Madison, WI Hail & Wind Storm History
Severe weather within ~25 miles of Madison, Wisconsin or recorded for its county over the last 12 months — NWS warnings, observed storm reports, and official records, consolidated.
Madison, Wisconsin storm history at a glance (last 12 months)
This free weather history for Madison — home to roughly 285,300 residents in Dane County — draws on StormAuditor's consolidated public record: 280 wind and hail events within 25 miles of Madison or recorded for Dane County in the trailing 12 months — 96 wind events and 184 hail events, including a maximum observed wind gust of 70 mph and observed hail up to 4″. Dane County as a whole recorded 280 events (87 wind · 193 hail). Events fuse NWS warnings, observed Local Storm Reports, station measurements, and official NCEI records, consolidated into a single event table.
Biggest storm days near Madison
- April 14, 2026 — 155 recorded events · 19 wind · 136 hail
- April 17, 2026 — 25 recorded events · 13 wind · 12 hail
- June 10, 2026 — 13 recorded events · 10 wind · 3 hail
- July 2, 2026 — 12 recorded events · 7 wind · 5 hail
- June 24, 2026 — 10 recorded events · 5 wind · 5 hail
Madison hail map and wind map
Researching hail in Madison or severe wind in Madison? Radar-derived hail swaths and peak-gust wind swaths for Wisconsin — including the Madison metro — are on the Hail Explorer and Wind Explorer: pick any storm date and see how estimated hail size and wind gust bands tracked through Dane County. County-level activity is on the impact heatmap, and day-by-day history is on the Storm Calendar.
Free Madison weather report by address
Area maps show where storms tracked; an insurance claim or roof inspection needs what happened at the property. Start with a free weather report check: the Free Report Snapshot answers YES/NO instantly on estimated damaging wind (45+ mph) and damage-capable hail (0.75 in. or larger) at any Madison address, and the Address Lookup adds free Madison wind history and free Madison hail history context — NWS warnings, storm reports, and NOAA observations — at no charge. When you need the full document, a complete Weather Report is $2.99 and covers every qualifying storm date at one address. All values are estimates from public NOAA data under our published methodology — research documentation, not certified weather records (see Limitations).
Free Madison storm data download
The Madison dataset on this page — every wind and hail event within about 25 miles of Madison or recorded for Dane County from the last 12 months, consolidated so the same source record is never counted twice (a storm that triggered several NWS warning products shows each product), with dates, counties, event types, measured gusts, and hail sizes — downloads free, reusable with attribution under the data license: download CSV · download JSON. Because the radius can cross county and state lines while county records can extend beyond it, these counts can legitimately differ from the Dane County-only totals above. Statewide files are on the Wisconsin storm data page.
More Wisconsin city storm pages: Milwaukee hail & wind history · Green Bay hail & wind history · Kenosha hail & wind history · Appleton hail & wind history · Waukesha hail & wind history · Eau Claire hail & wind history · Janesville hail & wind history · Mount Pleasant hail & wind history · Wisconsin statewide storm data
About this page: built by Storm Auditor LLC from public NOAA/NWS records — deduplicated warnings, storm reports, station measurements, and official records on a rolling 12-month window, under the published methodology. See the StormAuditor Editorial Team for how content is produced.
Data last refreshed September 19, 2026. Counts cover severe and sub-severe wind and hail; flood activity and Special Weather Statements are tracked separately on the dashboard.