138
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$506.0M
Property damage
Hail in Columbia County, Wisconsin: 138 recorded events between 1970 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,021 nationally and #26 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Columbia County, Wisconsin: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Columbia County is the 2000s, when 62 of the county's 138 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Columbia County archive, hail makes up 27.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,021 for this hazard and #26 within Wisconsin, putting it in the 67.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Columbia County with 28 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2025 | PORTAGE | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 14, 2024 | LEWISTON | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jul 14, 2024 | LEWISTON | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 22, 2024 | FALL RIVER | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 28, 2024 | FALL RIVER | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 17, 2023 | POYNETTE | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jul 17, 2023 | OKEE | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 19, 2023 | POYNETTE | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 19, 2023 | LODI LAKELAND ARPT | 1.5 | $0 |
| Apr 19, 2023 | OKEE | 1.25 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Columbia County
- Thunderstorm Wind 236
- Flood 43
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A slow-moving thunderstorm moved from the Dekorra area southeast through the Poynette area to the North Leeds area, leaving in its wake a lot of crop damage due to hail. A roughly 40 to 45-minute hail shower (stones up to the size of quarters) fell in a band from about 3 miles south-southeast of Dekorra along Kent Rd. to the McKenzie Environmental Education Center just northeast of Poynette. Crop, vegetable, and fruit damage was noted, and in some cases, an entire year's crop was lost due to hail damage. Many residential homes and vehicles were damaged. Hail depth on some roads reached 8 inches and had to be plowed off the roads, especially along Kent Rd. and near the McKenzie Center. The crop damage estimate is based on a newspaper report which quoted a USDA report. The property damage is purely an estimate based on a variety of reports.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Columbia County, Wisconsin?
138 hail events are recorded in Columbia County between 1970 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Columbia County?
The strongest hail on record in Columbia County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Columbia County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Hail in Columbia County, Wisconsin.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/wisconsin/columbia-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.