215
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$20.0M
Property damage
Hail in Genesee County, Michigan: 215 recorded events between 1961 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #551 nationally and #5 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Genesee County, Michigan: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Genesee County is the 2000s, when 107 of the county's 215 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 Genesee County archive, hail makes up 28.4% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #551 for this hazard and #5 within Michigan, putting it in the 82.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for hail in Genesee County with 73 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2025 | GRAND BLANC | 0.88 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | FLINT | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 17, 2024 | GOODRICH | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jul 20, 2023 | DAVISON | 2.5 | $0 |
| Jul 20, 2023 | DAVISON | 2.75 | $0 |
| Jul 20, 2023 | DAVISON | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jul 20, 2023 | BELSAY | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 20, 2023 | DAVISON | 2.5 | $20.0M |
| Jul 20, 2023 | MT MORRIS | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 20, 2023 | OTTERBURN | 0.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Genesee County
- Thunderstorm Wind 455
- Tornado 50
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A supercell thunderstorm produced large hail in both southern Shiawassee and Southern Genesee Counties. In both Linden and Fenton of southern Genesee County, the hail fell for at least 10 minutes, causing serious damage to two fruit orchards in these communities. Damage was estimated at a minimum of $500,000, but this damage estimate was expected to increase due to spraying costs for disease prevention for the trees, and the fact that much of the damage will show only with time.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Genesee County, Michigan?
215 hail events are recorded in Genesee County between 1961 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Genesee County?
The strongest hail on record in Genesee County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Genesee 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 Genesee County, Michigan.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/michigan/genesee-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.