HailEvidence → hail history → Cross Plains, WI
Cross Plains, 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 Cross Plains city centroid, 1950 to present.
Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 8 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2024 | 5 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2023 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2022 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2021 | 7 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2020 | 2 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2019 | 4 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2018 | 2 | 0.88" (nickel) |
| 2017 | 8 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2016 | 14 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2015 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2014 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2013 | 1 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2012 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
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
- 98 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 81 mph, most recent 2025-03-14.
- 18 tornado events, most recent 2025-07-16.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-16 | Hail | 1.00" | 4 mi |
| 2025-07-16 | Tornado | EF0 | 8.2 mi |
| 2025-05-15 | Hail | 1.00" | 4.5 mi |
| 2025-05-15 | Hail | 1.50" | 4.4 mi |
| 2025-05-15 | Hail | 1.00" | 6.6 mi |
| 2025-04-18 | Hail | 0.75" | 8.6 mi |
| 2025-04-18 | Hail | 0.75" | 4.9 mi |
| 2025-04-18 | Hail | 0.75" | 5.2 mi |
| 2025-04-18 | Hail | 1.00" | 4 mi |
| 2025-03-14 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | 6.8 mi |
2025-07-16: “Tornado started along Highway 78 near Racek Road and went through the hills near the Black Hawk Unit before crossing County Highway Y, ending Just across Highway 12. The main area of damage was to the Birchwood Drive neighborhood where about 20 to 40 trees were uprooted or had multiple limbs broken”
2025-03-14: “Mesonet Station EW4463 1 mile east of Mazomanie.”
Disputing a claim at a Cross Plains address?
This page covers the city. A claim dispute needs the record around your address: every NWS-recorded event within 1, 3 and 10 miles, the disputed date highlighted, citations formatted for an insurance appeal.
Verify an address — $29source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-06-12