Hail, Jackson
- When
- March 15, 7:05 PM EST
- Where
- Jackson County, Spring Arbor
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 42.200, -84.550
Hail in Michigan, March 15, 2000
A line of thunderstorms developed out ahead of an arctic front moving in from the northwest during the late afternoon and evening hours. Although most of the thunderstorms did not produce any severe weather, one thunderstorm did produce hail an inch and a half in diameter in Spring Arbor, in Jackson County.
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
- 1
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 line of thunderstorms developed out ahead of an arctic front moving in from the northwest during the late afternoon and evening hours. Although most of the thunderstorms did not produce any severe weather, one thunderstorm did produce hail an inch and a half in diameter in Spring Arbor, in Jackson County. There were also several reports of very small hail along the Interstate 94 corridor from Kalamazoo to Jackson.
The radar
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 104 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:02 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
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
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- Dense Fog in Illinois, March 15, 2000
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- 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
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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: 5135364.