Hail, Eau Claire
- When
- September 10, 8:17 PM CST to 8:19 PM CST
- Where
- Eau Claire County, 7 mi E of Eau Claire
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.817, -91.333
Flash Flooding and Hail in Wisconsin, September 10 to 11, 2000
6 hail, 3 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- $3.3 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 hail, 3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Eau Claire
- When
- September 10, 8:28 PM CST to 8:29 PM CST
- Where
- Eau Claire County, Eau Claire
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.817, -91.483
Flash Flood, Dunn
- When
- September 10, 8:30 PM CST to September 11, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dunn County, Cedar Falls
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.947, -91.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
From 2030 to 2115, 2.15 inches of rain fell at Cedar Falls. NWS cooperative observers measured totals of 4.39 inches at Menomonie and 3.48 inches at Cedar Falls. Several intersections and basements in Menomonie were flooded.
Hail, Eau Claire
- When
- September 10, 8:50 PM CST to 8:52 PM CST
- Where
- Eau Claire County, 2 mi NNE of Eau Claire
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.850, -91.467
Flash Flood, Eau Claire
- When
- September 10, 9:25 PM CST to September 11, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Eau Claire County, Eau Claire
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $3.3 million
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.727, -91.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Motorist drove around police barricades with vehicle and driver subsequently falling into sinkhole. The Eau Claire Leader-Telegram cited 159 reports of residential damage, and 10 reports of damage to businesses in Eau Claire County. Estimated damages within the city of 1.5 million according to the Public Works director, and another 1.8 million to county property, according to Emergency Management. Rainfall totalled 7.90 inches at the Eau Claire airport, while the NWS cooperative observer 3 miles southwest of Eau Claire measured 5.83 inches rainfall.
Flash Flood, Chippewa
- When
- September 10, 9:25 PM CST to September 11, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Chippewa County, Chippewa Falls
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.069, -91.280 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rain produced 1.71 inches from 2125 to 2150 in Chippewa Falls. NWS cooperative observers reported totals of 6.74 inches at Chippewa Falls and 4.27 inches at Stanley. Flooding was reported at a number of intersections in Chippewa Falls.
Hail, Eau Claire
- When
- September 10, 9:30 PM CST to 9:32 PM CST
- Where
- Eau Claire County, Eau Claire
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.817, -91.483
Hail, Eau Claire
- When
- September 10, 9:30 PM CST to 9:32 PM CST
- Where
- Eau Claire County, 10 mi NW of Cleghorn
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.783, -91.567
Hail, Eau Claire
- When
- September 10, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Eau Claire County, 7 mi E of Eau Claire
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.817, -91.333
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood, Eau Claire | 2000-10-10 | 34 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Texas, September 10, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Illinois, September 10, 2000
- Hail in Minnesota, September 10, 2000
- Heavy Rain in Michigan, September 10, 2000
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Iowa, September 10, 2000
- Flash Flood and Hail in Arizona, September 10, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, September 10 to 11, 2000
- Flood and Hail in Wisconsin, September 10 to 11, 2000
- Wildfire in South Dakota, September 10 to 12, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, September 10, 2000
- Lightning Strike and Waterspout in Florida, September 10, 2000
- Hail in Iowa, September 10, 2000
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, September 2000
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: 5157992, 5157989, 5158058, 5157990, 5157988, 5158059, 5157991, 5158060, 5158061.