Wisconsin, 2000Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, August 8, 2000
August 8, 2000 · NWS MPX · 12 events in 3 counties and zones
10 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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.
Hail, Rusk
- When
- August 8, 3:50 PM CST to 4:05 PM CST
- Where
- Rusk County, Ladysmith
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.467, -91.100
Golfball to baseball size hail throughout the city. Widespread windblown hail caused damage to windows, houses, vehicles.
Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk
- When
- August 8, 3:50 PM CST to 4:05 PM CST
- Where
- Rusk County, Ladysmith
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.467, -91.100
Scattered trees down throughout city.
Hail, Rusk
- When
- August 8, 4:05 PM CST to 4:06 PM CST
- Where
- Rusk County, 10 mi N of Ladysmith
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.617, -91.100
Hail, Barron
- When
- August 8, 5:25 PM CST to 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Barron County, 2 mi W of Cumberland
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.533, -92.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Polk
- When
- August 8, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Polk County, Milltown
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.533, -92.517
Hail, Polk
- When
- August 8, 5:36 PM CST to 5:38 PM CST
- Where
- Polk County, Frederic
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.667, -92.467
Hail, Barron
- When
- August 8, 5:45 PM CST to 5:46 PM CST
- Where
- Barron County, 4 mi SE of Cumberland
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.500, -91.950
Hail, Barron
- When
- August 8, 5:50 PM CST to 5:52 PM CST
- Where
- Barron County, Cameron
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.400, -91.750
Hail, Polk
- When
- August 8, 5:55 PM CST to 5:56 PM CST
- Where
- Polk County, 10 mi SSE of Clam Falls
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.550, -92.217
Hail, Barron
- When
- August 8, 5:55 PM CST to 5:57 PM CST
- Where
- Barron County, 1 mi W of Rice Lake
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.500, -91.750
Windows broken, damage to houses.
Hail, Polk
- When
- August 8, 6:00 PM CST to 6:02 PM CST
- Where
- Polk County, Clear Lake
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 45.250, -92.267
Hail, Rusk
- When
- August 8, 6:02 PM CST to 6:03 PM CST
- Where
- Rusk County, Weyerhaeuser
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.433, -91.417
- 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.
- Lightning Strikes in Iowa, August 8, 20001 death · $165,000 · 2 events
- Lightning Strike in Kentucky, August 8, 20001 death · 1 injured · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Virginia, August 8, 2000$851,000 · 2 events
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, August 8, 2000$500,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, August 8, 2000$72,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 events
- Lightning Strike in Kentucky, August 8, 2000$80,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Lightning Strike in North Dakota, August 8, 2000$50,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, August 8, 2000$47,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, August 8, 2000$15,000 · 2.75 in hail · 9 events
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, August 8, 2000$20,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, August 8, 2000$15,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, August 8, 2000$5,000 · 1 in hail · 8 events
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: 5157273, 5172358, 5156246, 5156247, 5156248, 5156249, 5172352, 5172353, 5172354, 5172355, 5172357, 5172356.