69
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$50.4M
Property damage
Hail in Van Buren County, Michigan: 69 recorded events between 1970 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,879 nationally and #32 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Van Buren County, Michigan: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Van Buren County is the 2000s, when 25 of the county's 69 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 Van Buren County archive, hail makes up 24.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,879 for this hazard and #32 within Michigan, putting it in the 39.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Van Buren County with 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2024 | CABLETON | 0.88 | $0 |
| Aug 5, 2024 | SOUTH HAVEN | 0.75 | $0 |
| Feb 28, 2024 | DECATUR | 1 | $0 |
| Feb 28, 2024 | DECATUR | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | GOBLES WESLER ARPT | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jun 20, 2021 | KEELER | 1.75 | $0 |
| Mar 14, 2019 | HARTFORD | 1.25 | $5K |
| May 10, 2018 | DECATUR | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2016 | BREEDSVILLE | 1.75 | $10K |
| May 21, 2014 | ARMSTRONG CORNERS | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Trained spotters across the far southeastern portion of Van Buren county reported hail up to one and a quarter inches in diameter and wind damage. Several trees were blown down and the large wind driven hail resulted in siding damage to homes across that area.
Radar estimated that large hail fell from just southeast of Hartford to the north northeast across east central Van Buren county to north of Bloomingdale. A report of two inch diameter hail was received just east of Bangor.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Van Buren County, Michigan?
69 hail events are recorded in Van Buren County between 1970 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Van Buren County?
The strongest hail on record in Van Buren County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Van Buren 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 Van Buren County, Michigan.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/michigan/van-buren-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.