
- Where
- Oneida County, Minocqua
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.870, -89.700
Hail, Marathon
- When
- May 12, 7:19 PM CST
- Where
- Marathon County, 6 mi W of Hogarty
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.030, -89.430
Hail, Oneida
- When
- May 12, 7:50 PM CST
- Where
- Oneida County, Minocqua
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.870, -89.700
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- May 12, 7:59 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County, Tomahawk
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.470, -89.730
Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida
- When
- May 12, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Oneida County, Lake Tomahawk
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 45.820, -89.600
Hail, Winnebago
- When
- May 12, 8:25 PM CST
- Where
- Winnebago County, 2 mi N of Oshkosh
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.050, -88.550
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- May 12, 8:27 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County, Merrill
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.180, -89.680
Hail, Winnebago
- When
- May 12, 8:31 PM CST
- Where
- Winnebago County, Menasha
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.200, -88.450
Hail, Marathon
- When
- May 12, 8:31 PM CST
- Where
- Marathon County, Mosinee
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.780, -89.700
Hail, Shawano
- When
- May 12, 8:50 PM CST
- Where
- Shawano County, Pella
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.730, -88.800
Hail, Menominee (C)
- When
- May 12, 9:05 PM CST
- Where
- Menominee (C) County, 15 mi NNE of Keshena
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.080, -88.520
Hail, Forest
- When
- May 12, 9:19 PM CST
- Where
- Forest County, Laona
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.570, -88.680
Hail, Oconto
- When
- May 12, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Oconto County, Lakewood
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.300, -88.520
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
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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: 5641064, 5641065, 5641066, 5641067, 5641070, 5641068, 5641071, 5641069, 5641072, 5641073, 5641082, 5641075, 5641074, 5641076, 5641077, 5641079, 5641080, 5641078, 5641081.