Hail, Grant
- When
- May 17, 8:30 AM CST
- Where
- Grant County, 5 mi E of Cassville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 42.717, -90.900
Hail in Wisconsin, May 17, 2000
Ping-pong and golf ball size hail was observed by law enforcement and storm spotters. Hardest hit was the town of Lancaster (Grant County), where the law enforcement center sustained significant roof damage.
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
- $181,000
- Crop damage
- $75,000
- Events
- 14
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.
Ping-pong and golf ball size hail was observed by law enforcement and storm spotters. Hardest hit was the town of Lancaster (Grant County), where the law enforcement center sustained significant roof damage. Numerous cars were also damaged by the hail, putting the total damage amount close to a half million dollars.
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 125 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:29 UTC.
Event by event
14 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Grant
- When
- May 17, 10:58 AM CST
- Where
- Grant County, Glenhaven
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 42.833, -91.067
Hail, Grant
- When
- May 17, 10:59 AM CST
- Where
- Grant County, Beetown
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 42.800, -90.883
Hail, Grant
- When
- May 17, 11:40 AM CST
- Where
- Grant County, Platteville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 42.733, -90.483
Hail, Grant
- When
- May 17, 11:40 AM CST
- Where
- Grant County, Cuba City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 42.600, -90.433
Hail, Grant
- When
- May 17, 12:13 PM CST
- Where
- Grant County, Wyalusing
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 42.933, -91.133
Hail, Grant
- When
- May 17, 12:25 PM CST
- Where
- Grant County, Patch Grove
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 42.933, -90.967
Hail, Grant
- When
- May 17, 12:43 PM CST
- Where
- Grant County, Lancaster
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 42.850, -90.717
Hail, Grant
- When
- May 17, 12:43 PM CST to 12:50 PM CST
- Where
- Grant County, Lancaster
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 42.850, -90.717
Hail, Grant
- When
- May 17, 12:45 PM CST
- Where
- Grant County, Lancaster
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 42.850, -90.717
Hail, Grant
- When
- May 17, 12:45 PM CST
- Where
- Grant County, Lancaster
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.850, -90.717
Hail, Grant
- When
- May 17, 12:50 PM CST
- Where
- Grant County, 5 mi S of Fennimore
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Crop damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.917, -90.650
Hail, Grant
- When
- May 17, 1:05 PM CST
- Where
- Grant County, Ellenboro
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Crop damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 42.783, -90.617
Hail, Trempealeau
- When
- May 17, 3:05 PM CST
- Where
- Trempealeau County, Trempealeau
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.000, -91.433
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: 5142719, 5142706, 5142707, 5142708, 5142709, 5142710, 5142711, 5142712, 5142713, 5142714, 5142715, 5142718, 5142716, 5142717.