Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- May 18, 11:15 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County, Alma Center
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 44.430, -90.920
Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, May 18 to 19, 1998
60 mph wind gusts and dime size hail was reported by law enforcement officials and spotters.
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
- $15,000
- Crop damage
- $15,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS ARX wrote it up.
60 mph wind gusts and dime size hail was reported by law enforcement officials and spotters.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Vernon
- When
- May 19, 12:20 AM CST
- Where
- Vernon County, Viroqua
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 43.550, -90.880
Hail, Grant
- When
- May 19, 12:25 PM CST
- Where
- Grant County, Blue River
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Crop damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 43.180, -90.570
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Louisiana, May 18, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 18 to 19, 1998
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, May 18, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, May 18 to 19, 1998
- Flooding in South Dakota, May 18 to 31, 1998
- Strong Wind in Wisconsin, May 18 to 19, 1998
- Hail in Minnesota, May 18, 1998
- Hail in Minnesota, May 18, 1998
- Hail in Michigan, May 18, 1998
- Hail in Minnesota, May 18, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Texas, May 18, 1998
- Heat in Wisconsin, May 18 to 19, 1998
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, May 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: 5641938, 5641940, 5641939.