Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 11, 2001

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 11, 2001
Start: 2001-06-11T15:58
End: 2001-06-11T18:50
Location: Wisconsin

June 11, 2001 · NWS MPX · 31 events in 9 counties and zones

24 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $5.2 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 31

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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Twin Cities, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 11, 2:40 PM CST, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 2:40 PM CST, 1 hour 18 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
340 PM CDT MON JUN 11 2001

CURRENTLY UNDER SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS WITH SURFACE LOW OVER
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND PRESSURE FALLS ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES.
SEVERE CONVECTION APPEARS TO BE RIDING THE THERMAL RIDGE INTO
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AT THIS TIME. EXPECT CONVECTION DURING THE
FORECAST PERIOD TO FOLLOW THE LOWER LEVEL THETA E RIDGE.  THIS IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE PAST THE TWIN CITIES INTO SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN BY MIDNIGHT...REDEVELOP INTO SOUTHWEST
MINNESOTA MONDAY...THEN SURGE BACK ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA TUESDAY NIGHT. OUR COUNTY WARNING AREA EXPECTED TO
BE IN AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. SEVERAL
DYNAMIC SYSTEMS ARE FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS WITH THE SOUTHWEST FLOW
ALOFT. A CLOSED UPPER LOW IS THEN FORECAST TO EVENTUALLY MOVE INTO
THE NORTH CENTRAL PLAINS STATES WEDNESDAY.

.MSP...NONE.
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 11, 10:16 AM CST, 5 hours 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1116 AM CDT MON JUN 11 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LMOCATION....

1114 AM    LITTLE FALLS              MN   1 INCH HAIL
06/11/01   MORRISON                       REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

Local storm report, Jun 11, 10:32 AM CST, 5 hours 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1132 AM CDT MON JUN 11 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1130 AM    EAGLE BEND                MN   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/11/01   TODD                           REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

Local storm report, Jun 11, 11:50 AM CST, 4 hours 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1250 PM CDT MON JUN 11 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1005 AM    BRANDON                   MN   .88 INCH HAIL
06/11/01   DOUGLAS                        REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

1050 AM    3 S SAUK CENTRE           MN   1 INCH HAIL
06/11/01   STEARNS                        REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

1120 AM    1 N ROSE CITY             MN   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/11/01   DOUGLAS                        REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

1127 AM    4 NW CLOTHO               MN   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/11/01   TODD                           REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

1132 AM    EAGLE BEND                MN   1 INCH HAIL
06/11/01   TODD                           REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

Local storm report, Jun 11, 12:20 PM CST, 3 hours 38 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
120 PM CDT MON JUN 11 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOfCATION....

1250 PM    BUCKMAN                   MN   .75 INCH HAIL
06/11/01   MORRISON                       REPORTED BY CITY OFFICIAL

Local storm report, Jun 11, 12:40 PM CST, 3 hours 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
140 PM CDT MON JUN 11 2001

SUMMARY OF REPORTS TODAY

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1005 AM    BRANDON                   MN   .88 INCH HAIL
06/11/01   DOUGLAS                        REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

1050 AM    3 S SAUK CENTRE           MN   1 INCH HAIL
06/11/01   STEARNS                        REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

1057 AM    BROWERVILLE               MN   1.25 INCH HAIL
06/11/01   TODD                           REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

1114 AM    LITTLE FALLS              MN   1 INCH HAIL
06/11/01   MORRISON                       REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

1120 AM    1 N ROSE CITY             MN   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/11/01   DOUGLAS                        REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

1127 AM    4 NW CLOTHO               MN   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/11/01   TODD                           REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

1132 AM    EAGLE BEND                MN   1 INCH HAIL
06/11/01   TODD                           REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

1250 PM    BUCKMAN                   MN   .75 INCH HAIL
06/11/01   MORRISON                       REPORTED BY CITY OFFICIAL

Special weather statement, Jun 11, 3:16 PM CST, 42 minutes before

MNZ044-050-112130-

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
416 PM CDT MON JUN 11 2001

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR BENTON HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED...
HOWEVER THE WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR MILLE LACS
COUNTY IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA UNTIL 430 PM.

AT 410 PM...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE STORM
OVER MILLE LACS COUNTY...NEAR MILACA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.
SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER BENTON COUNTY
THROUGH 430 PM.  THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN UNDER SEVERE
WEATHER CRITERIA.

The radar

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Event by event

24 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Pierce

When: June 11, 3:58 PM CST to 4:08 PM CST
Where: Pierce County, 1 mi S of Ellsworth
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 45.483, -91.717

Several homes and vehicles damaged.

Hail, Pierce

When: June 11, 4:10 PM CST
Where: Pierce County, 2 mi SE of Ellsworth
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.433, -91.483

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When: June 11, 4:20 PM CST to 4:30 PM CST
Where: Polk County, 4 mi W of Milltown
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Property damage: $800,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 44.700, -92.467

Numerous trees down, some on houses and vehicles, in a wide swath across the county. One tree fell through a trailer in Balsam Lake. Pole barn collapsed on western edge of Balsam Lake. Tree fell through apartment building in Balsam Lake. Building under construction in Centuria was taken down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pierce

When: June 11, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Pierce County, 5 mi N of Maiden Rock
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.467, -91.100

Few trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When: June 11, 4:38 PM CST
Where: Polk County, 1 mi W of Turtle Lake
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.800, -92.700

Numerous trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Barron

When: June 11, 4:40 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where: Barron County, Turtle Lake
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Property damage: $1.0 million
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 44.933, -91.317

5 mile wide swath of damaging wind extended across much of Barron County. Numerous trees down, roof blown off house, trailers tipped over at RV Park, chopper box and semi truck blown over in Turtle Lake. Roof blown off barn 3 N Poskin. Semi truck blown over on eastern edge of Barron. Trees fell through roofs of houses 1 SW Cameron. Damage figure include totals from all storms in Barron County between 1640 and 1705.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Croix

When: June 11, 4:40 PM CST
Where: St. Croix County, 4 mi NW of New Richmond
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 45.200, -92.533

Scattered trees toppled.

Thunderstorm Wind, Barron

When: June 11, 4:45 PM CST to 5:05 PM CST
Where: Barron County, 6 mi S of Turtle Lake
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 45.417, -92.033

Three mile wide swath of damage across southern Barron County. Two barns down, several sheds destroyed, numerous trees down, some on homes and vehicles.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dunn

When: June 11, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Dunn County, Ridgeland
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 45.367, -91.150

Few trees felled.

Hail, Pepin

When: June 11, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Pepin County, Durand
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Property damage: $200,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 45.067, -92.150

Vehicles, houses and other structures damaged.

Hail, Barron

When: June 11, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Barron County, Almena
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.750, -91.117

Thunderstorm Wind, Dunn

When: June 11, 4:56 PM CST
Where: Dunn County, Boyceville
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 44.633, -92.183

Thunderstorm Wind, Barron

When: June 11, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Barron County, Rice Lake Arrowhd Ar
Measured: 76 kt (87 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 44.533, -92.200

AWOS system reached 62 mph then failed. Airport personnel monitored other measuring equipment and observed 76 knots (88 mph). Several roofs partially blown off in Rice Lake. Numerous trees and power lines down. Tractor blown over.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk

When: June 11, 5:00 PM CST to 5:19 PM CST
Where: Rusk County, 3 mi W of Weyerhaeuser
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates: 44.700, -92.017

Trees and power lines came down. Barn down with roof blown 100 feet away 3 W Weyerhaeuser, near Bass Lake. Garage down and many windows blown out.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pierce

When: June 11, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Pierce County, 2 mi S of Ellsworth
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Property damage: $1.0 million
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 44.633, -91.967

Six barns leveled, numerous sheds and outbuildings down. Trees and power lines felled, some on houses. Damage figures are totals from all storms in Pierce County between 1558 and 1800.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk

When: June 11, 5:30 PM CST to 5:35 PM CST
Where: Rusk County, Ladysmith
Measured: 69 kt (79 mph)
Property damage: $1.0 million
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 44.633, -91.967

Measured at the DNR Forestry Station. Scattered damage to houses and outbuildings. Numerous trees and power lines down. Memorial Park in Ladysmith lost about 100 trees. One home lost part of its roof. Damage figure is the total from all storms in Rusk County from 1770 to 1815.

Hail, Pierce

When: June 11, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Pierce County, 5 mi SW of River Falls
Measured: 2 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 45.167, -91.567

Thunderstorm Wind, Chippewa

When: June 11, 5:35 PM CST to 5:45 PM CST
Where: Chippewa County, 3 mi E of Chippewa Falls
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.517, -90.717

Numerous trees and power lines down, some on houses and vehicles. Boats and docks flipped on Lake Wissota (3 E Chippewa Falls). 70 mph wind measured in Stanley, where a tree fell through one house.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Croix

When: June 11, 5:38 PM CST
Where: St. Croix County, Star Prairie
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 44.667, -91.700

Power lines and numerous 12 inch branches down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk

When: June 11, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Rusk County, 10 mi WNW of Sheldon
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 45.317, -92.150

Barn and sheds down. Scattered trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Croix

When: June 11, 5:48 PM CST
Where: St. Croix County, 1 mi E of Glenwood City
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 45.034, -92.453 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines felled.

Thunderstorm Wind, Eau Claire

When: June 11, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Eau Claire County, 5 mi N of Augusta
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 44.717, -92.467

Numerous trees down, including a few on vehicles

Thunderstorm Wind, Pierce

When: June 11, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Pierce County, Plum City
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 44.717, -92.433

Trees toppled.

Lightning, Dunn

When: June 11, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Dunn County, 2 mi NE of Menomonie
Property damage: $83,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 45.050, -92.033

Lightning struck a barn and set it on fire.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pepin

When: June 11, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Pepin County, Lund
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 45.533, -92.600

Few trees on homes.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dunn

When: June 11, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Dunn County, Eau Galle
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Property damage: $500,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 44.633, -92.300

Numerous trees down with some roof damage. Sheds and barns down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pepin

When: June 11, 6:08 PM CST to 6:13 PM CST
Where: Pepin County, Durand
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 45.400, -92.167

Numerous trees down, some on houses and vehicles. Roof partially ripped off barn 4 E Durand. Portion of greenhouse in Durand blown apart.

Hail, Pepin

When: June 11, 6:08 PM CST
Where: Pepin County, Durand
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 45.400, -92.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Chippewa

When: June 11, 6:10 PM CST to 6:50 PM CST
Where: Chippewa County, 6 mi NW of Bloomer
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Property damage: $600,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 45.150, -92.583

Several barns and silos down, few garages and sheds destroyed, minor house damage, many hundreds of trees down in a swath several miles wide. About 80 roads were blocked by fallen trees. Damage figure includes totals from all storms in Chippewa County from 1735 to 1850.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk

When: June 11, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Rusk County, Hawkins
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.200, -91.900

Few trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Eau Claire

When: June 11, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Eau Claire County, 15 mi SW of Eau Claire
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 44.633, -91.967

Several trees felled.

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.
Lightning: A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

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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: 5255106, 5255107, 5255108, 5255109, 5255184, 5255185, 5255186, 5253874, 5255187, 5255188, 5255189, 5255190, 5255191, 5255192, 5255193, 5255194, 5255195, 5255196, 5255197, 5255198, 5255199, 5253865, 5253866, 5253875, 5253867, 5253868, 5253869, 5253870, 5253871, 5253872, 5253873.