Hail, Wood
- When
- September 25, 11:18 PM CST
- Where
- Wood County, 8 mi SSE of Wisconsin Rapids
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 44.280, -89.750
Flash Flood and Hail in Wisconsin, September 25 to 26, 1998
Numerous thunderstorms with large hail, heavy rain and strong winds rumbled across northern and east-central Wisconsin during the early morning of September 26. One of the hardest hit areas was Waupaca and western Outagamie counties, where numerous cars, mobile homes, and roof tops sustained damage from the wind driven hail.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- $5,000
- 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.
Numerous thunderstorms with large hail, heavy rain and strong winds rumbled across northern and east-central Wisconsin during the early morning of September 26. One of the hardest hit areas was Waupaca and western Outagamie counties, where numerous cars, mobile homes, and roof tops sustained damage from the wind driven hail. Tens of thousands of dollars in damage occurred. Another area hard hit was Brown county. Local flooding in Howard occurred after 3 inches of rain fell in only 2 hours, accompanied by large hail and strong winds.
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 126 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:16 UTC.
Event by event
16 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Waupaca
- When
- September 25, 11:44 PM CST
- Where
- Waupaca County, Waupaca
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.350, -89.070
Hail, Waupaca
- When
- September 26, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Waupaca County, Iola
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.500, -89.120
Hail, Waupaca
- When
- September 26, 12:10 AM CST
- Where
- Waupaca County, Weyauwega
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.320, -88.930
Hail, Outagamie
- When
- September 26, 12:12 AM CST
- Where
- Outagamie County, New London
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.380, -88.750
Hail, Outagamie
- When
- September 26, 12:15 AM CST
- Where
- Outagamie County, 2 mi N of Hortonville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 44.370, -88.630
Hail, Outagamie
- When
- September 26, 12:15 AM CST to 12:30 AM CST
- Where
- Outagamie County, 2 mi S of Shiocton
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.400, -88.580
Hail, Outagamie
- When
- September 26, 12:30 AM CST
- Where
- Outagamie County, Hortonville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 44.330, -88.630
Hail, Outagamie
- When
- September 26, 12:30 AM CST
- Where
- Outagamie County, 4 mi SE of Shiocton
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.400, -88.530
Hail, Brown
- When
- September 26, 12:57 AM CST
- Where
- Brown County, Howard
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.570, -88.070
Hail, Brown
- When
- September 26, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Brown County, Ashwaubenon
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 44.470, -88.080
Hail, Brown
- When
- September 26, 1:07 AM CST
- Where
- Brown County, Bellevue
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- METEOROLOGIST(NON NWS)
- Coordinates
- 44.430, -87.920
Flash Flood, Brown
- When
- September 26, 2:00 AM CST to 4:30 AM CST
- Where
- Brown County, Howard
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 44.474, -87.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Shawano
- When
- September 26, 2:45 AM CST
- Where
- Shawano County, Angelica
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.670, -88.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Brown
- When
- September 26, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Brown County, Howard
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.570, -88.070
Hail, Brown
- When
- September 26, 3:03 AM CST
- Where
- Brown County, Howard
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 44.570, -88.070
Hail, Brown
- When
- September 26, 3:10 AM CST
- Where
- Brown County, Green Bay
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 44.520, -88.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Kewaunee
- When
- September 26, 3:30 AM CST
- Where
- Kewaunee County, Kewaunee
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.450, -87.500
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- September 26, 6:45 AM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County, 3 mi N of Merrill
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.230, -89.680
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
- 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
- Hurricane in Alabama, September 25 to 29, 1998
- Hurricane in Florida, September 25 to 29, 1998
- Hurricane in Mississippi, September 25 to 29, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, September 25, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, September 25, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, September 25, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, September 25, 1998
- Hurricane in Florida, September 25 to 27, 1998
- High Wind in Iowa, September 25, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, September 25, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, September 25, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, September 25, 1998
More
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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: 5668374, 5668375, 5668376, 5668389, 5668377, 5668378, 5668390, 5668379, 5668392, 5668380, 5668381, 5668385, 5668382, 5668383, 5668384, 5668386, 5668387, 5668391, 5668388.