Hail, Mason
- When
- July 13, 8:40 PM EST to 8:50 PM EST
- Where
- Mason County, Scottville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.950, -86.283
Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 13 to 14, 2000
Severe thunderstorms developed during the late evening hours of the 13th across west central lower Michigan, producing several reports of large hail and wind damage. m.
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
- $160,000
- Crop damage
- $45,000
- Events
- 6
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.
Severe thunderstorms developed during the late evening hours of the 13th across west central lower Michigan, producing several reports of large hail and wind damage. The first report of hail came in from Scottville (Mason County) at 8:40 p.m. EST, where one inch hail fell. Eight minutes later, one and three quarters inch hail was reported 2 miles east of Scottville. Several trees were also blown down onto homes in Scottville between 8:40 and 8:50 p.m. Law enforcement reported numerous trees down across the northern portion of Newaygo County, including the community of Bitely, at 9:30 p.m. EST. One and three quarters inch hail was observed in Walkerville (Oceana County) at 9:30 p.m. EST. Law enforcement reported large tree limbs and several power lines down in Sweetwater Township (Lake County) at 9:50 p.m. EST. A large tree was downed in Sumner (Gratiot County) at 12:10 a.m. EST on the 14th. Three quarters inch hail was reported in Perrinton, also in Gratiot County, at 12:35 a.m.
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 132 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:40 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Newaygo
- When
- July 13, 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Newaygo County, Bitely
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.767, -85.850
Hail, Oceana
- When
- July 13, 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Oceana County, Walkerville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.717, -86.117
Thunderstorm Wind, Lake
- When
- July 13, 9:50 PM EST
- Where
- Lake County, Countywide
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.983, -85.767
Thunderstorm Wind, Gratiot
- When
- July 14, 12:10 AM EST
- Where
- Gratiot County, Sumner
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.317, -84.817
Hail, Gratiot
- When
- July 14, 12:35 AM EST
- Where
- Gratiot County, Perrinton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.183, -84.683
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: 5173002, 5173003, 5173004, 5173005, 5173006, 5173007.