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La Crosse County, Wisconsin Hail Map & History

La Crosse County was hit as recently as 2026-06-10, 51 days ago. La Crosse County is hit in most years. The largest stone on record here is 4 inches, a grapefruit and 4 times the National Weather Service's 1 inch severe criterion, reported on 2023-07-28 near West Salem.

25
hail days since 2010
5
days with 2″+ hail
1
hail days this year
4.00″
largest stone on record

Colored swath = NOAA MRMS radar-estimated hail size; dots = NOAA SPC reports in Wisconsin. Radar-indicated, not a guarantee of damage.

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How often it hails in La Crosse County

NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has logged 25 separate hail days here since 2010 -- 1.5 a year over 17 years of record. Those days carry 86 separate reports between them, better than three on a typical one. 4 of those 17 years produced none at all. The busiest single year was 2021, with 4 hail days. The last five years track the long-run rate, with 7 days since 2022.

5 of the 25 days reached 2 inches or more -- 20%, or about one hail day in 5, the last on 2024-09-21. They land in the same month as everything else, July. 7 of the 25 days reached golf-ball size, 1.75 inches or bigger.

Across the whole of Wisconsin, see the Wisconsin hail map and history.

Hardest-hit places in La Crosse County

Reports cluster nearest Holmen -- 9 of the county's 25 hail days -- then La Crosse (6), West Salem (5), New Amsterdam (5) and Onalaska (5). Beyond those, NOAA names Barre Mills, Bangor and Saint Joseph on more than one hail day apiece.

PlaceHail days since 2010Largest stone
Holmen52.50″
1 W West Salem32.50″
1 WSW West Salem22.50″
Onalaska22.50″
West Salem22.00″

When it hails in La Crosse County

The season runs April through August: 22 of the 25 hail days on record fall in those 5 months (88%). July is the single busiest month, with 8 of them (32%). That peak sits inside the window rather than at either end. Hail has also been reported in March, September and December, outside that window. Reports span 8 of the 12 calendar months; the other 4 have never produced one.

MonthHail days
March1
April4
May3
June4
July8
August3
September1
December1

Recent La Crosse County hail days

That day put 3 reports on the map, the biggest 1.5 inches near New Amsterdam. 1 hail day has already been reported this year.

DateMax hailReports
2026-06-101.50″3
2024-09-212.00″2
2024-07-131.00″1
2023-07-284.00″17
2023-03-311.00″1
2022-05-191.75″9
2022-05-091.00″1
2021-12-151.25″1

How to read the La Crosse County map

The colored swath is NOAA's MRMS radar estimate of the largest hail per ~1 km cell; the dots are SPC ground reports. Yellow is about an inch, red 1.5 to 2″, purple 2″ and up (hail size vs roof damage). On this county's worst day the reports reached 4 inches, which is the purple band. Look up a street address with the hail history by address tool.

Nearby counties

The nearest counties with a page of their own, over the state line included: Vernon County (19 hail days), Trempealeau County (43), Monroe County (25) and Houston County, Minnesota (15). La Crosse County sits in between.

Vernon County · Trempealeau County · Monroe County · Houston County, Minnesota

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FAQ

How often does it hail in La Crosse County, Wisconsin?
NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has logged 25 separate hail days here since 2010 -- 1.5 a year over 17 years of record.
When is hail season in La Crosse County?
The season runs April through August: 22 of the 25 hail days on record fall in those 5 months (88%).
How big does hail get in La Crosse County?
The largest stone on record here is 4 inches, a grapefruit and 4 times the National Weather Service's 1 inch severe criterion, reported on 2023-07-28 near West Salem.
When was the last hail in La Crosse County?
La Crosse County was hit as recently as 2026-06-10, 51 days ago.
Is the La Crosse County hail map free?
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Data & method: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports + NOAA MRMS MESH radar, La Crosse County, Wisconsin only. Radar-indicated and observation-based -- informational only, not a guarantee of damage or a valid claim.