Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 13, 2026
Jackson County, Wisconsin has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 4 tornado reports among 65 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 29 hail reports with hail up to 2.5" and 32 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 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.
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Jackson County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
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 →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.
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 1213 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles east of Shortville, or 11 miles east of Neillsville, moving southeast at 20 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.”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 642 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Whitehall, moving east at 30 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... Alma Center around 710 AM CDT.”
“At 716 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Black River Falls to North Bend. Movement was southeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea 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...”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 421 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking decaying thunderstorms generating strong wind gusts along a line extending from near Black River Falls to 6 miles south of Bangor to 8 miles north of Waukon. Movement was east at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“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...”
1 SPC verified storm report — 1 tornado report
“A brief tornado occurred just southwest of Black River Falls based on radar and pictures from traffic cameras. (ARX)”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 138 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Galesville, or 13 miles southeast of Arcadia, moving southeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Holmen and Brice Prairie around 145 AM CDT. La Crosse and Onalaska around 150 AM CDT.”
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 840 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hatfield, or 8 miles south of Neillsville, moving east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern Clark and east central Jackson Counties, including the following locations...”
“At 727 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hatfield, or 9 miles southwest of Neillsville, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 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... Shortville around 740 PM CDT.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1153 AM CDT, trained weather spotters reported gusty showers along a line extending from near Millston to 9 miles northeast of La Farge to near Spring Green. Movement was northeast at 60 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 913 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Blair, or near Whitehall, moving northeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 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... Alma Center around 930 PM CDT.”
“At 614 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Blair, or 11 miles southeast of Whitehall, moving northeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 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...”
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 643 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles west of Alma Center, or 11 miles east of Whitehall, moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Black River Falls around 700 PM CDT.”
“At 559 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles west of Greenwood to near Fairchild to near Osseo. Movement was southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 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.”
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1"
“Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (ARX)”
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1"
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 1"
“At 541 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles southeast of Shortville, or 15 miles southeast of Neillsville, moving northeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 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.”
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.”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1008 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Millston, or 11 miles northwest of Tomah, moving east at 50 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.”
“At 955 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Chippewa Falls to near Augusta to 6 miles southwest of Black River Falls. Movement was northeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. 53 mph was observed in Eau Claire. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 1145 AM CDT, automated weather observations reported strong winds behind a line of showers from 6 miles northwest of Cashton to 6 miles west of Richland Center. Movement was northeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 832 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Tomah, moving northeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 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 648 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Osseo to near Humbird to near Hatfield. Movement was northeast at 40 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. Strong thunderstorms will be near...”
4 SPC verified storm reports — 3 tornado reports
“This tornado developed southwest of Hatfield along the Black River and churned eastward... causing extensive damage to trees as it roughly paralleled Old Highway 54. De (ARX)”
“An officer reported a tornado near the intersection of County Rd M and Highway 10 heading east. (ARX)”
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 2.5"
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1.75"
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1.75"
2 NWS warnings — 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...”
“At 729 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms with the leading edge near Babcock to 6 miles west of Necedah. Movement was east at 45 mph. Hazard: Penny size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 725 PM CDT, doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorms in west-central and central Wisconsin, moving northeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 30 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage is possible.”
“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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 65 severe weather events in Jackson County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Yes — 29 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 2.5" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
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