Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, April 26, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, April 26, 1994
Start: 1994-04-26T12:10
End: 1994-04-26T23:50
Location: Michigan

April 26, 1994 · 34 events in 20 counties and zones

21 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 34 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: $6,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 34

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, 13 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Livingston

When: April 26, 12:10 PM EST
Where: Livingston County, Brighton
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph)
Coordinates: 42.603, -83.911 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds gusts to 60 mph were reported at Brighton.

Hail, Muskegon

When: April 26, 7:45 PM EST
Where: Muskegon County, Muskegon
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.219, -86.212 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some trees and a few power lines were downed by the winds. Hail fell for about five minutes over a small area northeast of Muskegon.

Thunderstorm Wind, Muskegon

When: April 26, 7:45 PM EST
Where: Muskegon County, Fruitport
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.219, -86.212 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some trees and a few power lines were downed by the winds. Hail fell for about five minutes over a small area northeast of Muskegon.

Hail, Alger

When: April 26, 8:02 PM EST
Where: Alger County, Eben Junction
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 46.451, -86.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Newaygo

When: April 26, 8:15 PM EST
Where: Newaygo County, Grant
Coordinates: 43.554, -85.801 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were downed by the winds in the village of Grant.

Hail, Newaygo

When: April 26, 8:20 PM EST
Where: Newaygo County, Bridgeton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.554, -85.801 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Marquette

When: April 26, 8:30 PM EST
Where: Marquette County, K. I. Sawyer Air Forc
Measured: 0.5 in hail
Coordinates: 46.663, -87.573 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Mecosta

When: April 26, 8:30 PM EST
Where: Mecosta County, Remus
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.641, -85.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Spotters in Remus reported hail along with strong winds gusts. Several trees were blown down in a rural area south of Rodney.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mecosta

When: April 26, 8:40 PM EST
Where: Mecosta County, Rodney
Coordinates: 43.641, -85.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Spotters in Remus reported hail along with strong winds gusts. Several trees were blown down in a rural area south of Rodney.

Thunderstorm Wind, Isabella

When: April 26, 8:40 PM EST
Where: Isabella County, Weidman
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates: 43.641, -84.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Allegan

When: April 26, 8:45 PM EST
Where: Allegan County, Monterey Township
Coordinates: 42.518, -85.910 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds blew down several trees.

Hail, Montcalm

When: April 26, 9:18 PM EST
Where: Montcalm County, Six Lakes
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.311, -85.152 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Berrien

When: April 26, 9:29 PM EST
Where: Berrien County, Bridgman
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.919, -86.428 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Isabella

When: April 26, 9:30 PM EST
Where: Isabella County, Mt. Pleasant
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 43.641, -84.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

CMU Students reported 1- to 1.5-inch hail at Mt Pleasant, and also reported a pick-up truck canopy which was blown onto the road. Berrien County Baroda,26,2134EST,,,0,0,0,0,Hail (0.75)

Hail, Berrien

When: April 26, 9:44 PM EST
Where: Berrien County, Berrien Springs
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.919, -86.428 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Bay

When: April 26, 9:45 PM EST
Where: Bay County, Bay City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.721, -83.942 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Isabella

When: April 26, 9:50 PM EST
Where: Isabella County, Mt Pleasant
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.641, -84.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

CMU meteorology students reported hail to 0.75 inch and winds that gusted to 55 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton

When: April 26, 9:50 PM EST
Where: Clinton County, St. Johns
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph)
Coordinates: 42.944, -84.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Berrien

When: April 26, 9:52 PM EST
Where: Berrien County, Berrien Springs
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.919, -86.428 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Kalamazoo

When: April 26, 9:52 PM EST
Where: Kalamazoo County, Kalamazoo
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 42.245, -85.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Kalamazoo

When: April 26, 9:56 PM EST
Where: Kalamazoo County, Kalamazoo
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.245, -85.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Calhoun

When: April 26, 10:03 PM EST
Where: Calhoun County, Bedford
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.247, -85.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cass

When: April 26, 10:12 PM EST
Where: Cass County, Dowagic
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.915, -85.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Kalamazoo

When: April 26, 10:12 PM EST
Where: Kalamazoo County, Kalamazoo
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 42.245, -85.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Van Buren

When: April 26, 10:15 PM EST
Where: Van Buren County, Decatur
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.285, -86.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Huron

When: April 26, 10:20 PM EST to 10:30 PM EST
Where: Huron County, Elkton
Coordinates: 43.910, -82.855 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorm wind gusts blew down a barn in the community of Elkton, according to Huron county sheriff.

Hail, Calhoun

When: April 26, 10:27 PM EST
Where: Calhoun County, Bedford
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.247, -85.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Kalamazoo

When: April 26, 10:27 PM EST
Where: Kalamazoo County, Augusta
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.245, -85.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Van Buren

When: April 26, 10:30 PM EST
Where: Van Buren County, Decatur
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 42.285, -86.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail of one-inch in diameter damaged several vehicle windshields. Eaton County

Hail, Van Buren

When: April 26, 10:42 PM EST
Where: Van Buren County, Dimondale
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.285, -86.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail was reported by weather spotter who also reported winds to 55 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton

When: April 26, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Clinton County, Elsie
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph)
Coordinates: 42.944, -84.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Genesee

When: April 26, 11:18 PM EST
Where: Genesee County, Swartz Creek
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 43.022, -83.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Skywarn spotters reported a 60 mph wind gust in a thunderstorm over Swartz Creek.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lapeer

When: April 26, 11:37 PM EST
Where: Lapeer County, Lapeer
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 43.090, -83.222 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Lapeer County Sheriff's Department reported thunderstorm wind gusts to 60 mph, which knocked out power to part of the community of Lapeer.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washtenaw

When: April 26, 11:50 PM EST
Where: Washtenaw County, Dexter
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph)
Coordinates: 42.253, -83.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tree limbs were blown down by 60 mph winds three miles west of Dexter.

What these are

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

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: 10329405, 10331682, 10331683, 10329496, 10331174, 10331175, 10328956, 10328966, 10328967, 10329315, 10328915, 10331636, 10329119, 10329316, 10329120, 10329061, 10329317, 10329367, 10329121, 10329379, 10329380, 10329182, 10329228, 10329381, 10331525, 10329083, 10329183, 10329382, 10331526, 10331527, 10329368, 10328507, 10329046, 10331536.