Hail and tornadoes in Kenosha County, WI

Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Kenosha County, WI on 18 days. The biggest estimate: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball), on Mon, Jul 27, 2026. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 4 days.

Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.

Days with hail

since January 2021

1 inch or larger

days, estimated or reported

Largest radar estimate

1.5+ in

Mon, Jul 27, 2026

Largest reported

2 in

Thu, May 15, 2025

Radar estimates are NOAA's MESH: the largest hail the radar estimates aloft, on cells about 0.7 mile across, shown as the lower bound of a size band (“1.5+”). They often run larger than what reached the ground, and they aren't evidence of damage at any address.

Radar-estimated hail on Mon, Jul 27, 2026 around the place, with the hail reported that day — Mon, Jul 27, 2026: radar-estimated hail around Kenosha County, WI, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 53 hail reports in Kenosha County, WI on 31 days, 2 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.9 in, near Twin Lakes, on Wed, May 2, 2018.

By decade: 2000s: 22 · 2010s: 17 · 2020s: 14

Tornadoes since 1950

9 tornadoes have touched Kenosha County, WI since 1950, 1 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 15.

Strongest

Mon, Jan 7, 2008 · EF3 · 9.03 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Powers Lake · 15 injuries
Thu, Jun 11, 2026 · EF1 · 0.49 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Somers
Tue, Apr 14, 2026 · EF1 · 3.98 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Somers
Mon, Aug 10, 2020 · EF1 · 4.5 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Wilmot
Tue, Oct 26, 2010 · EF1 · 0.43 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Somers

Most recent

Thu, Jun 11, 2026 · EF1 · 0.49 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Somers
Tue, Apr 14, 2026 · EF1 · 3.98 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Somers
Sat, Jun 22, 2024 · EF0 · 1.41 mi long, 40 yd wide · near Powers Lake
Mon, Aug 10, 2020 · EF1 · 4.5 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Wilmot
Mon, Nov 22, 2010 · EF0 · 0.87 mi long, 125 yd wide · near Brighton
Tue, Oct 26, 2010 · EF1 · 0.43 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Somers
Fri, Jun 19, 2009 · EF0 · 1.23 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Kenosha Airport
Mon, Jan 7, 2008 · EF1 · 2.48 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Somers
Mon, Jan 7, 2008 · EF3 · 9.03 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Powers Lake · 15 injuries

By decade: 2000s: 3 · 2010s: 2 · 2020s: 4

Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.

Every hail day since January 2021

Wed, Aug 5, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jul 27, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (4 NE Pleasant Prairie, WI)
- 1 in (2 SW Kenosha, WI)
- 1 in (1 NW Kenosha, WI)
Thu, Jul 9, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Apr 21, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Mar 31, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Mar 10, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (3 SE Bohners Lake, WI)
Sat, Sep 20, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Aug 16, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jul 3, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, May 15, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 2 in (3 NNW Kenosha, WI)
Mon, Jul 15, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, May 7, 2024
Reported in the county
- 1 in (2 SW Pleasant Prairie, WI)
Thu, Aug 24, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jul 28, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Apr 4, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jul 22, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Sep 29, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Aug 24, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Aug 7, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.

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Radar estimates and reports are for anywhere inside the county's boundary. Radar estimates come from NOAA's MRMS estimated hail size (MESH), the largest hail the radar estimates aloft on a ~1 km grid. They often run larger than the hail that reached the ground, and they aren't an observation at any address. Reports are what people reported to the National Weather Service. Neither is proof of damage or an official record for an insurance claim. From NOAA's Storm Events Database (NCEI), which records tornadoes from 1950, hail and thunderstorm wind from 1955, and every kind of storm from 1996. A tornado that crossed county lines is counted in each county it touched. Recent months are added as NCEI publishes them, a few months behind. Damage is in the dollars of its year and is often an estimate.