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Franklin, WI hail history

Every figure below is from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database — the official NWS record — counting events recorded within 10 miles of the Franklin city centroid, 1950 to present.

171hail events since 1950
95≥ 1.00" (quarter) or larger
3.00"largest on record · 2015-08-02
2026-04-21most recent hail event

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Hail by year — last 15 years

YearHail events ≤ 10 miLargest hail
2026 6 1.00" (quarter)
2025 18 1.75" (golf ball)
2024 20 1.50" (ping pong ball)
2023 14 1.25" (half dollar)
2022 4 1.25" (half dollar)
2021 1 0.88" (nickel)
2020 0
2019 0
2018 1 0.75" (penny)
2017 4 0.75" (penny)
2016 4 1.00" (quarter)
2015 16 3.00" (tea cup)
2014 8 1.00" (quarter)
2013 3 1.50" (ping pong ball)
2012 4 1.75" (golf ball)

Note: the current and prior year reflect the latest NCEI compile and grow as NWS finalizes reports; same-day activity appears on this site's storm-day pages before it reaches this table.

Wind and tornado record

Most recent recorded events

DateTypeMagnitudeDistance
2026-04-21 Hail 1.00" 9.9 mi
2026-04-21 Hail 0.88" 6.8 mi
2026-04-21 Hail 1.00" 6.5 mi
2026-04-21 Hail 1.00" 5.3 mi
2026-04-21 Hail 1.00" 7.7 mi
2026-04-17 Tornado EF0 7.2 mi
2026-04-17 Tornado EF1 5.9 mi
2026-04-17 Thunderstorm Wind 81 mph 5.5 mi
2026-04-17 Tornado EF1 2.8 mi
2026-04-17 Tornado EF0 7.3 mi

2026-04-21: “Pictures provided.”

2026-04-21: “Pictures provided by the weather observer at Mitchell Field.”

2026-04-17: “Tornado started near Raynor Ave and tracked to the northeast while crossing 5 Mile and 6 Mile Rd before ending near 7 Mile Rd. Most damage was minor but some sheet metal was lofted from a barn. Tornado tracked just to the east of the Milwaukee Airport Terminal Doppler Radar.”

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Nearby hail history

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NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure.

source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-08-09