Hail, Genesee
- When
- July 28, 3:10 AM EST
- Where
- Genesee County, Flint
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.033, -83.683
Hail and Damaging Wind in Michigan, July 28, 2000
A small cluster of thunderstorms developed ahead of a warm front that was slowly moving north across metro Detroit. These storms produced dime sized hail in Flint and Linden.
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
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- 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 DTX wrote it up.
A small cluster of thunderstorms developed ahead of a warm front that was slowly moving north across metro Detroit. These storms produced dime sized hail in Flint and Linden. In Lapeer, a spotter estimated 60 mph gusts, and some trees were blown down.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lapeer
- When
- July 28, 4:05 AM EST to 4:15 AM EST
- Where
- Lapeer County, Lapeer
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.050, -83.317
Hail, Genesee
- When
- July 28, 5:55 AM EST
- Where
- Genesee County, Linden
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 42.817, -83.767
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 28, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Missouri, July 28, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, July 28, 2000
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Maryland, July 28, 2000
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: 5163826, 5163827, 5163828.