45
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$10K
Property damage
Hail in Arenac County, Michigan: 45 recorded events between 1977 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 3.5. That places the county #2,327 nationally and #58 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Arenac County, Michigan: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Arenac County is the 1990s, when 19 of the county's 45 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 Arenac County archive, hail makes up 37.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,327 for this hazard and #58 within Michigan, putting it in the 25.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for hail in Arenac County with 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2024 | STERLING | 1.5 | $0 |
| Aug 23, 2023 | AU GRES ARPT | 2 | $0 |
| Sep 21, 2022 | STANDISH | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 11, 2022 | MAPLE RIDGE | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 8, 2016 | STANDISH | 1.5 | $0 |
| Aug 2, 2015 | AU GRES | 1.5 | $0 |
| Aug 2, 2015 | STERLING | 1.75 | $10K |
| May 30, 2013 | STERLING | 1 | $0 |
| May 3, 2012 | WORTH | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2011 | AU GRES | 0.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Arenac County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Large hail damaged crops and injured some livestock at area farms. Some trees were nearly stripped of leaves. Several homes suffered damage to siding…roofs and broken windows. Several satellite dishes were also destroyed. Cars and campers were dented to varying degrees with many broken windows.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Arenac County, Michigan?
45 hail events are recorded in Arenac County between 1977 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Arenac County?
The strongest hail on record in Arenac County measured 3.5.
Where does the hail data for Arenac 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 Arenac County, Michigan.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/michigan/arenac-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.