Hail in Taylor County, Wisconsin

Emergency manager reported golf ball sized hail at the fairgrounds in Medford.

Two areas of strong to severe storms shifted southeast and east through central Minnesota and northeast Iowa, respectively, during the late afternoon into the early evening of July 28th. As the northern cluster of severe storms traversed western into central Wisconsin during the early evening hours, damaging wind gusts resulted in fallen power poles near Nelson (Buffalo County) and tennis ball sized hail near Medford (Taylor County). The clusters of storms continued to intensify as they progressed east through western and central Wisconsin, resulting in widespread damage from wind and very large to giant hail. The highest recorded wind gust of 77 mph near Lone Rock (Richland County) resulted in extensive damage to barns and trees. The largest hail reports were tea cup to softball size near West Salem (La Crosse County) and tea cup size near Galesville (Trempealeau County).