Hail map for Madison, WI — October 23, 2023
NOAA radar detected hail up to 1.00″ — quarter size — within 5 miles of Madison on October 23, 2023.
- Max hail size
- 1.00″
- quarter
- Impact rating
- 3/10
- from stone size
- Size bands over the city
- 1
- distinct radar bands
- Measured on the ground
- 1.50″
- 4.0 mi away · Public
Sizes come from NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.
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Other hail dates for Madison
Every storm over Madison →What people on the ground measured in Madison, WI on October 23, 2023
6 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 1 from trained spotters or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public1 E Maple Bluff, WI · 4.0 mi away3:25 PM CDTDane County
Size estimated from photo of hail on palm of hand reported via Facebook. Comment reported up to golf ball size hail and dented cars on east side of Madison.
- 1.25″ half dollar size PublicMaple Bluff, WI · 3.3 mi away3:42 PM CDTDane County
Reported through web form.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 ESE Maple Bluff, WI · 3.3 mi away3:22 PM CDTDane County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public4 WNW Cottage Grove, WI · 6.6 mi away3:30 PM CDTDane County
Picture of 1 inch hail taken at Hwy T and Felland Rd. Photo from Twitter. Time estimated from radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public3 NNE Cross Plains, WI · 12.7 mi away2:55 PM CDTDane County
- 0.75″ penny size Trained Spotter1 NW Sun Prairie, WI · 11.5 mi away3:33 PM CDTDane County
Reports come from the National Weather Service Local Storm Report feed, ingested every 15 minutes. A report records where the observer was, not the full extent of the swath — treat it as evidence about the storm, not about any one roof.
Madison hail on October 23, 2023
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 1.00 inches — quarter size — within about 5 miles of Madison that day, across 1 distinct size band. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.