Wisconsin, 2024

Hail in Wisconsin, July 30, 2024

July 30, 2024 · NWS GRB · 6 events in 4 counties and zones

Thunderstorms developed along an outflow boundary during the late afternoon and early evening hours on Tuesday (7/30). The strongest storms produced large hail up to 1 inch across central and north-central Wisconsin.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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 developed along an outflow boundary during the late afternoon and early evening hours on Tuesday (7/30). The strongest storms produced large hail up to 1 inch across central and north-central Wisconsin.

The radar

The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 159 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:14 UTC.

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Event by event

6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Lincoln

When
July 30, 3:15 PM CST to 3:16 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County, 2.79 mi WNW of Harrison
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
45.500, -89.550

Quarter size hail fell near Harrison.

Hail, Langlade

When
July 30, 3:46 PM CST to 3:47 PM CST
Where
Langlade County, Parrish
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
45.420, -89.400

Quarter size hail fell near Parrish. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data.

Hail, Lincoln

When
July 30, 5:51 PM CST to 5:52 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County, 4.17 mi N of Corning
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
45.180, -89.820

Nickel size hail fell near Merrill.

Hail, Portage

When
July 30, 6:08 PM CST to 6:09 PM CST
Where
Portage County, 7.51 mi NNE of Junction City
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
44.680, -89.690

Quarter size hail fell in Dancy. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data.

Hail, Marathon

When
July 30, 7:05 PM CST to 7:06 PM CST
Where
Marathon County, 2.54 mi NE of Marathon
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
44.950, -89.800

Penny size hail fell near Marathon City.

Hail, Marathon

When
July 30, 7:49 PM CST to 7:50 PM CST
Where
Marathon County, 3.49 mi N of (Cwa)cen Wi Arpt Mos
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
44.830, -89.660

Nickel size hail fell in Kronenwetter.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 1197610, 1197611, 1197612, 1197613, 1197615, 1197617.