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Onalaska, 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 Onalaska city centroid, 1950 to present.

184hail events since 1950
109≥ 1.00" (quarter) or larger
4.00"largest on record · 2023-07-28
2024-09-21most recent hail event

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Hail by year — last 15 years

YearHail events ≤ 10 miLargest hail
2026 0
2025 0
2024 2 2.00" (hen egg)
2023 12 4.00" (softball)
2022 10 1.75" (golf ball)
2021 11 1.50" (ping pong ball)
2020 10 2.50" (tennis ball)
2019 1 0.75" (penny)
2018 1 0.75" (penny)
2017 6 1.75" (golf ball)
2016 0
2015 3 1.50" (ping pong ball)
2014 6 1.00" (quarter)
2013 13 2.50" (tennis ball)
2012 3 1.50" (ping pong 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
2025-07-28 Thunderstorm Wind 63 mph 5.6 mi
2025-07-28 Thunderstorm Wind 58 mph 3.3 mi
2025-07-28 Thunderstorm Wind 66 mph 2.4 mi
2025-06-25 Tornado EF1 7.2 mi
2025-06-25 Tornado EF0 7.5 mi
2024-09-21 Hail 2.00" 6.2 mi
2024-07-13 Thunderstorm Wind 66 mph 2.4 mi
2024-07-13 Thunderstorm Wind 69 mph 0.8 mi
2024-07-13 Thunderstorm Wind 69 mph 0.8 mi
2024-07-13 Thunderstorm Wind 52 mph 4.5 mi

2025-07-28: “An NWS Employee reported a large tree and some smaller trees down across Bliss Road 2 miles east-southeast of La Crosse.”

2025-07-28: “The public reported a large maple tree downed in the city of La Crosse.”

2025-07-28: “The ASOS station KLSE at La Crosse Regional Airport observed a 66 mph wind gust.”

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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