Storm Record · Dane, Sauk Counties
September 19, 2016: Hail in Dane and Sauk Counties
2.2″
Largest hail
20
NWS reports
What the National Weather Service recorded
A line of thunderstorms formed along a stalling cold front and moved across southern WI. A severe thunderstorm within the line produced widespread hail damage on the southwest side of Madison and in Middleton. Thousands of insurance claims are anticipated due to hail damage to vehicles and properties.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database · episode 110504
Every report, in the Weather Service's words
Where It Hit
| Location | County | Hazard | Size | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verona Arpt (3.74 NE) | Dane | Hail | 2.2" hail | Hail ranging from 1.75 to 2.20 inches in diameter. |
| Verona (3.45 N) | Dane | Hail | 2" hail | |
| Middleton (3.15 SSW) | Dane | Hail | 2" hail | |
| Middleton (1.22 SW) | Dane | Hail | 2" hail | Hail ranged from 1.5 to 2 inches in diameter. Hail damage to car, roof of home, siding, and window screens. Hail damage to trees and plants. Power outage around 1 hour. |
| Shorewood Hills (2.31 SSW) | Dane | Hail | 1.75" hail | |
| Verona Arpt (3.6 NNE) | Dane | Hail | 1.75" hail | |
| Albion (2.05 SE) | Dane | Hail | 1.5" hail | |
| Verona Arpt (2.3 N) | Dane | Hail | 1.5" hail | |
| Verona Arpt (2.31 NNE) | Dane | Hail | 1.5" hail | |
| Shorewood Hills (2.37 S) | Dane | Hail | 1.5" hail | |
| Shorewood Hills (1.47 SSE) | Dane | Hail | 1.5" hail | |
| Henry Vilas Park Zoo (2.89 SW) | Dane | Hail | 1.5" hail | |
| Downtown Madison (1.66 WSW) | Dane | Hail | 1.5" hail | |
| Cross Plains | Dane | Hail | 1.25" hail | |
| Cross Plains | Dane | Hail | 1.25" hail | A swath of hail damage to crops from Cross Plains to Middleton. |
| Henry Vilas Park Zoo (2.05 SW) | Dane | Hail | 1" hail | |
| Middleton (.6 NW) | Dane | Hail | 1" hail | One inch hail at Middleton Police Department. |
| Henry Vilas Park Zoo (2.07 S) | Dane | Hail | 1" hail | |
| Madison Morey Arpt (1.38 S) | Dane | Hail | 1" hail | |
| Plain (.85 NE) | Sauk | Hail | 1" hail |
Service areas this storm touched