Wisconsin, 2000

Hail in Wisconsin, May 12, 2000

May 12, 2000 · NWS GRB · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Additional thunderstorms developed during the afternoon of May 12, producing hail up to an inch in diameter.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

Additional thunderstorms developed during the afternoon of May 12, producing hail up to an inch in diameter.

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Event by event

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Outagamie

When
May 12, 1:22 PM CST
Where
Outagamie County, 1 mi N of Appleton
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
44.283, -88.400

Hail, Oconto

When
May 12, 2:12 PM CST
Where
Oconto County, Suring
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
45.000, -88.383

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.

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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: 5144923, 5145411.