Hail, Allegan
- When
- April 16, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Allegan County, East Saugatuck
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.680, -86.080
Hail and Damaging Wind in Michigan, April 16, 1998
A line of severe thunderstorms developed north of a warm front, which extended east of a deepening low pressure center that moved east across southern Lake Michigan during the afternoon of Thursday, April 16th. The thunderstorms moved across much of southwest and south central Lower Michigan between Noon and 4:00 pm EDT.
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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $500
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS GRR wrote it up.
A line of severe thunderstorms developed north of a warm front, which extended east of a deepening low pressure center that moved east across southern Lake Michigan during the afternoon of Thursday, April 16th. The thunderstorms moved across much of southwest and south central Lower Michigan between Noon and 4:00 pm EDT. Cold temperatures in the upper levels of the atmosphere led to hail development and several reports of nickel to quarter-sized hail were received.
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 50 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:58 UTC.
Event by event
9 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Allegan
- When
- April 16, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Allegan County, Holland
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 42.780, -86.120
Hail, Ottawa
- When
- April 16, 12:05 PM EST
- Where
- Ottawa County, Holland
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 42.780, -86.120
Hail, Kent
- When
- April 16, 12:16 PM EST
- Where
- Kent County, Grandville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.900, -85.770
Hail, Kalamazoo
- When
- April 16, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Kalamazoo County, Gull Lake
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.380, -85.400
Hail, Kalamazoo
- When
- April 16, 1:03 PM EST
- Where
- Kalamazoo County, Augusta
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.330, -85.350
Hail, Isabella
- When
- April 16, 1:45 PM EST
- Where
- Isabella County, Mt Pleasant
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 43.600, -84.770
Hail, Isabella
- When
- April 16, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Isabella County, 2 mi NE of Mt Pleasant
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.620, -84.730
Hail, Ingham
- When
- April 16, 2:20 PM EST
- Where
- Ingham County, 1 mi W of Mason
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.580, -84.450
Thunderstorm Wind, Eaton
- When
- April 16, 2:20 PM EST
- Where
- Eaton County, 5 mi E of Grand Ledge
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.750, -84.630
A trained weather spotter reported small trees were downed by thunderstorm wind gusts. Nearby in Charlotte, amateur radio operators reported 40 to 50 mph wind gusts with this thunderstorm.
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
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More
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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: 5654430, 5654431, 5654588, 5654589, 5654590, 5654591, 5654592, 5654593, 5654594, 5654595.