Mid-May Hail
At the May 17 Virtual Brown Bag, Dave Jones discussed the May 7 hail event that struck some locations near Warrens as well as the May 11 hail event. Since then, additional hail has fallen and impacted several locations in Wisconsin’s central growing region.
On May 18, a storm dropped a majority of the worst hail across southern Cranmoor, blew through Wisconsin Rapids and then out east towards I39. Several marshes received hail on its way through. Most hail was pea-sized, with the largest stones being as large as a quarter. While most locations saw 3-5 minutes of hail, others saw up to 7 minutes, and the quantities of hail were highly variable.
Lesser impacted marshes saw 0-1 upright severed per square foot, while other marshes saw 6+ severed uprights per square foot. Early modern hybrids took a disproportionate amount of injury because they were further along in development.
