Hail and wind reports › May 15, 2025 › Wisconsin
Hail and wind reports in Wisconsin, May 15, 2025
60 hail, 40 wind and 15 tornado reports; largest hail 4.00 in; strongest gust 79 mph.
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| Time (UTC) | Type | Size / speed | Place | County | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-15 19:57 | Hail | 1.00 in | Trempealeau | Trempealeau | Picture via social media. (ARX) |
| 05-15 20:00 | Wind | damage | Pepin | Pepin | Delayed report... time estimated from radar. Multiple trees down. (MPX) |
| 05-15 20:02 | Hail | 1.00 in | Nelson | Buffalo | (ARX) |
| 05-15 20:05 | Wind | damage | Arkansaw | Pepin | Delayed report... time estimated from radar. Tree down. (MPX) |
| 05-15 20:13 | Hail | 1.50 in | 6 W Spring Green | Sauk | Report relayed from Broadcast Media. Time estimated from radar. (MKX) |
| 05-15 20:16 | Hail | 1.00 in | Centerville | Trempealeau | (ARX) |
| 05-15 20:18 | Hail | 1.00 in | Arcadia | Trempealeau | (ARX) |
| 05-15 20:24 | Hail | 1.50 in | 1 ENE Sextonville | Richland | County Road B and Post Hollow Ln. (ARX) |
| 05-15 20:30 | Tornado | 3 N Roberts | St. Croix | Deputy reported a tornado on the ground north of Roberts along 110th. (MPX) | |
| 05-15 20:34 | Tornado | 7 S Deer Park | St. Croix | Sent photo of ongoing tornado. (MPX) | |
| 05-15 20:40 | Wind | damage | 3 SSE Star Prairie | St. Croix | Delayed report... time estimated from radar. Part of a roof blown off a shed. (MPX) |
| 05-15 20:42 | Hail | 1.00 in | 1 NE Monroe | Green | (MKX) |
| 05-15 20:43 | Hail | 1.00 in | Ithaca | Richland | Photo via NWS Chat. (ARX) |
| 05-15 20:45 | Hail | 1.00 in | 2 S Genoa | Vernon | Public report via Facebook photo. Time estimated via radar. (ARX) |
| 05-15 20:50 | Hail | 1.25 in | 2 E La Farge | Vernon | Picture via social media. (ARX) |
| 05-15 20:50 | Wind | damage | 2 SSW Amery | Polk | Delayed report... time estimated from radar. Tree down. (MPX) |
| 05-15 20:58 | Hail | 1.00 in | 2 NW Elk Mound | Dunn | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (MPX) |
| 05-15 21:00 | Wind | damage | 3 NE Colfax | Dunn | Delayed report... time estimated from radar. A flagpole was snapped and minor structural damage to home with estimated thunderstorm wind speeds up to 85 mph. (MPX) |
| 05-15 21:02 | Hail | 1.75 in | 6 E Plain | Sauk | Relayed by WISC-TV. Photo of large hail stone next to a hen egg. Time estimated from radar. (MKX) |
| 05-15 21:04 | Wind | damage | 2 W Milltown | Polk | Delayed report... time estimated from radar. Tree down. (MPX) |
| 05-15 21:08 | Hail | 1.50 in | 1 SE Oregon | Dane | Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). (MKX) |
| 05-15 21:08 | Hail | 2.00 in | Madison | Dane | Report from mPING: Hen Egg (2.00 in.). (MKX) |
| 05-15 21:08 | Hail | 1.75 in | 3 W Alma Center | Jackson | Picture via social media. (ARX) |
| 05-15 21:08 | Tornado | 4 SSW Rock Springs | Sauk | A NWS Storm Survey found EF-0 tornado damage from a brief touchdown along Stone Church Drive. Minor damage occurred to trees in a forest along the roadway. Peak wind wa (MKX) | |
| 05-15 21:10 | Hail | 1.00 in | Sparta | Monroe | Via social media. (ARX) |
| 05-15 21:15 | Hail | 4.00 in | 2 W Altoona | Eau Claire | Relayed with photo by WQOW. (MPX) |
| 05-15 21:18 | Hail | 1.75 in | 1 N Buckhorn State Park | Juneau | Image via social media. (ARX) |
| 05-15 21:18 | Hail | 1.75 in | 1 E Adams | Adams | (ARX) |
| 05-15 21:19 | Wind | damage | Frederic | Polk | Delayed report... time estimated from radar. Trees down in town. (MPX) |
| 05-15 21:22 | Wind | 65 mph | New Auburn | Chippewa | Tree down blocking a lane on US-53. Hail up to nickel size. Wind speed measured with car anemometer of 65-75mph gusts. (MPX) |
| 05-15 21:23 | Hail | 2.00 in | 3 SW Chippewa Falls | Chippewa | Report from mPING: Hen Egg (2.00 in.). (MPX) |
| 05-15 21:24 | Hail | 1.00 in | Elroy | Juneau | (ARX) |
| 05-15 21:25 | Hail | 2.00 in | 4 W Cottage Grove | Dane | Only viewable damage right now is to tree canopy. (MKX) |
| 05-15 21:25 | Hail | 2.00 in | Humbird | Clark | Image via social media. (ARX) |
| 05-15 21:25 | Wind | damage | 3 NW Cameron | Barron | Damage to siding of a house. Time estimated from radar. (MPX) |
| 05-15 21:27 | Wind | damage | 5 SE Webster | Burnett | 8 inch diameter tree branch downed across a lane of Hwy WI 70. Time estimated from radar. (DLH) |
| 05-15 21:30 | Hail | 1.00 in | 3 SSW Plainville | Juneau | (ARX) |
| 05-15 21:31 | Wind | damage | 5 ENE Chippewa Falls | Chippewa | Delayed report... time estimated from radar. Downed powerline. (MPX) |
| 05-15 21:34 | Hail | 1.50 in | Camp Douglas | Juneau | (ARX) |
| 05-15 21:35 | Hail | 1.75 in | 7 NE Baraboo | Sauk | (MKX) |
| 05-15 21:36 | Hail | 1.00 in | Portage | Columbia | (MKX) |
| 05-15 21:38 | Wind | damage | 3 ESE Sarona | Washburn | Numerous trees down... power out for 4 hours. (DLH) |
| 05-15 21:39 | Wind | damage | 2 WSW Cornell | Chippewa | Delayed report... time estimated from radar. Trees down. (MPX) |
| 05-15 21:40 | Hail | 1.00 in | 2 NW Waunakee | Dane | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (MKX) |
| 05-15 21:40 | Hail | 1.50 in | 7 S Willard | Clark | Near the town of Seif - Size estimated. Via social media. (ARX) |
| 05-15 21:42 | Tornado | 3 SW Portage | Columbia | A NWS Storm Survey concludes an EF-U tornado occurred southwest of Portage. Multiple videos and calls demonstrate a brief touchdown along Interstate 39. Surveys could n (MKX) | |
| 05-15 21:47 | Tornado | 2 S Christie | Clark | This short-lived tornado snapped the trunks of a few large trees southwest of Christie... WI. The diameter of the largest tree that was snapped was large enough to supp (ARX) | |
| 05-15 21:50 | Hail | 2.25 in | 4 W Cottage Grove | Dane | Report from mPING: Hen Egg+ (2.25 in.) Time estimated from radar. (MKX) |
| 05-15 21:50 | Wind | damage | 5 SW Webb Lake | Burnett | Several branches 6 inch diameter broken off trees. Time estimated from radar. (DLH) |
| 05-15 21:55 | Hail | 1.75 in | 1 NW Wisconsin Dells | Sauk | Relayed via X with photo. (MKX) |
| 05-15 21:55 | Wind | damage | 1 NNW Trego | Washburn | A few trees knocked down from sudden winds. Lawn furniture tossed and damaged. (DLH) |
| 05-15 21:55 | Tornado | 2 NE Christie | Clark | This tornado developed in rural areas of Clark County... WI between Christie and Loyal. As the tornado moved northeast... it damaged multiple trees and removed a portio (ARX) | |
| 05-15 21:56 | Wind | damage | 1 NW Cottage Grove | Dane | Large healthy tree branches snapped off. Some 5-8 inches in diameter. All blown in one direction from south to north. (MKX) |
| 05-15 22:02 | Hail | 1.00 in | 3 SE Palmyra | Walworth | (MKX) |
| 05-15 22:04 | Hail | 1.50 in | Eagle | Waukesha | Pictures of hail to the size of ping pong balls. (MKX) |
| 05-15 22:04 | Wind | damage | 1 SE Ladysmith | Rusk | Delayed report... time estimated from radar. Multiple reports of trees down and some structural damage. (MPX) |
| 05-15 22:04 | Tornado | 4 SSW Loyal | Clark | Law enforcement reported a tornado on the ground near Loyal... WI. (ARX) | |
| 05-15 22:05 | Wind | damage | 2 W Radisson | Sawyer | 6 inch tree down over East bound lane of HWY 70. Road crews are on site removing debris. (DLH) |
| 05-15 22:15 | Wind | damage | 3 W Campbellsport | Fond du Lac | Corrects previous non-tstm wnd dmg report from 3 W Campbellsport. Public report of multiple trees and branches down outside Campbellsport. Time estimated from radar. (MKX) |
| 05-15 22:21 | Tornado | 2 WNW Unity | Clark | This tornado developed in fields west of Unity before tracking northeast toward Colby. As it moved through rural areas of northeastern Clark County... it damaged multip (ARX) | |
| 05-15 22:25 | Hail | 1.00 in | 1 W Dousman | Waukesha | (MKX) |
| 05-15 22:25 | Hail | 1.25 in | Mauston | Juneau | Hail ranged from quarter to half dollar size. (ARX) |
| 05-15 22:30 | Wind | damage | 7 S Loretta | Sawyer | One tree down... light outside furniture and tools tossed around. Wind shredded apart a tarp garage. Time estimated by spotter. (DLH) |
| 05-15 22:30 | Wind | damage | 6 N Winter | Sawyer | Tree fell on cabin roof... twisting and breaking antenna. Time estimated. (DLH) |
| 05-15 22:31 | Wind | damage | 4 SW Union Grove | Kenosha | Public report of large tree branches down and fencing blown down in the Brighton Dale Golf Course area. Time estimated by radar. (MKX) |
| 05-15 22:32 | Tornado | 2 NNW Reeseville | Dodge | A NWS storm survey found EF-1 rated damage from a tornado that began west of Lowell. This tornado was on the ground for approximately 6.7 miles... ending just south of (MKX) | |
| 05-15 22:33 | Wind | damage | Lowell | Dodge | Multiple uprooted trees. Time estimated from radar. (MKX) |
| 05-15 22:37 | Hail | 1.50 in | 4 SW Beaver Dam | Dodge | Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). (MKX) |
| 05-15 22:40 | Hail | 1.00 in | 3 S Richfield | Washington | (MKX) |
| 05-15 22:40 | Wind | damage | 4 NW Namekagon | Bayfield | strong winds and rain... 2 Balsam trees down. (DLH) |
| 05-15 22:41 | Wind | 79 mph | 3 WNW Clam Lake | Bayfield | Measured wind gusts were 60 knots at 538 pm 52 knots at 539 pm 65 knots at 541 pm. Wind instrument 90 ft above ground. Sensor is above tree tops at that location. (DLH) |
| 05-15 22:42 | Tornado | 3 W Juneau | Dodge | A NWS storm survey found EF-2 rated damage from a tornado that began west of Juneau. This tornado was on the ground for approximately 9.2 miles... ending just east of H (MKX) | |
| 05-15 22:49 | Tornado | 2 N Juneau | Dodge | A NWS story survey found EF-1 rated damage from a tornado that began near the Dodge County Airport... north of Juneau. This tornado proceeded to the east before ending (MKX) | |
| 05-15 22:50 | Wind | damage | 3 W Horicon | Dodge | Numerous 4 to 12 inch limbs down and power lines down in Minnesota Junction. Time estimated from radar. (MKX) |
| 05-15 22:53 | Hail | 1.00 in | 1 S Beaver Dam | Dodge | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (MKX) |
| 05-15 22:55 | Wind | 73 mph | 5 NW Kekoskee | Dodge | RAWS site measured on hourly observation. Time estimated from radar. Sensor at 6.1 meters. SSE wind direction. (MKX) |
| 05-15 22:57 | Tornado | 2 WSW Bancroft | Portage | Brief Tornado reported from public via Law Enforcement. (GRB) | |
| 05-15 22:59 | Tornado | 2 WSW Mayville | Dodge | A NWS storm survey found EF-2 rated damage from a tornado that began southwest of Mayville. This tornado continued to the northeast for approximately 5 miles. Peak wind (MKX) | |
| 05-15 23:01 | Tornado | 2 N Keene | Portage | turning north onto County Hwy J... from Hwy 54... I noticed a large funnel cloud with a small column reaching towards the ground. (GRB) | |
| 05-15 23:04 | Hail | 1.25 in | 3 NE Green Lake | Green Lake | (MKX) |
| 05-15 23:05 | Hail | 1.25 in | Mukwonago | Waukesha | (MKX) |
| 05-15 23:06 | Hail | 1.50 in | 4 NNW Bancroft | Portage | (GRB) |
| 05-15 23:08 | Hail | 2.00 in | East Troy | Walworth | (MKX) |
| 05-15 23:08 | Tornado | 2 NNE Theresa | Dodge | NWS Storm Survey: EF-1 tornado... 100mph peak winds... 50 yards wide... path 2.1 miles. Initially part of the Mayville tornado path... adjustments were made based on mo (MKX) | |
| 05-15 23:10 | Hail | 1.75 in | 4 SE Weston | Marathon | Reported Golf ball size hail reported from trained. (GRB) |
| 05-15 23:10 | Wind | damage | 2 SSW Horicon | Dodge | House siding and roof damage. Reported via X. Fox Rd and Helena Rd. Time estimated from radar. (MKX) |
| 05-15 23:10 | Wind | damage | Marengo | Ashland | Report with photo of top half of large spruce tree snapped and down onto the large branch of a nearby tree... all landing near a house. Time estimated. (DLH) |
| 05-15 23:12 | Hail | 1.25 in | Kekoskee | Dodge | Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (MKX) |
| 05-15 23:13 | Hail | 2.50 in | 4 W Waterford | Racine | Tennis-Baseball sized hail causing significant damage to vehicles in far western Waterford near Walworth county border. (MKX) |
| 05-15 23:14 | Hail | 2.50 in | 1 SE Ixonia | Jefferson | Report from mPING: Tennis Ball (2.50 in.). (MKX) |
| 05-15 23:15 | Hail | 1.00 in | 1 SW Lac La Belle | Waukesha | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (MKX) |
| 05-15 23:15 | Hail | 2.00 in | 5 N Lac La Belle | Dodge | Hail ranging from over 0.5 inch diameter to larger than 2 inch diameter at times... lasted approximately 20 minutes. Wind was generally from the west and south... with (MKX) |
| 05-15 23:21 | Wind | damage | 2 W Merrill | Lincoln | Strong winds caused roof damage. (GRB) |
| 05-15 23:22 | Hail | 1.25 in | 1 N Campbellsport | Fond du Lac | Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (MKX) |
| 05-15 23:24 | Hail | 1.25 in | 2 SE Hartford | Washington | (MKX) |
| 05-15 23:27 | Hail | 1.25 in | 2 SE Lomira | Dodge | Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (MKX) |
| 05-15 23:42 | Hail | 1.00 in | 1 NW Wind Lake | Racine | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (MKX) |
| 05-15 23:42 | Hail | 2.00 in | Big Bend | Waukesha | Largest measured. (MKX) |
| 05-15 23:45 | Hail | 1.00 in | 1 SE West Allis | Milwaukee | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (MKX) |
| 05-15 23:45 | Hail | 1.00 in | 1 SW Wausau | Marathon | (GRB) |
| 05-15 23:49 | Wind | damage | 3 W Harshaw | Oneida | 2 trees down near Highway 51. (GRB) |
| 05-15 23:50 | Hail | 1.50 in | 2 WSW Amherst Junction | Portage | (GRB) |
| 05-15 23:53 | Hail | 2.00 in | 3 NNW Kenosha | Kenosha | Picture of 2 inch hail. (MKX) |
| 05-15 23:54 | Wind | damage | Wauwatosa | Milwaukee | Multiple calls for wires down and some tree damage. No significant damage. (MKX) |
| 05-16 00:00 | Hail | 1.25 in | 2 E Elmwood Park | Racine | Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (MKX) |
| 05-16 00:00 | Wind | damage | 4 ESE Bohners Lake | Racine | Several large trees damaged and another tree down on wires in the town of Wheatland. Shed... barn and playset damaged one mile north. Time estimated from radar. (MKX) |
| 05-16 00:00 | Wind | damage | 3 S Union Grove | Kenosha | 2 power poles down in Paris. Time estimated from radar. Reports of individual trees down scattered across Kenosha county. (MKX) |
| 05-16 00:00 | Wind | damage | Wind Point | Racine | Trained storm spotter reported multiple trees down and broken branches up to 12 inches in diameter. Time estimated by radar. (MKX) |
| 05-16 00:00 | Wind | damage | Cascade | Sheboygan | Trees down in the Cascade area. (MKX) |
| 05-16 00:03 | Wind | 60 mph | 2 W North Bay | Racine | Batten International Airport in Racine. (MKX) |
| 05-16 00:04 | Wind | damage | 2 S Cedar Grove | Sheboygan | Grain bins damaged... semi trailer rolled over. (MKX) |
| 05-16 00:05 | Hail | 1.75 in | 3 SE Oak Creek | Milwaukee | Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.). (MKX) |
| 05-16 00:05 | Wind | 61 mph | 2 SW Saint Francis | Milwaukee | Last ASOS observation before power went out for contract observer at General Mitchell International Airport. (MKX) |
| 05-16 00:11 | Wind | 63 mph | 3 NNW Sheboygan Falls | Sheboygan | Southwest wind sustained at 46 mph. (MKX) |
| 05-16 00:20 | Hail | 1.00 in | 1 NW Wind Point | Racine | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (MKX) |
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