Hail History

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Hail history im Elkhorn, WI

Last hail im 10 milesAug 9, 20261.00 in (25-cent coin)
Hail days, last 12 months2
Largest hail im 20062.50 in (tennis ball)May 2, 2018
Hail days im 200628
Days im hail 1 inch imwin20
Tornadoes im 10 miles12
Wind dmg wutuk im 10 miles78

Hail wutuk im 10 miles im Elkhorn im 28 days im 2006. Stones imwin im 2.50 in (tennis ball) im May 2, 2018. Hail ej common im May im July.

Recent hail im Elkhorn

DateHail sizeWhereSource
Aug 9, 20261.25 in
50-cent coin		Lake Geneva
2 hail reports · closest 9 mi im Elkhorn		NWS storm report (preliminary)
Apr 15, 20261.00 in
25-cent coin		Elkhorn Airport
1 hail report · closest 2 mi im Elkhorn		NOAA Storm Events
May 15, 20251.50 in
ping pong ball		Spring Prairie
1 hail report · closest 8 mi im Elkhorn		NOAA Storm Events

One row im day: largest hail wutuk im day im 10 miles, places im number im wutuk.

Hail days near Elkhorn by year

30610710810911011111221311411511631711821912012112222324125226

When hail season peaks near Elkhorn

Of the 28 hail days since 2006, most fell in May (8) and July (5).

JanFeb1Mar3Apr8May4Jun5Jul4Aug3SepOctNovDec

Largest hail storms near Elkhorn

May 2, 2018 · 2.50 in (tennis ball) · Williams Bay (7 mi from Elkhorn)

National Weather Service description (English): Wind driven ping pong size hail broke a window on the 90 foot dome of the Yerkes Observatory.

May 22, 2011 · 1.75 in (golf ball) · Richmond (10 mi from Elkhorn)

Aug 30, 2013 · 1.50 in (ping pong ball) · Richmond (8 mi from Elkhorn)

May 12, 2014 · 1.50 in (ping pong ball) · Elkhorn (0 mi from Elkhorn)

Sep 7, 2021 · 1.50 in (ping pong ball) · Delavan (5 mi from Elkhorn)

Tornadoes within 10 miles of Elkhorn

DateRatingWherePath
Apr 17, 2026EF1Darien
9 mi from Elkhorn		2.8 mi long, 75 yd wide
Apr 17, 2026EF1Delavan
8 mi from Elkhorn		2.7 mi long, 75 yd wide
Apr 17, 2026EF0Lyons Airport
9 mi from Elkhorn		1.8 mi long, 50 yd wide
Apr 15, 2026EF1Delavan Lake
5 mi from Elkhorn		2.8 mi long, 75 yd wide
Apr 14, 2026EF1Troy
5 mi from Elkhorn		7.3 mi long, 75 yd wide
Jun 22, 2024EF1Delavan Airport
5 mi from Elkhorn		6.0 mi long, 150 yd wide
Jun 22, 2024EF1Linton
9 mi from Elkhorn		5.3 mi long, 100 yd wide
Apr 5, 2023EF0Lake Geneva
10 mi from Elkhorn		0.5 mi long, 75 yd wide
Mar 31, 2023EF0Como
5 mi from Elkhorn		6.0 mi long, 150 yd wide
Aug 10, 2020EF0Zenda
9 mi from Elkhorn		3.3 mi long, 50 yd wide
Aug 20, 2018EF0Delavan
5 mi from Elkhorn		0.7 mi long, 150 yd wide
Aug 18, 2015EF1Lake Geneva
8 mi from Elkhorn		4.9 mi long, 75 yd wide

Damaging thunderstorm winds near Elkhorn

78 reports of damaging thunderstorm wind within 10 miles of Elkhorn since 2006, on 53 days. The strongest measured gust was 74 mph on Aug 9, 2009.

DateStrongest gustWhereSource
Jul 3, 2026100 mph, ekkarDarien, Delavan Lake, Walworth
6 wutuk wind		NWS storm report (preliminary)
Jun 11, 202658 mph, ekkarFontana
1 wutuk wind		NOAA Storm Events
Apr 2, 202658 mph, ekkarElkhorn
1 wutuk wind		NOAA Storm Events
Aug 6, 202470 mph, ekkarWandawega, Troy, Millard
4 wutuk wind		NOAA Storm Events
Jul 14, 202470 mph, ekkarMillard
1 wutuk wind		NOAA Storm Events
May 22, 202458 mph, ekkarElkhorn Airport
1 wutuk wind		NOAA Storm Events
May 21, 202458 mph, ekkarWanoawega
1 wutuk wind		NOAA Storm Events
May 7, 202458 mph, ekkarDelavan, Bardwell
2 wutuk wind		NOAA Storm Events
Mar 4, 202460 mph, ekkarDarien
1 wutuk wind		NOAA Storm Events
Aug 24, 202358 mph, ekkarDelavan Lake, Darien
2 wutuk wind		NOAA Storm Events

Wind imwin thunderstorm ej 58 mph anikaj, im wind ej kajjitok dmg. Imwin wind ej imwin eokta weather stations; ekkar ej imwin eokta spotters im dmg surveys.

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Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (final records through Jun 30, 2026) and National Weather Service Local Storm Reports (preliminary, since then). Distances are measured from the center of Elkhorn.

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