Hail in Walworth County, Wisconsin

Hail in Walworth County, Wisconsin: 135 recorded events between 1967 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #1,050 nationally and #29 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Walworth County is the 2010s, when 47 of the county's 135 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 Walworth County archive, hail makes up 23.6% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,050 for this hazard and #29 within Wisconsin, putting it in the 66.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Walworth County with 35 recorded events, while Nov 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 325
• Tornado 45

How many hail events are on record in Walworth County, Wisconsin?

135 hail events are recorded in Walworth County between 1967 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Walworth County?

The strongest hail on record in Walworth County measured 2.5.

Where does the hail data for Walworth 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.