Michigan, 1985

Hail in Michigan, May 30, 1985

May 30, 1985 · NWS R · 8 events in 7 counties and zones

8 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

8 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Oakland

When
May 30, 8:45 AM CST
Where
Oakland County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.520, -83.470

Hail, Wayne

When
May 30, 9:30 AM CST
Where
Wayne County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.330, -83.070

Hail, Van Buren

When
May 30, 10:35 PM CST
Where
Van Buren County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.230, -86.080

Hail, Kalamazoo

When
May 30, 10:45 PM CST
Where
Kalamazoo County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.270, -85.680

Hail, Ottawa

When
May 30, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Ottawa County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.080, -86.070

Hail, Kalamazoo

When
May 30, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Kalamazoo County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.230, -85.600

Hail, Calhoun

When
May 30, 11:25 PM CST
Where
Calhoun County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
42.370, -85.000

Hail, Kent

When
May 30, 11:40 PM CST
Where
Kent County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.170, -85.720

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10055001, 10055002, 10055003, 10055004, 10055005, 10055006, 10055007, 10055008.