54
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$1.2M
Property damage
Hail in Montcalm County, Michigan: 54 recorded events between 1968 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 1.75. That places the county #2,159 nationally and #47 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Montcalm County, Michigan: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Montcalm County is the 2000s, when 22 of the county's 54 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 Montcalm County archive, hail makes up 25.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,159 for this hazard and #47 within Michigan, putting it in the 30.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for hail in Montcalm County with 14 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2003 | GREENVILLE | 0.88 | 0 | 1 | $20K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2024 | GREENVILLE | 0.75 | $0 |
| Nov 6, 2023 | PIERSON | 1.5 | $0 |
| Sep 21, 2022 | PIERSON | 0.75 | $0 |
| Sep 12, 2021 | MC BRIDES | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 11, 2019 | VESTABURG | 1.5 | $10K |
| Aug 29, 2019 | GREENVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 14, 2015 | GREENVILLE | 1.25 | $5K |
| Aug 14, 2015 | HOWARD CITY | 1.25 | $5K |
| Jul 27, 2014 | EDMORE | 1.25 | $5K |
| May 9, 2014 | EDMORE | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Montcalm County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Trained spotters reported hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter south of Stanton and just north of Sheridan. The swath was up to one mile wide and was part of the swath that began in extreme northeast Ottawa County based on correlation with multiple spotter reports and radar hail products.
A motorcyclist suffered a minor injury when he was hit in the mouth by a hailstone. Three quarters inch hail was reported six miles north of Greenville and seven eighths inch diameter hail was reported five miles north of Greenville, where a parking lot was covered by hail near Colby and M-91.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Montcalm County, Michigan?
54 hail events are recorded in Montcalm County between 1968 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Montcalm County?
The strongest hail on record in Montcalm County measured 1.75.
Where does the hail data for Montcalm 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 Montcalm County, Michigan.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/michigan/montcalm-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.