108
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$200
Property damage
Hail in Portage County, Wisconsin: 108 recorded events between 1964 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,350 nationally and #42 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Portage County, Wisconsin: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Portage County is the 2000s, when 36 of the county's 108 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 Portage County archive, hail makes up 32.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,350 for this hazard and #42 within Wisconsin, putting it in the 56.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Portage County with 24 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2007 | STEVENS PT | 1.75 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2026 | PLOVER | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 13, 2026 | ELLIS | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | KELLNER | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 15, 2025 | LAKE EMILY | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 15, 2025 | CODDINGTON | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 15, 2025 | KELLNER | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 29, 2025 | BLAINE | 0.88 | $0 |
| Mar 29, 2025 | PLOVER | 1.25 | $0 |
| Mar 29, 2025 | PLOVER | 0.75 | $0 |
| Mar 29, 2025 | WHITING | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Portage County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Thunderstorms produced a prolonged period of large hail, from quarter size to a little larger than half dollar size (measured 1.3 inches), in Plover. A wind gust of 47 mph, and 1.84 inches of rain in 1 hour were also measured with these storms.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Portage County, Wisconsin?
108 hail events are recorded in Portage County between 1964 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Portage County?
The strongest hail on record in Portage County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Portage 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 Portage County, Wisconsin.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/wisconsin/portage-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.