Hail, Grant
- When
- September 11, 3:40 PM CST
- Where
- Grant County, 1 mi N of Cuba City
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.617, -90.433
Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, September 11, 2000
Spotters, amateur radio operators and law enforcement officials reported wind gusts of 60 to 65 mph as well as hail the size of dimes, quarters and half-dollars. Hardest hit was the area from Platteville to Dickeyville (Grant County), where numerous trees and power lines were blown down, leaving hundreds of people without power for several hours.
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
- $113,000
- Crop damage
- $118,000
- Events
- 20
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.
Spotters, amateur radio operators and law enforcement officials reported wind gusts of 60 to 65 mph as well as hail the size of dimes, quarters and half-dollars. Hardest hit was the area from Platteville to Dickeyville (Grant County), where numerous trees and power lines were blown down, leaving hundreds of people without power for several hours.
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 112 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:40 UTC.
Event by event
13 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Grant
- When
- September 11, 3:40 PM CST
- Where
- Grant County, 4 mi W of Cuba City
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Crop damage
- $18,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.600, -90.517
Hail, Grant
- When
- September 11, 3:55 PM CST
- Where
- Grant County, Ellenboro
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Crop damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 42.783, -90.617
Hail, Grant
- When
- September 11, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Grant County, Dickeyville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $800
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.633, -90.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Grant
- When
- September 11, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Grant County, Kieler
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.583, -90.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Grant
- When
- September 11, 4:08 PM CST
- Where
- Grant County, Dickeyville
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $9,000
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 42.633, -90.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Grant
- When
- September 11, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Grant County, Dickeyville
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $7,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.633, -90.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor
- When
- September 11, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Taylor County, 3 mi E of Perkinstown
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.200, -90.567
Hail, Buffalo
- When
- September 11, 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Buffalo County, 6 mi SE of Fountain City
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.067, -91.633
Thunderstorm Wind, Grant
- When
- September 11, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Grant County, 3 mi E of Dickeyville
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- $18,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.633, -90.533
Thunderstorm Wind, Grant
- When
- September 11, 4:24 PM CST
- Where
- Grant County, Big Patch
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Property damage
- $11,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.667, -90.483
Hail, Trempealeau
- When
- September 11, 4:34 PM CST
- Where
- Trempealeau County, Ettrick
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.167, -91.267
Hail, Trempealeau
- When
- September 11, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Trempealeau County, 2 mi S of Arcadia
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.217, -91.500
Hail, Trempealeau
- When
- September 11, 4:55 PM CST
- Where
- Trempealeau County, Blair
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Crop damage
- $12,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.300, -91.233
Hail, Clark
- When
- September 11, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clark County, Greenwood
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Crop damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 44.767, -90.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Grant
- When
- September 11, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Grant County, Potosi
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $13,000
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.683, -90.717
Hail, Jackson
- When
- September 11, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County, 4 mi NW of Black River Falls
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.333, -90.983
Hail, Monroe
- When
- September 11, 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Monroe County, 1 mi N of Sparta
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.950, -90.817
Hail, Juneau
- When
- September 11, 6:29 PM CST
- Where
- Juneau County, 1 mi N of (Vok)volk Aaf Camp D
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 43.933, -90.267
Hail, Juneau
- When
- September 11, 6:50 PM CST
- Where
- Juneau County, 1 mi SW of Mauston
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.783, -90.100
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.
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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: 5172143, 5172144, 5172145, 5172148, 5172149, 5172146, 5172147, 5172224, 5172223, 5172225, 5172226, 5172150, 5172151, 5172227, 5172228, 5172229, 5172222, 5172152, 5172153, 5172221.