136
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$2.2M
Property damage
Hail in Lenawee County, Michigan: 136 recorded events between 1963 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,039 nationally and #8 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Lenawee County, Michigan: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Lenawee County is the 2000s, when 62 of the county's 136 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 Lenawee County archive, hail makes up 26.5% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,039 for this hazard and #8 within Michigan, putting it in the 66.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Lenawee County with 33 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 1996 | CLAYTON | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | $1.0M |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2026 | BLISSFIELD BETZ ARPT | 0.75 | $0 |
| Aug 16, 2025 | CLINTON | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jul 11, 2023 | BRITTON | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | ADRIAN | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | ADRIAN | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 20, 2021 | CLAYTON | 2.75 | $0 |
| Jun 20, 2021 | HUDSON | 3 | $0 |
| Apr 8, 2020 | MORENCI | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jun 1, 2019 | BLISSFIELD | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jun 1, 2019 | NEWBURG | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Lenawee County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A local newspaper reported hail damages to sheriff's department patrol cars at the Lenawee County Fair. Total property damages, including other vehicles parked in the fairgrounds parking lot, were estimated at roughly $75K.
Like the day before, a front was nearly stationary across Indiana and Ohio. Again, enough instability was found aloft for thunderstorm development, though the environment was more favorable for storms to the south and west of southeast Michigan. A storm developed in Hillsdale County, Michigan toward 3 am EDT. The storm tended to weaken as it moved into Lenawee County, but not before producing dime sized hail in the western part of the county.
Thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall of around three inches in an hour and five inches in two hours. Some roads and major intersection were flooded for a time along with farm fields. No injuries or major damage reported.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Lenawee County, Michigan?
136 hail events are recorded in Lenawee County between 1963 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Lenawee County?
The strongest hail on record in Lenawee County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Lenawee 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 Lenawee County, Michigan.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/michigan/lenawee-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.