147
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$984K
Property damage
Hail in Sauk County, Wisconsin: 147 recorded events between 1966 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.25. That places the county #950 nationally and #20 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Sauk County, Wisconsin: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Sauk County is the 2000s, when 68 of the county's 147 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 Sauk County archive, hail makes up 29.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #950 for this hazard and #20 within Wisconsin, putting it in the 69.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Sauk County with 29 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 27, 2026 | MERRIMAC | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | PRAIRIE DU SAC ARPT | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 15, 2025 | LAKE DELTON | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 15, 2025 | BARABOO BELL ARPT | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 15, 2025 | BARABOO BELL ARPT | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 15, 2025 | BLACK HAWK | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 15, 2025 | SPRING GREEN | 1 | $0 |
| May 15, 2025 | LONE ROCK AIRPORT | 1.5 | $0 |
| Apr 18, 2025 | PRAIRIE DU SAC ARPT | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 18, 2025 | PRAIRIE DU SAC ARPT | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Sauk County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A hailstorm dumped hail stones with diameters from 1.00 to 1.75 inch from Reedsburg to Baraboo, with most of the activity in the Reedsburg area. Hundreds of vehicles were damaged by the hail stones. Three insurance companies reported 375 claims totaling about $900,000.
Golf-ball sized hail caused extensive corn crop damage. This hail was associated with the supercell which spawned two tornadoes back in Vernon and Richland Counties, as well as the F2 tornado that passed through the old Badger Ammunition Plant in southeast Sauk County (south of the Baraboo Bluffs and Devils Lake State Park) and into Columbia County.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Sauk County, Wisconsin?
147 hail events are recorded in Sauk County between 1966 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Sauk County?
The strongest hail on record in Sauk County measured 4.25.
Where does the hail data for Sauk 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 Sauk County, Wisconsin.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/wisconsin/sauk-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.