129
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$20.0M
Property damage
Hail in Pierce County, Wisconsin: 129 recorded events between 1964 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,113 nationally and #31 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Pierce County, Wisconsin: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Pierce County is the 2000s, when 52 of the county's 129 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 Pierce County archive, hail makes up 38.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,113 for this hazard and #31 within Wisconsin, putting it in the 64.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Pierce County with 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2026 | ESDAILE | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | ELLSWORTH | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 20, 2025 | PLUM CITY | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jun 20, 2025 | SPRING VALLEY | 0.88 | $0 |
| Aug 11, 2023 | PLUM CITY | 2 | $0 |
| Aug 11, 2023 | ESDAILE | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jul 22, 2023 | ELLSWORTH | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jul 22, 2023 | ELLSWORTH | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jul 11, 2023 | ELLSWORTH | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 9, 2023 | EL PASO | 1.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Pierce County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Social media had several pictures of large hail that fell around River Falls, Wisconsin. One of the pictures measured 3 inches in diameter. Based on pictures and social media posts, there was a swath of this large hail that occurred on the northwest side of River Falls, and moved over the town, and exited on the southeast side.
Red Wing Republican newspaper reported an approximately two mile wide, 20 mile wide swath of destruction to crops began in the northwest portion of Pierce county (about 3 miles west of River Falls) and ended just north of Hager City. The vast majority of the damage was to corn, soybeans, small greens, and alfalfa crops. About 20,000 acres were lost. Twenty-one square miles were a total loss, and about about 40 square miles had some degree of damage from the windblown hail. Though not certain, it is likely this damage was from the same mesocyclone that produced widespread downburst damage from Lino Lakes, MN to Lake Elmo, MN (see corresponding entries in Minnesota portion).
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Pierce County, Wisconsin?
129 hail events are recorded in Pierce County between 1964 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Pierce County?
The strongest hail on record in Pierce County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Pierce 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 Pierce County, Wisconsin.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/wisconsin/pierce-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.