Hail, Barry
- When
- April 13, 6:50 PM EST
- Where
- Barry County, 0.51 mi W of Hastings
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 42.650, -85.290
Law enforcement reported quarter to half-dollar size hail.
Hail in Michigan, April 13, 2026
Thunderstorms moved across lower Michigan late on April 13th into the early morning hours of April 14th. Large hail was common with limited damaging winds.
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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Thunderstorms moved across lower Michigan late on April 13th into the early morning hours of April 14th. Large hail was common with limited damaging winds. Moderate to heavy rain occurred along with some localized inconvenient flooding with one to three inches of rain.
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 34 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:48 UTC.
Event by event
4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Barry
- When
- April 13, 7:04 PM EST
- Where
- Barry County, 1.02 mi W of Hastings
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 42.650, -85.300
Quarter size hail.
Hail, Ionia
- When
- April 13, 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Ionia County, 1.01 mi E of Portland
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 42.870, -84.900
Ping pong size hail from media and the public.
Hail, Osceola
- When
- April 13, 11:50 PM EST
- Where
- Osceola County, 1.64 mi WNW of Dighton
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.090, -85.360
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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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1333000, 1333002, 1333001, 1333003.