Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, April 15, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, April 15, 1994
Start: 1994-04-15T06:50
End: 1994-04-15T11:13
Location: Michigan

April 15, 1994 · 23 events in 14 counties and zones

21 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 23 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 23

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

21 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Ottawa

When: April 15, 6:50 AM EST
Where: Ottawa County, Grand Haven
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.003, -86.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Allegan

When: April 15, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Allegan County, Douglas
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 42.518, -85.910 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ottawa

When: April 15, 7:05 AM EST
Where: Ottawa County, Zeeland
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.003, -86.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ottawa

When: April 15, 7:15 AM EST
Where: Ottawa County, Holland
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 43.003, -86.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Kent

When: April 15, 7:47 AM EST
Where: Kent County, Grandville
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 43.032, -85.549 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Montcalm

When: April 15, 8:00 AM EST
Where: Montcalm County, Greenville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.311, -85.152 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Kent

When: April 15, 8:06 AM EST
Where: Kent County, Kentwood
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 43.032, -85.549 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Montcalm

When: April 15, 8:20 AM EST
Where: Montcalm County, Stanton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.311, -85.152 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Osceola

When: April 15, 8:48 AM EST
Where: Osceola County, Marion
Coordinates: 43.990, -85.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed by the winds in a small area south of Marion.

Hail, Calhoun

When: April 15, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Calhoun County, Marshall
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.247, -85.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail covering the ground near Marshall was reported by county law enforcement.

Hail, Montmorency

When: April 15, 9:05 AM EST
Where: Montmorency County, Lewiston
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.028, -84.127 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ingham

When: April 15, 9:20 AM EST
Where: Ingham County, East Lansing
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.597, -84.373 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail of 0.75 inch was reported by an off duty weather service employee.

Hail, Washtenaw

When: April 15, 9:33 AM EST
Where: Washtenaw County, Dexter and Whitemore
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.253, -83.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The towns of Dexter and Whitmore Lake reported 0.75 inch hail. Reports were given by skywarn spotters.

Hail, Ingham

When: April 15, 9:49 AM EST
Where: Ingham County, Leslie
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.597, -84.373 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Weather spotter reported 0.5 to 0.75 inch hail.

Hail, Washtenaw

When: April 15, 10:05 AM EST
Where: Washtenaw County, Dexter
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.253, -83.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Skywarn spotters reported hail to 0.75 inch in both Dexter and Whitemore Lake.

Hail, Livingston

When: April 15, 10:18 AM EST
Where: Livingston County, Hamburg
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.603, -83.911 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A spotter reported 0.75 inch hail in the town of Hamburg.

Hail, Lapeer

When: April 15, 10:25 AM EST
Where: Lapeer County, Metamora
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.090, -83.222 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Monroe

When: April 15, 10:35 AM EST
Where: Monroe County, Flat Rock
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.921, -83.494 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Oakland

When: April 15, 10:40 AM EST
Where: Oakland County, Farmington
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 42.660, -83.386 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Oakland

When: April 15, 10:40 AM EST
Where: Oakland County, Lyon
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.660, -83.386 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lapeer

When: April 15, 10:54 AM EST
Where: Lapeer County, North Branch
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.090, -83.222 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail of 0.75-inch diameter fell in both Metamora and North branch. Thunderstorm winds gusts knocked down power lines in Imlay City.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lapeer

When: April 15, 10:58 AM EST
Where: Lapeer County, Imlay City
Coordinates: 43.090, -83.222 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail of 0.75-inch diameter fell in both Metamora and North branch. Thunderstorm winds gusts knocked down power lines in Imlay City.

Hail, Wayne

When: April 15, 11:13 AM EST
Where: Wayne County, Grosse Pointe
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.285, -83.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Michigan in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history Warnings in Michigan, April 1994

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: 10331568, 10328914, 10331569, 10331570, 10329519, 10331634, 10329520, 10331635, 10331512, 10329181, 10331673, 10329132, 10331534, 10329133, 10331535, 10329404, 10329043, 10331588, 10331417, 10331418, 10329044, 10329045, 10331567.