Storm Record · Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Waukesha Counties
September 20, 2022: Hail across four counties
1.5″
Largest hail
18
NWS reports
What the National Weather Service recorded
A persistent surge of warm, moist, and unstable air led to a broken line of strong to severe thunderstorms moving southeast across southern WI. Numerous reports of large hail were received along with wind damage in the Beloit area.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database · episode 173028
Every report, in the Weather Service's words
Where It Hit
| Location | County | Hazard | Size | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Sussex (1.71 NW) | Waukesha | Hail | 1.5" hail | |
| Lost Lake (.85 NE) | Dodge | Hail | 1" hail | |
| Beaver Dam (1.71 SE) | Dodge | Hail | 1" hail | |
| Beaver Dam Arpt | Dodge | Hail | 1" hail | |
| Woodland | Dodge | Hail | 1" hail | |
| De Forest (.5 W) | Dane | Hail | 1" hail | |
| Monona (1.22 SW) | Dane | Hail | 1" hail | |
| Leeds (1.99 SW) | Columbia | Hail | 0.88" hail | |
| Maple Bluff (.86 SE) | Dane | Hail | 0.88" hail | |
| Cottage Grove (.69 N) | Dane | Hail | 0.88" hail | |
| Oconomowoc (1.66 WSW) | Waukesha | Hail | 0.88" hail | |
| Hartland (.86 NE) | Waukesha | Hail | 0.88" hail | |
| Beaver Dam (.85 SW) | Dodge | Hail | 0.75" hail | |
| Juneau (.69 N) | Dodge | Hail | 0.75" hail | |
| Lodi (3.09 ESE) | Columbia | Hail | 0.75" hail | |
| Madison Truax Airport (1.01 W) | Dane | Hail | 0.75" hail | |
| North Madison (.5 W) | Dane | Hail | 0.75" hail | |
| Rockdale (2.13 NNE) | Dane | Hail | 0.75" hail |
Service areas this storm touched