Hail and tornadoes in Manitowoc County, WI
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Manitowoc County, WI on 28 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Tue, Aug 24, 2021. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 3 days.
Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.
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.
Hail on record since 1955
NOAA's Storm Events database lists 47 hail reports in Manitowoc County, WI on 32 days, 5 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 3 in, near Branch, on Sat, Jul 1, 2006.
By decade: 2000s: 16 · 2010s: 22 · 2020s: 9
Tornadoes since 1950
6 tornadoes have touched Manitowoc County, WI since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Strongest
- Tue, Aug 28, 2018 · EF1 · 0.96 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Kiel
- Wed, Aug 7, 2013 · EF1 · 8.74 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Rosecrans
- Thu, Aug 18, 2005 · F1 · 1.5 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Manitowoc
- Tue, Jul 13, 2004 · F1 · 4.2 mi long, 500 yd wide · near Clark Mills
- Sat, Jul 19, 2025 · EF0 · 1.58 mi long, 60 yd wide · near Branch
Most recent
- Sat, Jul 19, 2025 · EF0 · 1.58 mi long, 60 yd wide · near Branch
- Tue, Aug 28, 2018 · EF1 · 0.96 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Kiel
- Wed, Aug 7, 2013 · EF1 · 8.74 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Rosecrans
- Thu, Aug 18, 2005 · F1 · 1.5 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Manitowoc
- Tue, Jul 13, 2004 · F1 · 4.2 mi long, 500 yd wide · near Clark Mills
- Sun, May 23, 2004 · F0 · 0.1 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Reedsville
By decade: 2000s: 3 · 2010s: 2 · 2020s: 1
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since January 2021
- Thu, Sep 3, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 8, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 1, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Mar 30, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 9, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, May 15, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Aug 27, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 24, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Oct 23, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 3, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (2 NNE Manitowoc, WI)
- 1 in (1 NNW Kiel, WI)
- Wed, Aug 2, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 27, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Apr 5, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Sep 20, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Aug 3, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 23, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 11, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 15, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.5 in (1 NW TWO RIVERS, WI)
- Wed, May 11, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Sep 7, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (8 ESE VALDERS, WI)
- 1.25 in (MARIBEL, WI)
- 1.25 in (1 SE CLEVELAND, WI)
- Sat, Aug 28, 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: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Aug 10, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 6, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 6, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jun 19, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
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.