Hail, Vilas
- When
- July 28, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Vilas County, Land O Lakes
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 46.133, -89.233
Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, July 28, 2006
Thunderstorms that developed ahead of an approaching cold front produced dime size hail in northern Vilas county and downed a few trees and power lines in western Oneida county.
Where it happened
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- 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 GRB wrote it up.
Thunderstorms that developed ahead of an approaching cold front produced dime size hail in northern Vilas county and downed a few trees and power lines in western Oneida county.
The radar
The Marquette radar (KMQT), 137 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:13 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Vilas
- When
- July 28, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Vilas County, Land O Lakes
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- COOP STATION
- Coordinates
- 46.133, -89.233
Thunderstorm Wind, Oneida
- When
- July 28, 8:41 PM CST
- Where
- Oneida County, 10 mi N of Tripoli
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.700, -90.000
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
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- Heat in Pennsylvania, July 28, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 28 to 29, 2006
- Flooding and Hail in Massachusetts, July 28, 2006
- Flash Flooding in New York, July 28, 2006
- Flash Flood in New Mexico, July 28, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 28, 2006
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 28, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 28, 2006
- Flash Flood in New Mexico, July 28, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 28 to 29, 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5524669, 5524670, 5524671.