Hail, Vernon
- When
- May 18, 4:57 AM CST
- Where
- Vernon County, Genoa
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.583, -91.217
Hail in Wisconsin, May 18, 2000
Hail the size of dimes and quarters was reported by spotters and law enforcement officials.
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
- $12,000
- Crop damage
- $40,000
- Events
- 10
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.
Hail the size of dimes and quarters was reported by spotters and law enforcement officials.
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 27 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:54 UTC.
Event by event
10 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Grant
- When
- May 18, 5:23 AM CST
- Where
- Grant County, Lancaster
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.850, -90.717
Hail, Grant
- When
- May 18, 5:30 AM CST
- Where
- Grant County, Platteville
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Property damage
- $12,000
- Crop damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.733, -90.483
Hail, Vernon
- When
- May 18, 6:30 AM CST to 6:45 AM CST
- Where
- Vernon County, Chaseburg
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.650, -91.100
Hail, La Crosse
- When
- May 18, 6:37 AM CST
- Where
- La Crosse County, Onalaska
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 43.883, -91.233
Hail, La Crosse
- When
- May 18, 6:39 AM CST
- Where
- La Crosse County, La Crosse
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 43.800, -91.250
Hail, Jackson
- When
- May 18, 7:05 AM CST to 7:10 AM CST
- Where
- Jackson County, Melrose
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.133, -91.000
Hail, Grant
- When
- May 18, 12:15 PM CST
- Where
- Grant County, Beetown
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Crop damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.800, -90.883
Hail, Grant
- When
- May 18, 12:27 PM CST
- Where
- Grant County, 4 mi W of Lancaster
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 42.850, -90.800
Hail, Grant
- When
- May 18, 1:04 PM CST
- Where
- Grant County, 2 mi E of Fennimore
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 42.983, -90.617
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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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: 5142800, 5142801, 5142802, 5142805, 5142803, 5142809, 5142804, 5142806, 5142807, 5142808.