Marquette County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Marquette County, Wisconsin has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 2 tornado reports among 41 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 17 hail reports with hail up to 2" and 22 high-wind reports with gusts up to 80 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.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Marquette County
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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.
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 247 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Montello, or 12 miles northeast of Portage, moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Penny size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.75" Marquette County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, August 9, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 80 mph
“Delayed Report. Estimated 70-80mph winds. House with metal roofing panels peeled off and blown off of the house. 5-10 trees nearby were uprooted or had limbs snapped fr (MKX)”
“At 844 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 8 miles east of Wonewoc, or 9 miles south of Mauston, moving southeast at 25 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. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 80 mph 6 SE Endeavor SPC verified report
- Hail 0.5" Marquette County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Report of downed tree at the intersection of 10th Dr & WI 23 west of Montello. Time estimated from radar data. (MKX)”
- Wind Unknown 3 NE Packwaukee SPC verified report
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 804 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southeast of Montello, or 16 miles northeast of Portage, moving northeast at 30 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. Locations impacted include...”
“At 636 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northwest of Portage, moving northeast 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. Locations impacted include... Packwaukee, Endeavor, and Briggsville.”
- Hail 0.5" Marquette County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Marquette County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 502 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Napowan Scout Camp to near Wautoma to 7 miles west of Westfield. Movement was east at 20 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.”
- Hail 0.75" Marquette County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 1207 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles north of Portage to near Cambria. Movement was east at 10 mph. Hazard: Penny size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Accumulating hail is possible. Locations impacted include... Randolph, Manchester, Friesland, Kingston, and Dalton.”
- Hail 0.75" Marquette County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...Easterly winds up to 60 mph expected as drying showers move eastward through the area. WHERE...Columbia, Green Lake, Marquette, and Sauk Counties. WHEN...Until 2 PM CDT this afternoon. IMPACTS...Damaging winds may blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel may become difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
- Wind 60 mph Marquette County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports
“Large branch down from oak tree and minor shingle damage from a newer roof. (MKX)”
“2 foot diameter pine tree trunk snapped. Picture from social media. Time est from radar. (MKX)”
- Wind Unknown 4 WSW Westfield SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 8 N Pardeeville SPC verified report
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1", wind gusts up to 60 mph
- Wind 60 mph 1 W Oxford SPC verified report
- Hail 1" 1 W Oxford SPC verified report
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 150 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty winds on the backside of the showers along a line extending from 8 miles northeast of Antigo to near Fort Mc Coy to near Blue Grass. 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. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Marquette County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 16, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1210 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Portage to near Pardeeville to near Rio. Movement was northeast at 50 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. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Marquette County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, April 17, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 305 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Baraboo, 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. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.88" Marquette County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 2", wind gusts up to 50 mph, 2 tornado reports
“Trained spotter reports 2 inch diameter hail in Endeavor. (MKX)”
“At 101 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong wind gusts persisting across the area. While the line of storms is well to the east, these wind gusts will continue for the next 30 minutes. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Tornado Tornado 1 S Endeavor SPC verified report
- Tornado Tornado 1 ESE Briggsville SPC verified report
- Hail 2" 3 W Endeavor SPC verified report
- Wind 50 mph Marquette County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Marquette County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, April 13, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 330 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Lake Delton, or over Wisconsin Dells, moving northeast 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... Portage, Wisconsin Dells, Lake Delton, Packwaukee, Oxford, Endeavor, and Briggsville.”
“At 409 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Portage, 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. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Marquette County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Marquette County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, April 12, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 601 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from 7 miles north of Portage to near Cambria. Movement was northeast at 55 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 Marquette County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 515 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from 10 miles east of Fremont to near Poynette to near Darlington. Movement was northeast 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 411 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from near Plainfield to 8 miles northeast of Spring Green to near Hazel Green. 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Marquette County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Marquette County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 803 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Friendship to 6 miles east of Mauston. Movement was east at 50 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. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Marquette County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, March 13, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. WHERE...Portions of east central, south central, and southeast Wisconsin. WHEN...Until 4 PM CDT this afternoon. IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
- Wind 60 mph Marquette County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, March 12, 2026
4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...Initially, south winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected, particularly within precipitation. Then, west winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of east central, south central, and southeast Wisconsin. WHEN...Until 4 PM CDT Friday. IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected.”
“WHAT...Initially, south winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected, particularly within precipitation. Then, west winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of east central, south central, and southeast Wisconsin. WHEN...10 PM Tonight Until 4 PM CDT Friday. IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected.”
- Wind 60 mph Marquette County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Marquette County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Marquette County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Marquette County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Overnight southerly winds 25 to 30 mph gusting up to 50 mph. Then, during the day Friday, west winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of east central, south central, and southeast Wisconsin. WHEN...From midnight Thursday Night to 6 PM CDT Friday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.”
- Wind 50 mph Marquette County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, December 28, 2025
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. A few gusts to 55 mph may occur along the Lake Michigan shoreline. WHERE...Portions of east central, south central, and southeast Wisconsin. WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 6 PM CST Monday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 55 mph Marquette County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, December 27, 2025
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 2 and 5 inches. Winds gusting as high as 50 to 55 MPH, highest near Lake Michigan. WHERE...Portions of east central, south central, and southeast Wisconsin. WHEN...From 6 PM Sunday to noon CST Monday. IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility.”
“WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. A few gusts to 55 mph may occur along the Lake Michigan shoreline. WHERE...Portions of east central, south central, and southeast Wisconsin. WHEN...From 6 PM Sunday to 6 PM CST Monday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 55 mph Marquette County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Marquette County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, September 19, 2025
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1"
- Hail 1" Briggsville SPC verified report
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Marquette County, WI?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 41 severe weather events in Marquette County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Has there been hail in Marquette County recently?
Yes — 17 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 2" recorded.
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