109
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$395K
Property damage
Hail in Taylor County, Wisconsin: 109 recorded events between 1973 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,336 nationally and #39 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Taylor County, Wisconsin: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Taylor County is the 2000s, when 40 of the county's 109 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 Taylor County archive, hail makes up 37.2% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,336 for this hazard and #39 within Wisconsin, putting it in the 56.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Taylor County with 25 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 | POLLEY | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 20, 2025 | GILMAN | 1 | $0 |
| Oct 6, 2024 | MEDFORD | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2024 | GILMAN | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 18, 2024 | GOODRICH | 1 | $0 |
| May 18, 2024 | STETSONVILLE | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 18, 2024 | RIB LAKE | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 18, 2024 | RIB LAKE | 1 | $0 |
| May 18, 2024 | WESTBORO | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 18, 2024 | CHELSEA | 2 | $137K |
Other hazards here
More from Taylor County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Hail fell in and around Gilman for about 5 minutes and ranged in size from three quarters of an inch up to 1.25 inches. The emergency manager reported some of the dime sized hail produced a swath of damage about a 1/2 mile wide and 4 miles long. Corn, beans and hay were stripped of their leaves and smashed down. The piles of hail along the roads in this area resembled plowed snow.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Taylor County, Wisconsin?
109 hail events are recorded in Taylor County between 1973 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Taylor County?
The strongest hail on record in Taylor County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Taylor 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 Taylor County, Wisconsin.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/wisconsin/taylor-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.