Hail, Walworth
- When
- April 19, 11:43 PM CST
- Where
- Walworth County, Darien
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.600, -88.700
Hail in Wisconsin, April 19, 2000
Scattered, fast-moving (40-45 knots, or around 50 mph) thunderstorms moved northeast into southeastern Wisconsin during the overnight hours while surface temperatures were in the 40-45 degree range. One storm pulsed to severe limits and dumped hail up to 2 inches in diameter over southwestern Walworth county.
Where it happened
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- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
Scattered, fast-moving (40-45 knots, or around 50 mph) thunderstorms moved northeast into southeastern Wisconsin during the overnight hours while surface temperatures were in the 40-45 degree range. One storm pulsed to severe limits and dumped hail up to 2 inches in diameter over southwestern Walworth county. Brief heavy rains left 1/4 to 1/2 inch rainfall amounts.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- 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
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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: 5139808.