Storm Record · Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Sauk, Waukesha Counties
April 12, 2014: Hail across five counties
1.5″
Largest hail
25
NWS reports
What the National Weather Service recorded
A strong stationary front with a 40 degree temperature gradient setup along the Wisconsin and Illinois border. Numerous strong to severe thunderstorms developed and moved east to northeast across southern Wisconsin. Dozens of hail reports were received with only a couple wind damage reports. Heavy rain lead to flash flooding of small creeks in southern Sauk County.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database · episode 83025
Every report, in the Weather Service's words
Where It Hit
| Location | County | Hazard | Size | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Dam (.85 SW) | Dodge | Hail | 1.5" hail | |
| Sauk City | Sauk | Hail | 1.5" hail | |
| Reedsburg | Sauk | Hail | 1.5" hail | |
| Lake Delton (.69 N) | Sauk | Hail | 1" hail | |
| Pardeeville (1.3 NW) | Columbia | Hail | 1" hail | |
| South Beaver Dam (2.3 NNW) | Dodge | Hail | 1" hail | |
| Watertown (.69 N) | Dodge | Hail | 1" hail | |
| Beaver Dam (.85 SW) | Dodge | Hail | 1" hail | |
| Beaver Dam (.85 SW) | Dodge | Hail | 1" hail | |
| Eagle | Waukesha | Hail | 1" hail | |
| Middleton | Dane | Hail | 1" hail | |
| Token Creek (1.66 ESE) | Dane | Hail | 1" hail | |
| Lake Delton (.5 W) | Sauk | Hail | 0.88" hail | |
| Reedsburg Muni Arpt | Sauk | Hail | 0.88" hail | |
| Sun Prairie (2.05 NW) | Dane | Hail | 0.88" hail | |
| Anacker (1.71 SE) | Columbia | Hail | 0.75" hail | |
| Friesland (.69 S) | Columbia | Hail | 0.75" hail | |
| Downtown Madison (.69 N) | Dane | Hail | 0.75" hail | |
| Windsor (.5 W) | Dane | Hail | 0.75" hail | |
| Pine Bluff (3.53 E) | Dane | Hail | 0.75" hail | |
| Middleton (.5 W) | Dane | Hail | 0.75" hail | |
| Bethesda (2.14 ESE) | Waukesha | Hail | 0.75" hail | |
| Eagle | Waukesha | Hail | 0.75" hail | |
| Prairie Du Sac (.85 NW) | Sauk | Hail | 0.75" hail | |
| Rubicon (2.61 ENE) | Dodge | Hail | 0.75" hail |
Service areas this storm touched