Hail, Sauk
- When
- July 22, 1:48 PM CST
- Where
- Sauk County, 3 mi NW of Loganville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.467, -90.083
Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 22, 2006
Widely scattered thunderstorms developed across south-central and southeast Wisconsin during the afternoon of July 22nd as convective inhibition diminished. Cold air aloft and low freezing levels made it easy for storms to produce large hail and a few reports of damaging, straight-line winds.
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
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
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 MKX wrote it up.
Widely scattered thunderstorms developed across south-central and southeast Wisconsin during the afternoon of July 22nd as convective inhibition diminished. Cold air aloft and low freezing levels made it easy for storms to produce large hail and a few reports of damaging, straight-line winds. Up to golf-ball sized hail was noted. The storms diminished quickly as instability subsided toward evening.On July 22nd, a female, age 94, died due to elevated temperatures in her residence in Monroe (Green Co.). She was not using her air-conditioner, Outside maximum and minimum air temperatures on July 22nd in the Monroe area were about 80 and 58, respectively. Afternoon heat index values maxed out in the lower 80s, well below official threshold values of 105 needed to generate a heat event in StormData. Therefore, this heat-related death will be considered as an indirectly-related heat death. It is possible that the three hot days of July 15-17, with maximum air temperatures in the mid 90s and overnight lows of 70-75, may have weakened the 94-year-old female (pre-conditioned). Heat index values reached 95 to 100 on July 15th in the Monroe area.
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 Milwaukee, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 22, 1:40 PM CST, 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 22, 1:40 PM CST, 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 240 PM CDT SAT JUL 22 2006 .DISCUSSION... FORECAST FOCUS ON ACTIVE WEATHER WITH PERSISTENT WEATHER PATTERN. IN THE SHORT TERM...ONGOING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS UNDER COLD POOL OF -16C 500 MILLIBAR TEMPERATURES AIDED BY LATE ARRIVING LEFT FRONT QUADRANT OF UPPER LEVEL JET OVER MINNESOTA TO LINGER OVER CWA THIS EVENING. EXPECT ACTIVITY TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET AS AIR MASS STABILIZES. IN THE LONG TERM...ATTENTION TURNS SUNDAY TO WEATHER SYSTEM DESCENDING FROM SOUTH CENTRAL CANADA. NGM/GFS/WRF-NAM PROGS STILL GENERATING INCREASING LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE FIELD OVER CWA AS 1000/850 MILLIBAR LAYER WIND FIELD TURNS TO SOUTHWEST WITH TIME AND DECENT WARM AIR ADVECTION MOVES INTO REGION. DESPITE PROGS LACK OF UPPER LEVEL TRIGGER AND SOMEWHAT STABLE AIR MASS...WILL STILL KEEP MENTION OF CHANCY AFTERNOON AND EVENING CONVECTION SUNDAY DUE TO PROGGED LOW LEVEL FIELDS. IN THE LONG LONG TERM...WRF-NAM/GFS PROGS MAINTAIN NORTHWEST UPPER FLOW WITH PARADE OF SHORT WAVES. MEANWHILE A GRADUAL TURNING OF LOW LEVEL WIND FIELDS FROM NORTHWEST TO WEST TO SOUTHWEST WITH TIME WILL INCREASE HEAT AND MOISTURE. THUS PATTERN FORCES A MENTION OF CHANCY PRECIPITATION VIRTUALLY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. && .MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && TZ
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 22, 10:45 AM CST, 3 hours 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1145 AM CDT SAT JUL 22 2006 WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-231100- MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- 1145 AM CDT SAT JUL 22 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY WEST OF LINE FROM BERLIN TO STOUGHTON TO MONROE. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY EVENING. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. LMZ643>646-665-231100- SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHTHOUSE- NORTH POINT LIGHTHOUSE TO WIND POINT- WIND POINT TO WINTHROP HARBOR ILLINOIS- WISCONSIN ADJACENT OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN TO MID LAKE- 1145 AM CDT SAT JUL 22 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. WITH A COLD POOL OF AIR ALOFT AND AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS THE REGION...SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS...BUT THE STORMS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SEVERE CRITERIA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY EVENING. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. TZ
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 22, 12:13 PM CST, 1 hour 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
113 PM CDT SAT JUL 22 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1250 PM HAIL 1 N SPRINGFIELD CORNERS 43.96N 89.50W
07/22/2006 E0.25 INCH MARQUETTE WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
DRHThe radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 98 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:47 UTC.
Event by event
12 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sauk
- When
- July 22, 1:50 PM CST
- Where
- Sauk County, Reedsburg
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.533, -90.000
Trees and power-lines down.
Hail, Sauk
- When
- July 22, 1:50 PM CST
- Where
- Sauk County, Reedsburg
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.533, -90.000
Hail, Sauk
- When
- July 22, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sauk County, 3 mi SE of Loganville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.400, -89.983
Hail, Sauk
- When
- July 22, 2:20 PM CST
- Where
- Sauk County, 6 mi W of Prairie du Sac
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.283, -89.833
Hail, Iowa
- When
- July 22, 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- Iowa County, 5 mi E of Mineral Pt
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.850, -90.083
Hail, Columbia
- When
- July 22, 2:58 PM CST
- Where
- Columbia County, 8 mi ESE of Wisconsin Dells
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.583, -89.617
Hail, Lafayette
- When
- July 22, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Lafayette County, Argyle
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.700, -89.867
Hail, Lafayette
- When
- July 22, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Lafayette County, 2 mi S of South Wayne
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.533, -89.883
Hail, Sauk
- When
- July 22, 3:25 PM CST
- Where
- Sauk County, 7 mi ENE of Baraboo
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.500, -89.600
Hail, Dane
- When
- July 22, 3:26 PM CST
- Where
- Dane County, 2 mi S of Waunakee
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.150, -89.450
Thunderstorm Wind, Dane
- When
- July 22, 3:52 PM CST
- Where
- Dane County, 1 mi SW of Madison
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.050, -89.433
Trees were toppled.
Hail, Lafayette
- When
- July 22, 3:55 PM CST
- Where
- Lafayette County, 6 mi WSW of South Wayne
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.533, -90.000
Hail, Milwaukee
- When
- July 22, 5:31 PM CST to 5:35 PM CST
- Where
- Milwaukee County, Wauwatosa
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.050, -87.950
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
- Lightning Strike in New Jersey, July 22, 2006
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- Flash Flood in Mississippi, July 22, 2006
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 22, 2006
- Damaging Wind in Texas, July 22, 2006
- Damaging Wind in Texas, July 22, 2006
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 22, 2006
- Lightning Strike in Texas, July 22, 2006
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, July 22, 2006
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, July 22, 2006
- Wildfire in California, July 22 to 23, 2006
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: 5519945, 5520008, 5520009, 5520010, 5520011, 5520016, 5520013, 5520014, 5520015, 5520012, 5520018, 5520017, 5520019, 5520020.