Hail, Buffalo
- When
- September 10, 9:08 PM CST
- Where
- Buffalo County, 5 mi E of Fountain City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.133, -91.617
Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, September 10 to 11, 2000
Hail the size of dimes and quarters was reported by spotters and law enforcement officials. In addition, wind gusts of 60 to 65 mph knocked down trees and power lines.
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
- $15,000
- Crop damage
- $18,000
- Events
- 12
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. In addition, wind gusts of 60 to 65 mph knocked down trees and power lines.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor
- When
- September 10, 9:10 PM CST
- Where
- Taylor County, Bellinger
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $800
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.083, -90.200
Hail, Trempealeau
- When
- September 10, 9:33 PM CST
- Where
- Trempealeau County, Arcadia
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $750
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.250, -91.500
Hail, Trempealeau
- When
- September 10, 9:47 PM CST
- Where
- Trempealeau County, Arcadia
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.250, -91.500
Hail, Trempealeau
- When
- September 10, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Trempealeau County, Independence
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Crop damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.350, -91.417
Hail, Buffalo
- When
- September 10, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Buffalo County, Montana
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.350, -91.667
Hail, Buffalo
- When
- September 10, 10:10 PM CST
- Where
- Buffalo County, 6 mi S of Mondovi
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Crop damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.483, -91.683
Thunderstorm Wind, Clark
- When
- September 10, 10:50 PM CST
- Where
- Clark County, Owen
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.950, -90.567
Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor
- When
- September 10, 10:51 PM CST
- Where
- Taylor County, Lublin
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.083, -90.717
Thunderstorm Wind, Clark
- When
- September 11, 12:20 AM CST
- Where
- Clark County, Greenwood
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.767, -90.600
Hail, Vernon
- When
- September 11, 4:55 AM CST
- Where
- Vernon County, Hillsboro
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.650, -90.350
Hail, Richland
- When
- September 11, 5:28 AM CST
- Where
- Richland County, Richland Center
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Crop damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.333, -90.383
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Wisconsin, September 10 to 11, 2000
- 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
- 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: 5171859, 5172140, 5171849, 5171850, 5171851, 5171852, 5171858, 5171853, 5171854, 5171855, 5171856, 5171857.