Hail, Ottawa
- When
- May 18, 11:04 AM EST
- Where
- Ottawa County, Grand Haven
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.067, -86.233
Hail in Michigan, May 18, 2000
A surface low pressure area moved east along a warm front draped across southern lower Michigan, producing numerous hail producing severe thunderstorms. 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
- $795,000
- Crop damage
- $345,000
- Events
- 15
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 surface low pressure area moved east along a warm front draped across southern lower Michigan, producing numerous hail producing severe thunderstorms. One inch hail was reported by central dispatch in Grand Haven (Ottawa County) at 11:04 a.m. EST. Three quarters inch hail was reported by a trained spotter at the intersection of highway 43 and Cochran Road 3 miles west of Grand Ledge, in Eaton County, at 12:00 p.m. EST. .88" diameter hail was observed by amateur radio operators in Jamestown (Ottawa County) at 1:26 p.m. EST. One inch hail was reported in Wyoming (Kent County) at the intersection of 54th street and Byron Center Rd. at 1:33 p.m. EST. Golf ball sized hail (1.75") was reported by law enforcement in Schoolcraft (Kalamazoo County) at 2:02 p.m. EST. One inch hail was observed by law enforcement in Hartford (Van Buren County) at 2:10 p.m. EST. .88" hail was reported by a trained spotter 4 miles south of Fennville (Allegan County) at 3:02 p.m. EST, and one inch hail was reported by central dispatch in Pullman (Allegan County) at 3:17 p.m. EST. .88" diameter hail was reported by spotters in Allegan at 3:26 p.m. EST, and 3 miles east of Allegan (both in Allegan County) at 3:37 p.m. EST. Three quarters inch hail was observed by trained spotters in Plainwell (Allegan County) at 3:45 p.m. EST. One inch hail was reported by trained spotters in Delton (Barry County) at 3:55 p.m. EST, where hail covered the ground for a short time period. 1.5" hail was reported by trained spotters in Charlotte (Eaton County) at 4:25 p.m. EST. One inch hail was observed in Paw Paw (Van Buren County) at 5:00 p.m. EST, and one inch hail was also reported by law enforcement in Kalamazoo (Kalamazoo County) at 5:00 p.m. EST.
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 59 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:04 UTC.
Event by event
15 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Eaton
- When
- May 18, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eaton County, Grand Ledge
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.750, -84.733
Hail, Ottawa
- When
- May 18, 1:26 PM EST
- Where
- Ottawa County, Jamestown
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 42.833, -85.850
Hail, Kent
- When
- May 18, 1:33 PM EST
- Where
- Kent County, Wyoming
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 42.933, -85.733
Hail, Kalamazoo
- When
- May 18, 2:02 PM EST
- Where
- Kalamazoo County, Schoolcraft
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Crop damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.117, -85.633
Hail, Van Buren
- When
- May 18, 2:10 PM EST
- Where
- Van Buren County, Hartford
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.200, -86.167
Hail, Allegan
- When
- May 18, 3:02 PM EST
- Where
- Allegan County, Fennville
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.600, -86.100
Hail, Allegan
- When
- May 18, 3:17 PM EST
- Where
- Allegan County, Pullman
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.483, -86.083
Hail, Allegan
- When
- May 18, 3:26 PM EST
- Where
- Allegan County, Allegan
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.533, -85.850
Hail, Allegan
- When
- May 18, 3:37 PM EST
- Where
- Allegan County, Allegan
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.533, -85.850
Hail, Allegan
- When
- May 18, 3:45 PM EST
- Where
- Allegan County, Plainwell
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.450, -85.633
Hail, Barry
- When
- May 18, 3:55 PM EST
- Where
- Barry County, Delton
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.500, -85.400
Hail, Eaton
- When
- May 18, 4:25 PM EST
- Where
- Eaton County, Charlotte
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Property damage
- $80,000
- Crop damage
- $40,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.567, -84.817
Hail, Van Buren
- When
- May 18, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Van Buren County, Paw Paw
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 42.217, -85.883
Hail, Kalamazoo
- When
- May 18, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Kalamazoo County, Kalamazoo
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Crop damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.283, -85.567
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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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: 5144063, 5144064, 5144065, 5144131, 5144132, 5144133, 5144134, 5144135, 5144136, 5144137, 5144138, 5144139, 5144140, 5144141, 5144142.