Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, July 25, 2006

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, July 25, 2006
Start: 2006-07-25T16:25
End: 2006-07-25T17:15
Location: Wisconsin

July 25, 2006 · NWS DLH · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 4

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 Duluth, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 25, 1:59 PM CST, 2 hours 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 25, 1:59 PM CST, 2 hours 26 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 25, 7:10 AM CST, 9 hours 15 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED FOR SLIGHT RISK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
810 AM CDT TUE JUL 25 2006

LSZ121-140>148-162-MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-
006>009-261230-
BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-
OPEN WATERS OF LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI
TO GRAND PORTAGE MN-KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-
NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-
SOUTHERN ITASCA-SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-
SOUTHERN AITKIN-CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-
ASHLAND-IRON-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
810 AM CDT TUE JUL 25 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA...
NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN...AND WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST
MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.  THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE
STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER VARIOUS PARTS OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY...AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEED AFTER 300 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

STEWART

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 205 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:23 UTC.

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Event by event

3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Price

When: July 25, 4:25 PM CST to 4:30 PM CST
Where: Price County, Prentice
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.550, -90.300

The hail ranged in size from 1 to 1 3/4 inches. The hail covered the ground.

Hail, Burnett

When: July 25, 4:28 PM CST
Where: Burnett County, 1 mi S of Webster
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.867, -92.367

Hail, Sawyer

When: July 25, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Sawyer County, Radisson
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.767, -91.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Sawyer

When: July 25, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Sawyer County, Couderay
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.800, -90.300

Twelve inch diameter trees were blown down.

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

Every storm in Wisconsin in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Wisconsin, July 2006

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5523099, 5523100, 5523101, 5523102.