Storm Record · Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Jefferson, Sauk, Waukesha Counties
April 19, 2023: Hail across six counties
1.75″
Largest hail
18
NWS reports
What the National Weather Service recorded
A surge of relatively mild, moist, and unstable air aloft brought rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms to southern WI. Numerous reports of large hail were received. Flash flooding and general flooding occurred in urban areas.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database · episode 178179
Every report, in the Weather Service's words
Where It Hit
| Location | County | Hazard | Size | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belleville (.86 NW) | Dane | Hail | 1.75" hail | |
| Poynette (1.71 NW) | Columbia | Hail | 1.75" hail | |
| Lodi Lakeland Arpt (2.81 N) | Columbia | Hail | 1.5" hail | |
| Cambridge (2.02 E) | Jefferson | Hail | 1.5" hail | |
| Stoughton (1.67 WSW) | Dane | Hail | 1.25" hail | Multiple reports of quarter to half dollar size hail in Stoughton and surrounding area. |
| Okee (2.04 NE) | Columbia | Hail | 1.25" hail | |
| Madison Morey Arpt (.69 S) | Dane | Hail | 1" hail | |
| Ashton Corners (.69 N) | Dane | Hail | 1" hail | Multiple reports of quarter size hail north of Middleton. |
| Waunakee (.86 NW) | Dane | Hail | 1" hail | |
| Baraboo (3.99 NNE) | Sauk | Hail | 1" hail | |
| Arlington (.85 NW) | Columbia | Hail | 1" hail | Nickel to quarter size hail. |
| Beaver Dam (.85 SW) | Dodge | Hail | 1" hail | |
| Ixonia (.5 W) | Jefferson | Hail | 1" hail | |
| Monterey (.86 NW) | Waukesha | Hail | 1" hail | |
| Camp Randall Stadium (.5 E) | Dane | Hail | 0.75" hail | |
| Oregon | Dane | Hail | 0.75" hail | |
| Rubicon (.5 E) | Dodge | Hail | 0.75" hail | |
| Rubicon (.5 E) | Dodge | Hail | 0.75" hail |
Service areas this storm touched