Michigan, 2000

Hail in Michigan, July 13, 2000

July 13, 2000 · NWS APX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A weak cold front moved across the Great Lakes region during the afternoon and evening of the 13th. This front caused scattered thunderstorms to develop across the northern Great Lakes region.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 APX wrote it up.

A weak cold front moved across the Great Lakes region during the afternoon and evening of the 13th. This front caused scattered thunderstorms to develop across the northern Great Lakes region. A couple of these storms produced large hail.

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 167 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:02 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Chippewa

When
July 13, 2:00 PM EST
Where
Chippewa County, Brimley
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
46.400, -84.567

Hail, Emmet

When
July 13, 7:22 PM EST
Where
Emmet County, Pellston
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
45.550, -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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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: 5150324, 5150325.