Hail Swath Map Preview
The La Crosse, WI hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 27, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 1.00". There are 1 public hail reports, 39 public wind reports, and 0 nearby tornado reports listed for the December 15, 2021 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the La Crosse, WI Hail Map
The December 15, 2021 hail swath map for La Crosse, WI covers approximately 135 square miles and includes an estimated 12,509 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the < 0.50" hail band, covering 68 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the 0.50-0.75" hail band with 6,928 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 68 sq mi | 4,655 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 51 sq mi | 6,928 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 14 sq mi | 865 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 2 sq mi | 61 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the La Crosse, WI Hail Swath Map
Inside the December 15, 2021 hail swath map area for La Crosse, WI, HailGeeks estimates 4,535 single-family homes, 524 townhomes, and 1,193 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the 0.50-0.75" hail band, with 2,447 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 1,713 | 187 | 412 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 2,447 | 316 | 711 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 348 | 20 | 59 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 27 | 1 | 11 |
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Counties Inside the La Crosse, WI Hail Map
Hail from the December 15, 2021 storm was mapped across 5 counties in the La Crosse, WI region. Trempealeau County, WI had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 1.00" with roughly 478 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the La Crosse, WI Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 3 cities near La Crosse, WI. Holmen, WI had the strongest mapped signal at 0.50", with an estimated 2,001 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the La Crosse, WI Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the December 15, 2021 La Crosse, WI hail map spans 9 ZIP codes. ZIP 54630 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 1.00" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 280.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the December 15, 2021 hail map for La Crosse, WI currently list 1 public hail reports, 39 public wind reports, and 0 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
December 15, 2021 8:30 PM CT |
1.25 in | 4 NE New Amsterdam | WI | No National Weather Service description provided. |
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
December 15, 2021 7:30 PM CT | 4 WSW Vernon Springs | IA | MAJOR DAMAGE SUSTAINED BY LARGE OUTBUILDING SOUTHWEST OF CRESCO. ALSO MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AT A NEARBY HOG FARM. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. | |
December 15, 2021 7:37 PM CT | Cresco | IA | POWER OUTAGES REPORTED. | |
December 15, 2021 7:45 PM CT | 3 S Preston | MN | DAMAGE SOUTH OF PRESTON ALONG COUNTY ROAD 22. TREES TWISTED... APPROXIMATELY 50X80 SHED LIFTED AND CATTLE BARNS DAMAGED. TIME ESTIMATED. | |
December 15, 2021 7:59 PM CT | Eyota | MN | POSSIBLE TORNADO - CAR MOVED BY STRONG WINDS. | |
December 15, 2021 8:05 PM CT | 4 ESE Lewiston | MN | SIGNIFICANT HOUSE DAMAGE. | |
December 15, 2021 8:05 PM CT | Plainview | MN | LARGE POLE SHED SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. VIA KIMT TWITTER. TIME ESTIMATED. | |
December 15, 2021 8:09 PM CT | 4 SE Lewiston | MN | BUILDINGS DAMAGED ALONG COUNTY HIGHWAY 25. TIME ESTIMATED. | |
December 15, 2021 8:10 PM CT | Lewiston | MN | POWER OUTAGES REPORTED. | |
December 15, 2021 8:10 PM CT | Peterson | MN | MATURE... LARGE PINE TREE DOWN REPORT VIA MEDIA ON TWITTER. | |
December 15, 2021 8:14 PM CT | Stockton | MN | FARM OUTBUILDINGS DESTROYED NEAR STOCKTON. KTTC TWITTER. TIME ESTIMATED. | |
December 15, 2021 8:16 PM CT | 3 WSW Wilson | MN | POWER POLE BROKEN. | |
December 15, 2021 8:18 PM CT | 6 SSW Winona | MN | SEMI TRUCK BLOWN OVER AT INTERSTATE 90 MILE MARKER 252. | |
December 15, 2021 8:20 PM CT | Holmen | WI | POWER LINES DOWN. | |
December 15, 2021 8:20 PM CT | 2 SSE Marshland | WI | CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF TREES BLOWN DOWN IN THE TREMPEALEAU WILDLIFE REFUGE. ESTIMATES OF 50 TO 100 IN THE VICINITY OF THE VISITORS CENTER ALONE. | |
December 15, 2021 8:21 PM CT | 6 N Nodine | MN | POWER OUTAGES REPORTED. | |
December 15, 2021 8:23 PM CT | Waukon | IA | TREE DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. | |
December 15, 2021 8:25 PM CT | 4 NNE Bluffton | IA | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN. | |
December 15, 2021 8:26 PM CT | Winona | MN | POWER OUTAGES IN NUMEROUS COMMUNITIES. | |
December 15, 2021 8:45 PM CT | Buffalo | WI | REPORTS OF FEW TREES DOWN IN TOWN. | |
December 15, 2021 8:47 PM CT | Trempealeau | WI | REPORTS OF TREES DOWN WITHIN TOWN. | |
December 15, 2021 8:51 PM CT | 2 NW Melrose | WI | HOUSE DAMAGED. | |
December 15, 2021 8:51 PM CT | 5 SE Osseo | WI | TREES DOWN. | |
December 15, 2021 9:11 PM CT | Sparta | WI | DOOR OVERHANDS DAMAGED. | |
December 15, 2021 9:21 PM CT | Neillsville | WI | POWER LINES ACROSS ROAD... TREE DAMAGE... DEBRIS FROM DAMAGED ROOF. | |
December 15, 2021 9:24 PM CT | Neillsville | WI | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS ROADS... DEBRIS FROM DAMAGE ROOF. | |
December 15, 2021 9:28 PM CT | Tomah | WI | MULTIPLE LARGE TREES WERE UPROOTED AND FELL ON STRUCTURES AND VEHICLES IN TOMAH. ONE CAUSED A GAS LINE RUPTURE. MANY OTHER REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. | |
December 15, 2021 9:30 PM CT | Tomah | WI | POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN. | |
December 15, 2021 9:44 PM CT | 4 N Elroy | WI | SEVERAL TREES BLOWN DOWN. | |
December 15, 2021 11:05 PM CT | 4 E Gotham | WI | REPORT FROM MPING: 3-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; POWER POLES BROKEN. | |
December 15, 2021 7:45 PM CT | 84 mph | Harmony | MN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
December 15, 2021 7:58 PM CT | 84 mph | Mabel | MN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
December 15, 2021 8:10 PM CT | 85 mph | Plainview | MN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
December 15, 2021 8:26 PM CT | 65 mph | 2 E Marshland | WI | MESONET STATION FW3090 TREMPEALEAU. |
December 15, 2021 9:15 PM CT | 69 mph | Viroqua | WI | No National Weather Service description provided. |
December 15, 2021 9:15 PM CT | 62 mph | 5 S Viroqua | WI | No National Weather Service description provided. |
December 15, 2021 9:32 PM CT | 62 mph | 2 N Viola | WI | No National Weather Service description provided. |
December 15, 2021 9:55 PM CT | 62 mph | Lone Rock | WI | No National Weather Service description provided. |
December 15, 2021 9:55 PM CT | 62 mph | 7 WNW Spring Green | WI | No National Weather Service description provided. |
December 15, 2021 10:02 PM CT | 66 mph | Lone Rock | WI | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND GST REPORT FROM LONE ROCK. |
| Date & Time | Rating | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No public tornado reports are available for this event. | ||||
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the December 15, 2021 La Crosse, WI storm event. When available, each report may include the time, size or magnitude, city, state, and a short description.
Related Hail Maps in the La Crosse, WI Region
We found 6 more hail maps with reports from the same La Crosse, WI region as the December 15, 2021 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Aug 24, 2021 through Sep 20, 2021, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 0.75" to 1.25". In this set, the strongest related map reached 1.25", and the most recent map shown is from Sep 20, 2021.
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Local Hail Review Options Near La Crosse, WI
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