Hail in Bay County, Michigan

Hail in Bay County, Michigan: 97 recorded events between 1962 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,466 nationally and #15 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Bay County is the 2010s, when 68 of the county's 97 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 Bay County archive, hail makes up 33.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,466 for this hazard and #15 within Michigan, putting it in the 52.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for hail in Bay County with 49 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 Bay County, Michigan?

97 hail events are recorded in Bay County between 1962 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Bay County?

The strongest hail on record in Bay County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Bay 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.