Hail, Mason
- When
- March 8, 8:45 PM EST
- Where
- Mason County, Scottville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.950, -86.283
Hail in Michigan, March 8, 2000
Scattered thunderstorms developed across lower Michigan during the evening hours, as an upper level low pressure area moved into the great lakes region. 3/4 inch diameter hail was reported with thunderstorms in Scottville (Mason County); Rothbury (Oceana County); and Hart (Oceana 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
- $30,000
- 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 GRR wrote it up.
Scattered thunderstorms developed across lower Michigan during the evening hours, as an upper level low pressure area moved into the great lakes region. 3/4 inch diameter hail was reported with thunderstorms in Scottville (Mason County); Rothbury (Oceana County); and Hart (Oceana County).
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 132 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:45 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Oceana
- When
- March 8, 9:20 PM EST
- Where
- Oceana County, Rothbury
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.500, -86.350
Hail, Oceana
- When
- March 8, 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Oceana County, Hart
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.700, -86.367
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
- Flooding in California, March 8, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, March 8, 2000
- Wildfire in Missouri, March 8 to 10, 2000
- High Wind in Iowa, March 8 to 9, 2000
- High Wind in Missouri, March 8, 2000
- Lightning Strikes in Michigan, March 8 to 9, 2000
- High Wind in Kansas, March 8, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, March 8, 2000
- Excessive Heat in West Virginia, March 8, 2000
- High Wind in Kansas, March 8, 2000
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, March 8, 2000
- Excessive Heat in New York, March 8 to 9, 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: 5135365, 5135366, 5135367.