77
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$2.7M
Property damage
Hail in Allegan County, Michigan: 77 recorded events between 1955 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #1,757 nationally and #27 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Allegan County, Michigan: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Allegan County is the 2000s, when 32 of the county's 77 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 Allegan County archive, hail makes up 21.1% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,757 for this hazard and #27 within Michigan, putting it in the 43.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Allegan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2023 | WAYLAND | 1.75 | $500K |
| Apr 4, 2023 | HOPKINS | 2 | $500K |
| Apr 4, 2023 | GLENN | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 8, 2020 | PLAINWELL | 2 | $500K |
| Apr 8, 2020 | DORR | 1.75 | $250K |
| Apr 8, 2020 | GROAFSCHAP | 1.75 | $250K |
| Aug 3, 2017 | LEE | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 26, 2016 | SHELBYVILLE | 1.75 | $25K |
| Apr 26, 2016 | FENNVILLE | 1.75 | $25K |
| Jul 27, 2014 | PLAINWELL | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Allegan County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The public reported three quarters inch diameter hail two miles north of Hopkins. The storm tracked very slowly east northeast and went on to produce trained spotter and public reports of one inch hail four miles west southwest of Wayland.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Allegan County, Michigan?
77 hail events are recorded in Allegan County between 1955 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Allegan County?
The strongest hail on record in Allegan County measured 4.
Where does the hail data for Allegan 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 Allegan County, Michigan.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/michigan/allegan-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.