82
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$0
Property damage
Hail in Door County, Wisconsin: 82 recorded events between 1963 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,675 nationally and #54 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Door County, Wisconsin: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Door County is the 2000s, when 32 of the county's 82 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 Door County archive, hail makes up 32.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,675 for this hazard and #54 within Wisconsin, putting it in the 46.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for hail in Door County with 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2023 | STURGEON BAY | 0.75 | $0 |
| Aug 12, 2023 | CARLSVILLE | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jul 22, 2023 | STURGEON BAY | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jul 22, 2023 | STURGEON BAY | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jul 16, 2023 | SISTER BAY | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 11, 2022 | BAILEYS HARBOR | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 11, 2022 | BAILEYS HARBOR | 0.75 | $0 |
| Sep 26, 2020 | WASHINGTON IS FLD AR | 0.75 | $0 |
| Aug 20, 2020 | WASHINGTON ISLAND | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 7, 2020 | FISH CREEK | 0.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Door County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Quarter to ping pong ball size hail caused significant crop damage in a nearly 1.5 mile wide and 3.2 mile long swath southwest and south of Institute. In addition to the large hail, copious amounts of smaller hail accumulated to a depth of three to five inches in some locations. ||Apple, cherry and corn crops in the area each sustained at least a million dollars worth of damage. In addition, damage was also reported to grape and winter wheat crops. Some apple trees were damaged so severely that they need to be replaced.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Door County, Wisconsin?
82 hail events are recorded in Door County between 1963 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Door County?
The strongest hail on record in Door County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Door 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 Door County, Wisconsin.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/wisconsin/door-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.