Hail and tornadoes in Pierce County, WI
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Pierce County, WI on 51 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Thu, Jun 19, 2025. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 10 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 76 hail reports in Pierce County, WI on 48 days, 7 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 3 in, near River Falls, on Tue, Sep 20, 2022.
By decade: 2000s: 33 · 2010s: 25 · 2020s: 18
Tornadoes since 1950
13 tornadoes have touched Pierce County, WI since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Strongest
- Wed, Jul 14, 2010 · EF2 · 15.2 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Beldenville
- Wed, Jul 14, 2010 · EF2 · 6.1 mi long, 30 yd wide · near El Paso
- Wed, Jun 28, 2017 · EF1 · 11.35 mi long, 700 yd wide · near Beldenville
- Thu, Aug 29, 2024 · EF0 · 6.65 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Beldenville
- Thu, Aug 29, 2024 · EF0 · 0.78 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Prescott
Most recent
- Thu, Aug 29, 2024 · EF0 · 6.65 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Beldenville
- Thu, Aug 29, 2024 · EF0 · 0.78 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Prescott
- Sat, Jul 18, 2020 · EF0 · 6.23 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Prescott
- Thu, Sep 20, 2018 · EF0 · 1.67 mi long, 140 yd wide · near Ellsworth
- Thu, Sep 20, 2018 · EF0 · 0.63 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Diamond Bluff
- Wed, Jun 28, 2017 · EF1 · 11.35 mi long, 700 yd wide · near Beldenville
- Tue, Jul 5, 2016 · EF0 · 0.33 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Plum City
- Mon, Jul 7, 2014 · EF0 · 1.29 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Prescott
- Wed, Jul 14, 2010 · EF2 · 6.1 mi long, 30 yd wide · near El Paso
- Wed, Jul 14, 2010 · EF2 · 15.2 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Beldenville
By decade: 2000s: 3 · 2010s: 7 · 2020s: 3
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since January 2021
- Wed, Sep 2, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 8, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 3, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 17, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 4, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 19, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 10, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 5, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Apr 17, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (2 E Ellsworth, WI)
- 1.25 in (4 NNW Bay City, WI)
- Mon, Apr 13, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Sep 21, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Sep 18, 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.
- Fri, Aug 15, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 19, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1.5 in (5 NNE Plum City, WI)
- Fri, Mar 28, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Sep 19, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 29, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 26, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 13, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 12, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jun 4, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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 11, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (4 NNW Bay City, WI)
- 2 in (Plum City, WI)
- Tue, Jul 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 22, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (2 E Ellsworth, WI)
- Wed, Jul 19, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 10, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 4, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 3, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 29, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 28, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, May 8, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (6 WNW PLUM CITY, WI)
- 1 in (EL PASO, WI)
- Tue, Sep 20, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 3 in (RIVER FALLS, WI)
- 3 in (1 NW RIVER FALLS, WI)
- Fri, Sep 2, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 27, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 26, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 18, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Aug 2, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, May 19, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (4 NNW BAY CITY, WI)
- Wed, May 11, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, May 9, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (PRESCOTT, WI)
- Mon, Sep 13, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 26, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 23, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 28, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 17, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 2 in (ELLSWORTH, WI)
- Fri, Jun 11, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, May 15, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (4 NNW EL PASO, WI)
- Tue, Apr 6, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Mar 31, 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.