54
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$0
Property damage
Hail in Chippewa County, Michigan: 54 recorded events between 1961 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #2,159 nationally and #47 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Chippewa County, Michigan: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Chippewa County is the 2010s, when 12 of the county's 54 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Chippewa County archive, hail makes up 45.4% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,159 for this hazard and #47 within Michigan, putting it in the 30.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for hail in Chippewa County with 17 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2025 | OAK RIDGE | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 14, 2025 | STIRLINGVILLE | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 13, 2024 | ECKERMAN | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2024 | BRIMLEY | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 9, 2023 | OAK RIDGE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jul 11, 2023 | BRIMLEY | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | DAFTER | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jun 28, 2022 | PARADISE | 0.75 | $0 |
| Oct 13, 2020 | (CIU)CHIPPEWA CO ARP | 0.88 | $0 |
| Oct 13, 2020 | KELDEN | 0.88 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Chippewa County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
One-inch diameter hail fell from 1300 EST to 1310 EST near Pickford. Canadian radio news reported crop damage on St. Joseph Island 25 miles East of Pickford, south of Neebish Island. No reports of crop damage in Chippewa County, where only hay is grown.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Chippewa County, Michigan?
54 hail events are recorded in Chippewa County between 1961 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Chippewa County?
The strongest hail on record in Chippewa County measured 2.5.
Where does the hail data for Chippewa County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Hail in Chippewa County, Michigan.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/michigan/chippewa-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.