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Michigan hail

Every recorded hail report since 1955 · 83 counties with a record

NOAA's Storm Events Database records 6,036 hail reports in Michigan from 1955 through June 30, 2026, about 161 a year since 2000. The costliest was the April 5, 2010 hail ($237 million in 2025 dollars). Michigan ranks 26th of 52 states and territories by count and 34th of 51 per square mile.

Hail in Michigan, 1955 to 2026

Hail records per year (NOAA Storm Events); 2026 to June 30, 2026. NOAA recorded every event type only from 1996.

  • recorded, no damage figure
  • under $1 million
  • $1 million or more
  • $10 million or more
  • $100 million or more, or 10 deaths
  • $1 billion or more, or 100 deaths
  • a year's colour: its recorded damage or deaths
  • a year with a death
  • 1996: all 48 event types recorded from 1996
Records
6,0361955 to June 30, 2026
A year since 2000
161average
Deaths
08 injuries
Damage, 2025 dollars
$598Mas filed
Busiest year
2006360 records

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026; deaths and damage as filed, damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.

Are hail reports common in Michigan?

Michigan averages about 161 hail reports a year since 2000, 26th of 52 states and territories by count. The busiest year on record was 2006 (360). Per 10,000 square miles of land, Michigan records 1066 hail reports since 1955, 34th of 51 states and territories by that measure.

  1. 1. Kansas 4920
  2. 2. Oklahoma 4607
  3. 3. Nebraska 3261
  4. 4. Missouri 2974
  5. 5. Iowa 2856
  6. 6. Arkansas 2407
  7. 7. South Dakota 2244
  8. 8. Ohio 2241
  9. 9. South Carolina 2226
  10. 10. Illinois 2221
  11. 34. Michigan 1066

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1955, per 10,000 square miles of land area (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer; places under 1,000 square miles not ranked). Damage colours: Storm Events damage, 2025 dollars.

Which counties in Michigan have the most hail reports?

Per square mile, Macomb County leads Michigan: 101 days with a hail report since 1955, 210.7 per 1,000 square miles of land. By raw count, Washtenaw County has the most hail records (261 since 1955); large counties collect more records simply by covering more ground, so the ranking counts days with a record per unit of area (a storm filed for several forecast zones adds several records but one day).

  1. Macomb County 210.7 (187)
  2. Wayne County 199.4 (223)
  3. Washtenaw County 162.9 (261)
  4. Genesee County 161.7 (215)
  5. Oakland County 137.2 (241)
  6. Kalamazoo County 131.7 (100)
  7. Ottawa County 129.5 (108)
  8. Berrien County 118.0 (109)
  9. Kent County 116.6 (142)
  10. Monroe County 116.5 (112)
  11. Lenawee County 108.1 (136)
  12. Muskegon County 99.2 (66)

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, days with a record in the county since 1955 per 1,000 square miles of land (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer); in brackets, the count of records.

When is hail season in Michigan?

46% of its hail reports since 1955 fell in June and July. The busiest month is July (1,431 records).

The values, month by month

Jan 22 · Feb 38 · Mar 285 · Apr 609 · May 1,142 · Jun 1,341 · Jul 1,431 · Aug 651 · Sep 325 · Oct 167 · Nov 21 · Dec 4 (records).

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began, since 1955.

The costliest hail reports in Michigan

Michigan: the most damaging storms since 1993, 2025 dollars
DateRecordCharacterKilledInjuredDamage
2010-04-05 HailSchoolcraft, Kalamazoo County One storm episode: 2 records in 2 places; the totals are the episode's. 1.75 in hail 0 0 $237M
2007-06-20 HailMarquette County One storm episode: 12 records; the totals are the episode's. 1.75 in hail 0 0 $91M
2014-07-27 HailEast Highland, Oakland County One storm episode: 30 records in 3 places; the totals are the episode's. 2.50 in hail 0 0 $69M
2015-08-02 HailWest Branch, Ogemaw County 4.50 in hail 0 0 $41M
2011-04-26 HailNorth Dorr, Kent County One storm episode: 5 records in 4 places; the totals are the episode's. 1.75 in hail 0 0 $30M
2023-07-20 HailDavison, Genesee County One storm episode: 4 records in 2 places; the totals are the episode's. 2.50 in hail 0 0 $19M
1994-07-06 HailBelding, Ionia County Every hail record filed in the state that day (2, in 2 places; before 1996 NOAA filed no storm episodes); the totals are the day's. 0.50 in hail 0 0 $11M
2022-07-18 HailL Anse, Baraga County 2.75 in hail 0 0 $10M

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: property and crop damage as estimated by the National Weather Service, in 2025 dollars.

Are hail reports becoming more frequent in Michigan?

Michigan's count per decade against the whole country's, and its share. NOAA recorded every event type only from 1996, so earlier decades are not comparable; the share of the national total is the fairer comparison across decades.

Hail: Michigan and the United States by decade (2020s to June 30, 2026)
DecadeMichiganUnited StatesMichigan's share
1955-59322,4771.3%
1960s1297,6511.7%
1970s18811,0071.7%
1980s40426,5551.5%
1990s98675,5811.3%
2000s2,306137,3961.7%
2010s1,358107,2811.3%
2020-2663356,4911.1%

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

The most recent hail reports in Michigan

The 12 most recent records, to June 30, 2026
DateRecordCharacterKilledInjuredDamage
2026-06-30 HailAu Train, Alger County 0.88 in hail 0 0 –
2026-06-30 HailTrenary, Alger County 1.50 in hail 0 0 –
2026-06-30 HailTrenary, Alger County 1.50 in hail 0 0 –
2026-06-25 HailEmmett, St. Clair County 1.75 in hail 0 0 –
2026-06-25 HailCapac, St. Clair County 1.75 in hail 0 0 –
2026-06-25 HailCapac, St. Clair County 1.00 in hail 0 0 –
2026-06-25 HailGoodland, Lapeer County 0.88 in hail 0 0 –
2026-06-25 HailFive Lakes, Lapeer County 1.00 in hail 0 0 –
2026-06-25 HailFreeland, Saginaw County 1.00 in hail 0 0 –
2026-06-25 HailKimball, St. Clair County 0.88 in hail 0 0 –
2026-06-25 HailPinconning, Bay County 1.00 in hail 0 0 –
2026-06-24 HailNorway, Dickinson County 0.88 in hail 0 0 –

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026; the newest months are revised by NCEI as reports arrive. Search the record at NCEI.

Federal disaster declarations for hail reports in Michigan

FEMA files hail and wind disasters under the incident type Severe Storm: 10 declarations in Michigan, 10 of them major disasters; the latest on July 15, 2021.

The 12 most recent
DeclaredNumberTitleAreas named
2021-07-15DR-4607Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes5
2017-08-02DR-4326Severe Storms and Flooding4
2008-07-14DR-1777Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding12
2004-06-30DR-1527Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding26
2000-10-17DR-1346Severe Storms and Flooding2
1998-08-05DR-1237Severe Storms and High Winds2
1998-06-24DR-1226Severe Storms13
1997-07-11DR-1181Severe Storms, Tornadoes,and Flooding5
1996-07-23DR-1128Severe Storms and Flooding7
1976-03-19DR-495Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Icing & Flooding29

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), through October 2, 2026. OpenFEMA dataset page.

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