Hail and tornadoes in Washington County, WI
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Washington County, WI on 27 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Tue, Apr 14, 2026. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 9 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 106 hail reports in Washington County, WI on 52 days, 6 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.5 in, near Jackson, on Tue, Apr 7, 2020.
By decade: 2000s: 22 · 2010s: 46 · 2020s: 38
Tornadoes since 1950
8 tornadoes have touched Washington County, WI since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 1.
Strongest
- Sun, Jun 3, 2007 · EF1 · 0.45 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Kirchhayn
- Sun, Jun 18, 2006 · F1 · 4.6 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Hartford · 1 injury
- Wed, Jun 23, 2004 · F1 · 3 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Kewaskum
- Sun, Jul 6, 2003 · F1 · 0.7 mi long, 40 yd wide · near Wayne
- Wed, May 9, 2018 · EF0 · 5.22 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Holy Hill
Most recent
- Wed, May 9, 2018 · EF0 · 5.22 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Holy Hill
- Mon, Aug 10, 2015 · EF0 · 0.8 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Germantown
- Sun, Jun 3, 2007 · EF1 · 0.45 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Kirchhayn
- Sat, Jun 2, 2007 · EF0 · 0.01 mi long, 15 yd wide · near Jackson
- Sun, Jun 18, 2006 · F1 · 4.6 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Hartford · 1 injury
- Wed, Jun 23, 2004 · F0 · 0.1 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Jackson
- Wed, Jun 23, 2004 · F1 · 3 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Kewaskum
- Sun, Jul 6, 2003 · F1 · 0.7 mi long, 40 yd wide · near Wayne
By decade: 2000s: 6 · 2010s: 2
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: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Sep 1, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.
- Thu, Jul 2, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (3 ESE Jackson, WI)
- Tue, Jun 16, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Apr 14, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1 in (3 SW Richfield, WI)
- 1.25 in (3 SSE Germantown, WI)
- Mon, Sep 22, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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, 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 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (2 SE Hartford, WI)
- 1 in (3 S Richfield, WI)
- Tue, Aug 27, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 15, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 1, 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 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (3 WSW Newburg, WI)
- Thu, Feb 8, 2024Reported in the county
- 1 in (Richfield, WI)
- Wed, May 31, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Apr 19, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (3 ESE JACKSON, WI)
- 1 in (1 E HUBERTUS, WI)
- 1.5 in (2 N ERIN, WI)
- Tue, Sep 20, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (3 NNW SLINGER, WI)
- 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: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 10, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Sep 12, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (GERMANTOWN, WI)
- Tue, Sep 7, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (ALLENTON, WI)
- 1 in (1 N KEWASKUM, WI)
- Fri, Aug 27, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Aug 8, 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.
- Thu, Jun 17, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Mar 24, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.