Warm, moist air in place across central and southern Lower Michigan, ahead of a slowly southward moving cold front, set the stage for the first severe thunderstorm event of the spring season across west central and southwest Lower Michigan. Thunderstorms produced small pea to marble-sized hail (1/4-1/2 inch diameter) at several locations from Kent County and the Grand Rapids metropolitan area…
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Warm, moist air in place across central and southern Lower Michigan, ahead of a slowly southward moving cold front, set the stage for the first severe thunderstorm event of the spring season across west central and southwest Lower Michigan. Thunderstorms produced small pea to marble-sized hail (1/4-1/2 inch diameter) at several locations from Kent County and the Grand Rapids metropolitan area northward across west central Lower Michigan. Severe criteria hail was reported in Lake County from two separate thunderstorms, both reports coming from the Baldwin area. No injuries or property damage was reported.
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 115 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:04 UTC.
2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
The Lake County Sheriff's Department reported hail fell from 2:05 to 2:10 pm EST, ranging in size from one-half to one inch in diameter.
A local television station in Cadillac, MI, relayed a spotter report of 1.75 inch diameter hail approximately 3 miles southwest of Baldwin, in Pleasant Plains Township.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5661365, 5661366.