Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 25, 2002

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 25, 2002
Start: 2002-06-25T19:25
End: 2002-06-25T21:04
Location: Wisconsin

June 25, 2002 · NWS MPX · 23 events in 7 counties and zones

16 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $250,000
Crop damage: $600,000
Events: 23

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 25, 2:30 PM CST, 4 hours 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 2:30 PM CST, 4 hours 55 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
330 PM CDT TUE JUN 25 2002

FORECAST CONCERN NEAR TERM...CONVECTION INITIATION/FLOODING
POTENTIAL.

LINE OF STORMS DEVELOPING ALONG DEVELOPING COLD FRONT OVER THE
EASTERN DAKOTAS.  SVR WATCH ALREADY IN PLACE.  OTHERWISE...OUTFLOW
BOUNDARY OVER SOUTHEAST MN/SOUTHWEST WI BEGINNING TO FIRE.  BELIEVE
MAIN SHOW WILL BE UPPER TROF MOVING INTO WESTERN MN WITH COLD FRONT
SWEEPING TO CENTRAL MN  AROUND 06Z...THEN SAGGING OUT OF SOUTHERN MN
BY 12Z WED.  WITH GROUND SATURATED OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL MN AND
MOSAIC FFG INDICATING 1 HR VALUES AROUND .60 INCH AND 3 HR TOTALS
AROUND 1 INCH...WILL LIKELY SEE SOME RAPID RUNOFF IF THESE AREAS SEE
THUNDERSTORMS.  ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS AREA FOR TONIGHT.

DRIER CONDITIONS MOVE IN WED-THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
TEMPERATURES NOT COOLING ALL THAT MUCH...WITH READINGS MOVING BACK
INTO THE 90S BY THE WEEKEND...AND UPPER RIDE OVER THE AREA.

.MSP...FLOOD WATCH MUCH OF CENTRAL MN....SOUTH OF A LINE FROM NEAR
WILLMAR TO ANOKA...AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM NEW ULM TO RED WING.
 DWE

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 25, 5:22 PM CST, 2 hours 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
622 PM CDT TUE JUN 25 2002

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

0510 PM    12 S MARIETTA             MN   .75 INCH HAIL
06/25/02   LAC QUI PARLE                  REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

0555 PM    10 N MORA                 MN   .88 INCH HAIL
06/25/02   KANABEC                        EVENT DURATION 10
                                          MINUTES. REPORTED BY
                                          PUBLIC.

0612 PM    GILMAN                    MN   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/25/02   BENTON                         REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 144 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:26 UTC.

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Event by event

16 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Chippewa

When: June 25, 7:25 PM CST
Where: Chippewa County, Bloomer
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates: 45.100, -91.483

Nearly 100 trees down on farm near Highway 64. Roof blown off barn.

Hail, Chippewa

When: June 25, 7:25 PM CST
Where: Chippewa County, Bloomer
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 45.100, -91.483

Hail swath extended to Lake Holcombe.

Thunderstorm Wind, Barron

When: June 25, 7:38 PM CST
Where: Barron County, 2 mi NE of Haugen
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 45.617, -91.733

A few trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Croix

When: June 25, 7:45 PM CST
Where: St. Croix County, Glenwood City
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 45.067, -92.167

A few trees down.

Hail, Barron

When: June 25, 7:46 PM CST
Where: Barron County, Prairie Farm
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 45.233, -91.983

Thunderstorm Wind, Dunn

When: June 25, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Dunn County, Boyceville
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 45.050, -92.033

Numerous trees down.

Hail, Barron

When: June 25, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Barron County, Dallas
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 45.250, -91.817

Thunderstorm Wind, Barron

When: June 25, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Barron County, Dallas
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 45.250, -91.817

Eight inch tree limbs down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dunn

When: June 25, 8:05 PM CST
Where: Dunn County, 2 mi SE of Ridgeland
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 45.183, -91.867

Few trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dunn

When: June 25, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Dunn County, Sand Creek
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 45.167, -91.683

Numerous trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dunn

When: June 25, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Dunn County, Colfax
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 45.000, -91.717

Numerous trees down.

Hail, Chippewa

When: June 25, 8:18 PM CST
Where: Chippewa County, 5 mi W of Cornell
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.167, -91.233

Thunderstorm Wind, Chippewa

When: June 25, 8:19 PM CST
Where: Chippewa County, Chippewa Falls
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 44.933, -91.383

Numerous trees down, some with an 18 inch diameter.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dunn

When: June 25, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Dunn County, Menomonie
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Property damage: $250,000
Crop damage: $600,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 44.883, -91.917

Numerous trees down, some on homes, outbuildings and sheds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rusk

When: June 25, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Rusk County, 3 mi E of Ladysmith
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 45.467, -91.033

Tree down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dunn

When: June 25, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Dunn County, Downsville
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 44.767, -91.933

Few trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Chippewa

When: June 25, 8:25 PM CST
Where: Chippewa County, 5 mi SW of Chippewa Falls
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 44.883, -91.450

Numerous trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Chippewa

When: June 25, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Chippewa County, Tilden
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 45.000, -91.433

Numerous trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Chippewa

When: June 25, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Chippewa County, 6 mi W of Cornell
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 45.167, -91.250

Numerous trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Chippewa

When: June 25, 8:40 PM CST
Where: Chippewa County, 5 mi SE of Chippewa Falls
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 44.883, -91.317

Numerous trees down.

Hail, Pierce

When: June 25, 8:50 PM CST
Where: Pierce County, 2 mi SE of Ellsworth
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.717, -92.433

Hail, Dunn

When: June 25, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Dunn County, Menomonie
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 44.883, -91.917

Hail, Pepin

When: June 25, 9:04 PM CST
Where: Pepin County, Durand
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 44.633, -91.967

What these are

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.
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.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 5302486, 5302487, 5302488, 5302489, 5302490, 5302491, 5302492, 5302493, 5302494, 5302495, 5302496, 5302497, 5302498, 5302499, 5302557, 5302558, 5302559, 5302560, 5302561, 5302562, 5302563, 5302564, 5302565.