Buffalo County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 14, 2026
Buffalo County, Wisconsin has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 1 tornado report among 52 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 20 hail reports with hail up to 3" and 31 high-wind reports with gusts up to 60 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in September 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Buffalo County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Buffalo County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Buffalo County
Recent storms — full detail available in the app
Storm activity from the last 30 days is summarized at the county level on this page. Exact locations, radar snapshots, and official warning boundaries for recent events are available with a free account.
See the specifics — free →Storm log — the official record, day by day
Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.
Friday, August 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 315 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking decaying thunderstorms generating strong wind gusts along a line extending from near Blair to near St. Charles to 8 miles southwest of Preston. Movement was east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 20, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 448 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Plum City to near Mantorville to near Clarks Grove. Movement was southeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Strong thunderstorms will be near...”
- Wind 50 mph Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 718 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Arcadia, moving northeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Independence around 725 AM CDT. Whitehall around 730 AM CDT.”
“At 704 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Wabasha, moving northeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Mondovi around 725 AM CDT.”
- Hail 0.88" Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, June 19, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 749 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles west of Independence to near Alma. Movement was southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Strong thunderstorms will be near...”
“At 654 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15 miles north of Wabasha, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Mondovi, Modena, Maxville, The Big Swamp Area, Urne and Misha Mokwa.”
- Hail 0.88" Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 18, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Trees and power lines down south of Waumandee. (ARX)”
- Wind Unknown 1 SW Waumandee SPC verified report
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 458 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Kellogg, or near Wabasha, moving northeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Wabasha and Alma around 505 AM CDT.”
“At 1229 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Alma to near Stockton. Movement was northeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
- Hail 0.75" Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 3 W Marshland SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 E Montana SPC verified report
Friday, June 5, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 850 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Durand, or 11 miles north of Wabasha, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
“At 802 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Stockholm, or 13 miles northwest of Wabasha, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Wabasha around 815 PM CDT.”
- Hail 0.88" Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 4, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1.5", wind gusts up to 60 mph
- Hail 1.5" 1 NW Fountain City SPC verified report
- Wind 60 mph 2 N Waumandee SPC verified report
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 517 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Kellogg, or near Wabasha, moving east at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Alma and Kellogg around 525 PM CDT.”
- Hail 0.5" Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“Strong wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible over the next few hours across portions of southeast Minnesota, northeast Iowa, and southwest Wisconsin in the wake of exit precipitation.”
- Wind 50 mph Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, May 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 925 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Mondovi, moving northeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Strum around 935 PM CDT.”
- Hail 0.5" Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, April 23, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 906 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles west of Arcadia to near Winona to 8 miles north of Houston. Movement was northeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Arcadia and Trempealeau around 910 PM CDT.”
“At 841 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Wabasha to near Rollingstone to 7 miles northwest of Rushford. Movement was northeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Strong thunderstorms will be near...”
- Wind 55 mph Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, April 17, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — 1 tornado report
“This EF3 tornado (maximum estimated wind speed 140 mph) formed a few miles southwest of the town of Cream around 3:27 pm and traveled 8 miles to the northeast finally l (ARX)”
- Tornado Tornado Cream SPC verified report
Monday, April 13, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1.5"
- Hail 1.5" 4 N Alma SPC verified report
- Hail 1.5" 1 NW Nelson SPC verified report
Sunday, April 12, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 3"
“Report made at 713pm after hail core had passed this location. Time of hailfall estimated from radar. (ARX)”
- Hail 3" 1 ESE Waumandee SPC verified report
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 645 AM CDT, doppler radar indicated an area of storms approximately along and north of I-90 from southeast Minnesota into west-central Wisconsin. Up to nickel sized hail has been reported with these storms as well as frequent lightning. The storms are moving east at 55 mph. Hazard: Nickel size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. A few locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.88" Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“...WINTER STORM MOVING EAST. IMPACTS ONGOING ACROSS THE REGION... .Moderate to heavy snow continues across southwest Wisconsin with significant blowing and drifting due to strong gusts to 40 to 50 mph. Widespread heavy impacts are ongoing so the Blizzard Warning will continue in southwest Wisconsin until 1 PM.”
“...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS INTO AT LEAST EARLY MORNING, BLOWING AND DRIFTING INTO AT LEAST MID-MORNING... .Moderate to heavy snow continues across southwest Wisconsin with significant blowing and drifting due to strong gusts to 40 to 50 mph. Widespread heavy impacts are ongoing so the Blizzard Warning will continue in these areas until midday.”
- Wind 50 mph Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW MOVING IN THIS AFTERNOON... .The first round of this winter storm is will continue to exit east into eastern WI which will leave a brief lull across the area for the early afternoon. During this period, winds will begin to increase with wind gusts of 40 to 55 mph by the early evening.”
“...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW MOVING IN THIS AFTERNOON... .The first round of this winter storm is beginning to exit the area late this morning which will leave a brief lull across the area for the late morning and early afternoon. During this period, winds will begin to increase with wind gusts of 40 to 55 mph by the early evening.”
- Wind 55 mph Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 14, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM MOVES IN THIS EVENING... .A dangerous and potentially historic winter storm will move into the region this evening and continue through early Monday morning. Snow will move into the region this evening north of Interstate 90 with snowfall rates increasing throughout the overnight.”
“...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM MOVES IN THIS EVENING... .A dangerous and potentially historic winter storm will move into the region this evening and continue through early Monday morning. Snow will move into the region this evening north of Interstate 90 with snowfall rates increasing throughout the overnight.”
- Wind 50 mph Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, March 13, 2026
4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts of 45 to 55 mph. WHERE...Portions of central, north central, southwest, and west central Wisconsin. WHEN...Until 1 PM CDT this afternoon. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 to 55 mph. WHERE...Adams, Clark, Juneau, Taylor, Buffalo, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, and Trempealeau Counties. WHEN...Until 1 PM CDT this afternoon. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 55 mph Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, March 12, 2026
5 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. WHERE...Adams, Clark, Juneau, Taylor, Buffalo, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, and Trempealeau Counties. WHEN...From midnight tonight to 1 PM CDT Friday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...West to northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. WHERE...Adams, Clark, Juneau, Taylor, Buffalo, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, and Trempealeau Counties. WHEN...From midnight tonight to 1 PM CDT Friday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 55 mph Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of central, north central, southwest, and west central Wisconsin. WHEN...From midnight Thursday Night to 1 PM CDT Friday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 654 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms in west central and central Wisconsin moving northeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Half inch hail. Impact: Minor hail damage is possible. This includes Interstate 94 between mile markers 117 and 141.”
- Hail 0.5" Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, March 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 838 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Buffalo City, or 7 miles southeast of Alma, moving northeast at 50 mph. Hazard: Penny size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Independence around 900 PM CST.”
- Hail 0.75" Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, December 29, 2025
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“...HAZARDOUS WINTER STORM THIS MORNING... .Areas of heavy snow and widespread strong northwest winds persist hazardous travel conditions this morning. Blizzard conditions due to blowing snow and 40 to 50 mph winds primarily affect open and unsheltered locations of northeast Iowa and southeast Minnesota.”
- Wind 50 mph Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, December 18, 2025
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“...BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW, GUSTY WINDS, REDUCED VISIBILITIES, AND FLASH FREEZE... .Numerous snow showers and gusty winds to 50 mph through this evening. Bursts of heavy snow combined with the gusty winds resulting in rapidly reduced visibilities and periods of whiteout conditions.”
“...BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW, GUSTY WINDS, REDUCED VISIBILITIES, AND FLASH FREEZE... .A cold front moves through the region this afternoon bringing scattered to numerous snow showers and gusty winds up to 50 mph through this evening.”
- Wind 50 mph Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“...SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ON WEDNESDAY MORNING... .Rain will change over to snow overnight and into Wednesday morning across much of the local area with increasing wind gusts of 40 to 55 mph at times. In combination with these strong wind gusts, accumulating snow near and north of Interstate 90 will result in slippery road conditions and visibility reductions.”
- Wind 55 mph Buffalo County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Buffalo County, WI?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 52 severe weather events in Buffalo County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Did it hail in Buffalo County recently?
Yes — 20 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 3" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
How do I see hail history for a specific address in Buffalo County?
Create a free IDOLCheck account and run an address check. It shows verified storm reports and official NWS warning boundaries around any specific property, including the most recent 30 days — county-level pages like this one only tell part of the story.