Marine Hail, Detroit River
- When
- May 27, 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Detroit River forecast zone, 0.42 mi S of Grosse Ile
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 42.174, -83.171
Marine Hail in Lake St. Clair, May 27, 2010
Thunderstorms moving through the Detroit River produced hail and a measured wind gust of 45 mph.
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.
Thunderstorms moving through the Detroit River produced hail and a measured wind gust of 45 mph.
The radar
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 63 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:30 UTC.
Event by event
1 marine hail, 1 marine thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind, Detroit River
- When
- May 27, 7:55 PM EST
- Where
- Detroit River forecast zone, 3.3 mi NE of Detroit River Light
- Measured
- 39 kt (45 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 42.130, -83.150
What these are
- Marine Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger over water.
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind
- Thunderstorm winds of 34 knots or more over coastal or lake waters.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Texas, May 27, 2010
- Lightning Strike in Montana, May 27, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, May 27, 2010
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, May 27, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Hail in North Dakota, May 27, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 27, 2010
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 27, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 27, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, May 27, 2010
- Hail and Lightning Strike in North Carolina, May 27, 2010
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, May 27, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Indiana, May 27, 2010
More
Every storm in Lake St. Clair in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather history
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 229226, 229225.