Hail, Lake
- When
- August 9, 4:30 AM EST
- Where
- Lake County, Luther
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 44.033, -85.683
Hail in Michigan, August 9, 2000
A few severe thunderstorms that produced large hail developed during the early morning hours of August 9th in west central lower Michigan. m.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $95,000
- Crop damage
- $110,000
- Events
- 3
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 few severe thunderstorms that produced large hail developed during the early morning hours of August 9th in west central lower Michigan. One and three quarters inch hail was reported in Luther (Lake County) at 4:30 a.m. EST. One inch hail was reported in Lake (Clare County) at 4:55 a.m. EST. One and a quarter inch diameter hail was reported 5 miles north of Rosebush (Isabella County) at 5:00 a.m. EST. The hail produced extensive crop damage in Vernon and Wise Townships, and many trees were defoliated.
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 124 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:31 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Clare
- When
- August 9, 4:55 AM EST
- Where
- Clare County, Lake
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.850, -85.000
Hail, Isabella
- When
- August 9, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Isabella County, Rosebush
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- $75,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.700, -84.767
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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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: 5155711, 5155770, 5155771.