Severe Weather History


Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Hail in Iosco County, Michigan

71

Recorded events

0

Direct deaths

0

Direct injuries

$0

Property damage

Hail in Iosco County, Michigan: 71 recorded events between 1977 and 2018. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,858 nationally and #30 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Hail in Iosco County, Michigan: events per decade

Hail in Iosco County, Michigan: recorded events per decade
Hail in Iosco County, Michigan: recorded events per decade

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

The busiest decade for hail in Iosco County is the 2000s, when 40 of the county's 71 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 Iosco County archive, hail makes up 43.3% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,858 for this hazard and #30 within Michigan, putting it in the 40.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Seasonality

Events by month

0Jan
1Feb
0Mar
4Apr
21May
16Jun
18Jul
11Aug
0Sep
0Oct
0Nov
0Dec

May is the peak month for hail in Iosco County with 21 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

DateLocationMagnitudeDamage
May 27, 2018EAST TAWAS IOSCO ARP1$0
May 27, 2018EAST TAWAS0.75$0
Feb 24, 2017EAST TAWAS1$0
Jul 27, 2014OSCODA1$0
Apr 30, 2014AU SABLE0.75$0
Jun 17, 2013OSCODA1$0
Jul 5, 2009EAST TAWAS0.75$0
May 30, 2009AU SABLE0.75$0
Jul 15, 2008TAWAS CITY1$0
Jul 15, 2008HALE0.75$0
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC · recent entries may be preliminary

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Quick answers

Frequently asked

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

71 hail events are recorded in Iosco County between 1977 and 2018, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Iosco County?

The strongest hail on record in Iosco County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Iosco 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.

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“Hail in Iosco County, Michigan.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/michigan/iosco-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.


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