Overview
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Multiple supercell thunderstorms developed across northeast Iowa and west central and southwestern Wisconsin during the afternoon of Tuesday, April 14th, 2026. These thunderstorms produced a strong EF3 tornado near Union Center, Wisconsin in addition to multiple reports of hail up to 3.5" in diameter across the region. Up to baseball size wind-driven hail caused widespread damage to Westby, Cashton, and other locations in Vernon County, WI. |
 Radar loop with warnings issued during the April 14, 2026 severe storm event |
Tornadoes
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The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:
| EF0 Weak 65-85 mph |
EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph |
EF2 Significant 111-135 mph |
EF3 Severe 136-165 mph |
EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph |
EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph |
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| Tornadoes that fail to impact any ratable damage indicators on the EF-Scale are rated EF-Unknown (EF-U) | |||||
Storm Reports
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| Map of storm reports received covering the April 14th, 2026 severe weather event. Click to zoom in. (Map by Iowa Environmental Mesonet; reports collected by NWS) |
Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
844 AM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0520 PM Funnel Cloud 2 WNW Strawberry Point 42.69N 91.57W
04/14/2026 Clayton IA Public
0411 PM Hail Monona 43.05N 91.39W
04/14/2026 E2.50 Inch Clayton IA Public
Time estimated via radar.
0425 PM Hail 4 ENE Genoa 43.60N 91.15W
04/14/2026 M1.00 Inch Vernon WI Trained Spotter
0425 PM Hail 7 W Nashua 42.95N 92.67W
04/14/2026 M1.75 Inch Floyd IA County Official
0430 PM Hail 1 SSW Charles City 43.05N 92.68W
04/14/2026 E2.75 Inch Floyd IA Public
Golf ball to baseball.
0432 PM Hail 1 E Charles City 43.06N 92.65W
04/14/2026 E0.75 Inch Floyd IA Public
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
0438 PM Hail 1 SW Charles City 43.06N 92.68W
04/14/2026 E1.00 Inch Floyd IA Public
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
0440 PM Hail 1 E Charles City 43.07N 92.66W
04/14/2026 M3.25 Inch Floyd IA Public
0440 PM Hail 3 E Charles City 43.07N 92.61W
04/14/2026 M2.00 Inch Floyd IA Public
Image frrom County Emergency Management on
NWS Chat.
0445 PM Hail Westby 43.65N 90.86W
04/14/2026 M2.00 Inch Vernon WI Public
Photo provided via social media.
0445 PM Hail 4 E Coon Valley 43.73N 90.94W
04/14/2026 E0.75 Inch La Crosse WI Public
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
0446 PM Hail 1 WNW Esofea 43.64N 90.98W
04/14/2026 E1.75 Inch Vernon WI Public
0450 PM Hail 3 ENE Floyd 43.14N 92.68W
04/14/2026 E2.50 Inch Floyd IA Public
0451 PM Hail Westby 43.65N 90.86W
04/14/2026 M2.75 Inch Vernon WI Law Enforcement
Windshields broken on patrol car.
0456 PM Hail Elma 43.24N 92.44W
04/14/2026 M3.50 Inch Howard IA Public
0457 PM Hail 3 SW Cashton 43.71N 90.82W
04/14/2026 E2.75 Inch Vernon WI Public
0505 PM Hail 3 NE Mount Hope 43.00N 90.82W
04/14/2026 M1.00 Inch Grant WI Public
0505 PM Hail 1 WNW Alta Vista 43.20N 92.43W
04/14/2026 E1.75 Inch Chickasaw IA Fire Dept/Rescue
0509 PM Hail Elma 43.24N 92.44W
04/14/2026 E2.75 Inch Howard IA Fire Dept/Rescue
0515 PM Hail Mount Hope 42.97N 90.86W
04/14/2026 E2.00 Inch Grant WI Public
Picture provided via social media.
0515 PM Hail Saratoga 43.37N 92.41W
04/14/2026 E2.75 Inch Howard IA Public
Time estimated via radar.
0531 PM Hail 1 N Hillsboro 43.66N 90.34W
04/14/2026 E1.00 Inch Vernon WI Public
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
0534 PM Hail 3 W Hillsboro 43.66N 90.39W
04/14/2026 M1.00 Inch Vernon WI Fire Dept/Rescue
0534 PM Hail Patch Grove 42.94N 90.97W
04/14/2026 M1.00 Inch Grant WI Trained Spotter
0536 PM Hail Patch Grove 42.94N 90.97W
04/14/2026 E0.50 Inch Grant WI Public
Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.).
0536 PM Hail Montfort 42.97N 90.43W
04/14/2026 E0.75 Inch Grant WI Public
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
0537 PM Hail Coon Valley 43.70N 91.02W
04/14/2026 E1.25 Inch Vernon WI Public
0538 PM Hail 1 SSE Hillsboro 43.64N 90.33W
04/14/2026 M1.75 Inch Vernon WI Public
0540 PM Hail 1 WNW Harmony 43.56N 92.03W
04/14/2026 M1.50 Inch Fillmore MN Trained Spotter
0553 PM Hail Harmony 43.55N 92.01W
04/14/2026 E1.00 Inch Fillmore MN Public
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
0555 PM Hail 6 ENE Wonewoc 43.70N 90.11W
04/14/2026 M1.00 Inch Juneau WI Emergency Mngr
0600 PM Hail 4 SSW Plainville 43.67N 89.83W
04/14/2026 M3.00 Inch Juneau WI Trained Spotter
0606 PM Hail 2 SW Esofea 43.61N 90.98W
04/14/2026 E0.50 Inch Vernon WI Public
Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.).
0606 PM Hail 3 E Plainville 43.70N 89.76W
04/14/2026 E0.75 Inch Adams WI Public
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
0610 PM Hail 3 E Plainville 43.70N 89.76W
04/14/2026 E0.75 Inch Adams WI Public
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
0617 PM Hail Millston 44.19N 90.64W
04/14/2026 M2.50 Inch Jackson WI Public
Photo provided via social media.
0625 PM Hail Bratsberg 43.74N 91.77W
04/14/2026 E1.25 Inch Fillmore MN Public
1 to 1 1/4 inch hail.
0904 PM Hail 4 S Gillingham 43.37N 90.45W
04/14/2026 M1.00 Inch Richland WI Public
0852 AM Rain 3 SW Cummingsville 43.85N 92.30W
04/14/2026 E0.60 Inch Olmsted MN Public
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0852 AM Rain 3 SW Cummingsville 43.85N 92.30W
04/14/2026 E0.60 Inch Olmsted MN Public
0705 AM Rain 1 W Platteville 42.74N 90.49W
04/15/2026 M1.30 Inch Grant WI Amateur Radio
0712 AM Rain 1 S De Soto 43.41N 91.19W
04/15/2026 M0.15 Inch Crawford WI Public
0525 PM Tornado 5 E Mount Hope 42.97N 90.76W
04/14/2026 Grant WI Trained Spotter
0537 PM Tornado 2 WNW Union Center 43.69N 90.29W
04/14/2026 Juneau WI Emergency Mngr
Radar confirmed tornado with debris
signature. House destroyed on Raese Rd
northwest of Union Center. The tornado was
reported to continue northeast crossing
State Highway 80 before dissipating
northeast of Union Center. Lots of tree and
power pole damage along its path.
0654 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 W Sinsinawa 42.52N 90.61W
04/14/2026 M70 MPH Grant WI Emergency Mngr
Rain Reports
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| Map of radar-estimated rainfall on April 14th, 2026. Click to zoom. (NWS) |
Public Information Statement National Weather Service La Crosse WI 1015 AM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026 ...PRECIPITATION REPORTS FROM APRIL 14... Location Amount Time/Date Lat/Lon ...Iowa... ...Allamakee County... 3 SE Waterville 0.53 in 0807 AM 04/15 43.17N/91.24W ...Clayton County... Guttenberg 0.6 N 0.85 in 0700 AM 04/15 42.80N/91.10W Elkader 6.8 WSW 0.83 in 0630 AM 04/15 42.81N/91.52W McGregor 6.4 WNW 0.81 in 0647 AM 04/15 43.07N/91.29W Guttenberg Dam 10 0.71 in 0600 AM 04/15 42.79N/91.10W Mcgregor 0.51 in 0843 AM 04/15 43.02N/91.19W ...Fayette County... Oelwein 1 E 0.88 in 0630 AM 04/15 42.68N/91.88W ...Mitchell County... St.Ansgar 0.61 in 0536 PM 04/14 43.38N/92.92W ...Minnesota... ...Dodge County... Hayfield 0.99 in 0537 PM 04/14 43.89N/92.85W Kasson 5.7 SE 0.92 in 0900 AM 04/14 43.96N/92.68W ...Fillmore County... Harmony 0.3 S 0.78 in 0700 AM 04/15 43.55N/92.01W Lanesboro 0.55 in 0530 PM 04/14 43.72N/91.98W 1 NNW Fillmore 0.52 in 0530 PM 04/14 43.76N/92.27W ...Mower County... Austin 1.49 in 0539 PM 04/14 43.65N/93.00W Austin Municipal Airport 0.88 in 0535 PM 04/14 43.67N/92.92W Dobbins Creek 0.80 in 0530 PM 04/14 43.68N/92.94W ...Olmsted County... 3 E Rochester 1.75 in 0953 AM 04/14 44.02N/92.42W Byron 3.2 N 1.53 in 0100 PM 04/14 44.08N/92.65W Rochester 1.9 SSE 1.49 in 0530 PM 04/14 43.99N/92.47W Rochester 5.9 E 1.27 in 1107 AM 04/14 44.00N/92.36W Rochester-Beltline Bear Cree 1.16 in 0530 PM 04/14 44.01N/92.45W Rochester 1.10 in 0540 PM 04/14 44.09N/92.49W Rochester 1.07 in 0540 PM 04/14 44.09N/92.51W Rochester 5.5 N 1.01 in 0915 AM 04/14 44.10N/92.47W Rochester 3.0 NE 1.01 in 1100 AM 04/14 44.05N/92.44W Mayo Helipad 0.98 in 0535 PM 04/14 44.02N/92.48W Rochester 5.7 N 0.94 in 0945 AM 04/14 44.10N/92.46W 3 ENE Rochester 0.90 in 0530 PM 04/14 44.03N/92.43W Rochester International Airp 0.89 in 0541 PM 04/14 43.90N/92.50W 1 W Oronoco 0.86 in 0530 PM 04/14 44.17N/92.55W Rochester 0.85 in 0530 PM 04/14 44.18N/92.41W Byron 0.77 in 0545 PM 04/14 44.03N/92.63W 3 SW Cummingsville 0.60 in 0852 AM 04/14 43.85N/92.30W 5 WSW Rochester 0.58 in 0500 PM 04/14 43.98N/92.56W 3 N Rochester 0.55 in 0515 PM 04/14 44.06N/92.47W ...Wabasha County... Lake City 2.68 in 0530 PM 04/14 44.44N/92.28W Lake City 2.43 in 0540 PM 04/14 44.44N/92.27W 1 N Kellogg 1.29 in 0500 PM 04/14 44.32N/92.00W 3 ESE Mazeppa 0.51 in 0530 PM 04/14 44.26N/92.49W ...Winona County... 1 NW Winona 1.80 in 1231 PM 04/14 44.05N/91.67W 1 WSW Elba 1.23 in 0445 PM 04/14 44.09N/92.03W 1 ESE Winona 1.17 in 0540 PM 04/14 44.04N/91.63W Plainview 1.13 in 0532 PM 04/14 44.05N/91.65W Whitewater State Park 0.88 in 0445 PM 04/14 44.05N/92.05W Dakota 0.84 in 0515 PM 04/14 43.91N/91.36W 3 SW Elba 0.77 in 0530 PM 04/14 44.06N/92.05W ...Wisconsin... ...Adams County... Plainville 0.74 in 0838 AM 04/15 43.72N/89.78W Oxford 4.0 W 0.63 in 0700 AM 04/15 43.79N/89.64W Nekoosa 8.0 SSE 0.55 in 0800 AM 04/15 44.21N/89.85W ...Buffalo County... Alma 0.7 SSE 2.10 in 0500 PM 04/14 44.32N/91.92W Mondovi 1.33 in 0500 PM 04/14 44.56N/91.67W ...Clark County... Neillsville 1W 2.27 in 0500 PM 04/14 44.56N/90.61W NEILLSVILLE 1.19 in 0535 PM 04/14 44.61N/90.65W COLBY 0.87 in 0536 PM 04/14 44.91N/90.32W ...Crawford County... Steuben 4SE 0.64 in 0700 AM 04/15 43.13N/90.84W Gays Mills 0.4 SE 0.54 in 0700 AM 04/15 43.32N/90.85W Gays Mills 0.52 in 0700 AM 04/15 43.32N/90.85W Eastman 0.50 in 0212 PM 04/14 43.17N/91.02W ...Grant County... Fennimore 1.35 in 0844 AM 04/15 42.98N/90.66W Dickeyville 0.1 SW 1.30 in 0700 AM 04/15 42.62N/90.59W 1 W Platteville 1.30 in 0705 AM 04/15 42.74N/90.49W Platteville 1.23 in 0835 AM 04/15 42.74N/90.46W Muscoda 0.5 WSW 1.21 in 0733 AM 04/15 43.18N/90.44W Bloomington 3.5 N 0.92 in 0703 AM 04/15 42.94N/90.92W 1 NE Platteville 0.91 in 0700 AM 04/15 42.75N/90.46W Patch Grove 0.1 NNW 0.91 in 0700 AM 04/15 42.94N/90.97W Cassville 7.8 ENE 0.88 in 0700 AM 04/15 42.75N/90.84W Prairie Du Chien 9.9 SE 0.87 in 0700 AM 04/15 42.95N/90.99W Lancaster 0.81 in 0741 AM 04/15 42.83N/90.69W Boscobel 0.68 in 0803 AM 04/15 43.15N/90.68W 4 S Muscoda 0.63 in 0630 AM 04/15 43.12N/90.45W 4.3 W Lancaster 0.62 in 0800 AM 04/15 42.83N/90.79W ...Jackson County... 1 E Black River Falls 0.54 in 0815 AM 04/15 44.30N/90.73W ...Juneau County... 1.0 E Mauston 2.02 in 0630 AM 04/15 43.79N/90.06W 3 ESE Lemonweir 0.91 in 0530 AM 04/15 43.77N/89.96W New Lisbon 0.55 in 0830 AM 04/15 43.87N/90.17W ...La Crosse County... Burns 0.99 in 0536 PM 04/14 43.91N/90.97W Bangor 0.92 in 0540 PM 04/14 43.89N/90.99W La Crosse 0.91 in 0530 PM 04/14 43.77N/91.22W ...Monroe County... Tomah 7.5 SSW 0.66 in 0700 AM 04/15 43.90N/90.58W ...Taylor County... Medford 1.03 in 0530 PM 04/14 45.30N/90.30W ...Trempealeau County... Trempealeau 1.18 in 0536 PM 04/14 44.07N/91.51W 2 ENE Marshland 0.91 in 0540 PM 04/14 44.09N/91.51W ...Vernon County... La Farge 1.30 in 0830 AM 04/15 43.60N/90.63W Westby 0.4 E 0.79 in 0500 AM 04/15 43.65N/90.85W Viroqua 9.3 S 0.70 in 0531 AM 04/15 43.42N/90.87W 1 SSE Cashton 0.65 in 0700 AM 04/15 43.72N/90.77W Westby 5.8 NW 0.59 in 0700 AM 04/15 43.70N/90.95W Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.
Photos & Video
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| 2 inch diameter hail in Westby, WI (Amy Jankowski) |
2.25 inch diameter hail in Mount Hope, WI (Hillary Cliff) |
3.25" diameter hail in Westby, WI (Fred Casper) |
About 2.75" hail in Millston, WI (Lynn Marie) |
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| Tree uprooted in Union Center, WI (Jenni Marie) |
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| Severe risk message 2.5 days in advance | Message increasing the morning of the event | Outlook for the mid afternoon issued early afternoon 4/14 | Demonstrating severe storms developing at 4:53p |
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| Looking ahead to the 5-7 pm time frame | Targeted message about the storm that generating the Union Center, WI tornado | Covering storms departing during the 7 yo 9 pm time frame | Caption (source) |
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