50
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$206K
Property damage
Hail in Isabella County, Michigan: 50 recorded events between 1959 and 2020. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #2,240 nationally and #54 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Isabella County, Michigan: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Isabella County is the 2000s, when 16 of the county's 50 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 Isabella County archive, hail makes up 27.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,240 for this hazard and #54 within Michigan, putting it in the 27.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for hail in Isabella County with 11 recorded events, while Feb 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 8, 2020 | SHEPHERD | 1 | $25K |
| Sep 10, 2019 | MT PLEASANT | 1.5 | $10K |
| Apr 20, 2017 | BLANCHARD | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 29, 2014 | BLANCHARD | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jul 26, 2012 | MT PLEASANT | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jul 4, 2012 | BLANCHARD | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jul 4, 2012 | WEIDMAN | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 16, 2012 | CLARE | 1.25 | $0 |
| Mar 12, 2012 | LEATON | 0.75 | $0 |
| Sep 3, 2011 | WINN | 1.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Isabella County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A supercell thunderstorm tracked from west southwest to east northeast across southern Isabella county, producing several reports of large hail up to an inch and a half in diameter three to four miles east of Mt. Pleasant. A trained spotter in Winn estimated the storm produced wind gusts of 65 to 75 mph along with one inch diameter hail.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Isabella County, Michigan?
50 hail events are recorded in Isabella County between 1959 and 2020, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Isabella County?
The strongest hail on record in Isabella County measured 2.
Where does the hail data for Isabella 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 Isabella County, Michigan.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/michigan/isabella-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.