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Hail in Michigan: today, this week and the last ten years

Every hail report NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has logged in Michigan: today's and yesterday's as they come in, the last 90 days, and ten years of history. Each report is hail of 1 inch or larger — the size that damages roofs.

Today and yesterday

No hail reported in Michigan today or yesterday (checked hourly; last update October 19, 2026).

The last 90 days

18 hail reports, 3 of them 2 inches or larger. The most recent was 1" on September 3, 2026 near Brethren, Manistee County.

DateHail sizeNOAA location
Sep 31"Brethren, Manistee County
Sep 22"1 NW Capac, St. Clair County
Sep 22"BIRCH RUN, SAGINAW County
Sep 21.5"Kimball, St. Clair County
Sep 21"Otter Lake, Lapeer County
Sep 21"5 S East Dayton, Tuscola County
Sep 21"Williamston, Ingham County
Aug 101.75"Ottawa Lake, Monroe County
Aug 101.5"Buchanan, Berrien County
Aug 101"Adrian, Lenawee County
Jul 272"5 N Wilber, Iosco County
Jul 271.5"4 W Wurtsmith Airfield, Iosco County
Jul 271.5"4 N Wilber, Iosco County
Jul 271.25"5 WSW Grayling, Crawford County
Jul 271"Lake of the Clouds, Ontonagon County
Jul 271"Manchester, Washtenaw County
Jul 261"Rudyard, Chippewa County
Jul 261"Eckerman, Chippewa County
1-inch-plus hail reports per year

2026 is the year so far.

Largest hail since 2016
  • 4"May 7, 2024
  • 4"June 19, 2021
  • 4"June 30, 2018
  • 3.25"July 20, 2026 · 5 NE Watson
  • 3"May 20, 2022

Michigan's hailiest large cities, 2016–2025

Days with 1-inch-plus hail within 25 km, and each city's rank among 342 large US cities — the US cities with the most hail.

  • Ann Arbor15 days · #127
  • Sterling Heights15 days · #132
  • Warren12 days · #159
  • Detroit10 days · #189
  • Dearborn9 days · #194
  • Lansing8 days · #201
  • Grand Rapids6 days · #221

Did it hail at your house?

Check every NOAA hail report within 10 km of your address, back ten years — then see what a new roof would cost, measured from satellite.

Questions

Did it hail in Michigan today?

No hail had been reported in Michigan by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center today or yesterday when this page was last refreshed (hourly).

How often does it hail in Michigan?

NOAA logged between 35 and 161 reports of 1-inch-or-larger hail a year in Michigan from 2016 to 2025.

Did hail hit my house?

A report is a point where someone measured hail, not the storm's whole path. Check NOAA reports within 10 km of your own address with the free hail check, and have a licensed roofer inspect before anyone files a claim.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe-weather reports — its daily files for today and yesterday, read hourly, and its archive from 2016. A report is where a spotter or member of the public measured hail, so a storm can be bigger than its reports. Other states: hail by state.