Hail in Grant County, Wisconsin

Hail in Grant County, Wisconsin: 252 recorded events between 1966 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #426 nationally and #3 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Grant County is the 2000s, when 116 of the county's 252 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 Grant County archive, hail makes up 30.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #426 for this hazard and #3 within Wisconsin, putting it in the 86.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Grant County with 66 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 331
• Flash Flood 69
• Flood 65
• Tornado 55

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

252 hail events are recorded in Grant County between 1966 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Grant County?

The strongest hail on record in Grant County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Grant 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.