Hail, Washtenaw
- When
- March 15, 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Washtenaw County, 4 mi W of Chelsea
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 42.317, -84.100
Hail in Michigan, March 15, 2000
A cluster of thunderstorms developed in northern Indiana late in the afternoon, ahead of a strong cold front. Most of these storms weakened as they moved northeast into southeast Michigan.
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
- 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 DTX wrote it up.
A cluster of thunderstorms developed in northern Indiana late in the afternoon, ahead of a strong cold front. Most of these storms weakened as they moved northeast into southeast Michigan. However, one storm maintained its strength, producing dime sized hail west and northwest of Ann Arbor.
The radar
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 67 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:27 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Livingston
- When
- March 15, 7:35 PM EST
- Where
- Livingston County, Gregory
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 42.450, -84.083
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in Louisiana, March 15, 2000
- Waterspout in Louisiana, March 15, 2000
- Tornado in Louisiana, March 15, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, March 15, 2000
- Dense Fog in Iowa, March 15, 2000
- Dense Fog in Illinois, March 15, 2000
- Hail in Kansas, March 15, 2000
- Winter Storm in Colorado, March 15 to 16, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, March 15, 2000
- Winter Storm in Michigan, March 15, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, March 15 to 16, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 15, 2000
More
Every storm in Michigan in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, March 2000
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: 5134443, 5134444.