Wisconsin, 2000

Hail in Wisconsin, May 31, 2000

May 31, 2000 · NWS ARX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Dime to quarter size hail was reported by spotters, law enforcement officials and the public.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
$10,000
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 ARX wrote it up.

Dime to quarter size hail was reported by spotters, law enforcement officials and the public.

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 120 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:29 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Grant

When
May 31, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Grant County, Potosi
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.683, -90.717

Hail, Vernon

When
May 31, 10:05 PM CST
Where
Vernon County, 2 mi S of Victory
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
$10,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
43.450, -91.217

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: 5142913, 5142914.