Hail in Ontonagon County, Michigan

Hail in Ontonagon County, Michigan: 54 recorded events between 1980 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 1.75. That places the county #2,159 nationally and #47 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Ontonagon County is the 2000s, when 29 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 Ontonagon County archive, hail makes up 37.2% 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.

Jul is the peak month for hail in Ontonagon County with 15 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.

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How many hail events are on record in Ontonagon County, Michigan?

54 hail events are recorded in Ontonagon County between 1980 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Ontonagon County?

The strongest hail on record in Ontonagon County measured 1.75.

Where does the hail data for Ontonagon 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.