66
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$965K
Property damage
Hail in Muskegon County, Michigan: 66 recorded events between 1956 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #1,928 nationally and #35 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Muskegon County, Michigan: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Muskegon County is the 2000s, when 35 of the county's 66 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 Muskegon County archive, hail makes up 27.5% of all recorded severe weather across 10 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,928 for this hazard and #35 within Michigan, putting it in the 37.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for hail in Muskegon County with 13 recorded events, while Dec 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2024 | MUSKEGON HGTS | 1 | $0 |
| May 7, 2024 | MONTAGUE | 0.88 | $0 |
| Nov 6, 2023 | WHITEHALL OYLER ARPT | 0.88 | $0 |
| Sep 12, 2021 | MUSKEGON LAKE | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 7, 2020 | WHITEHALL | 1.75 | $500K |
| Aug 29, 2019 | TWIN LAKE | 1.75 | $25K |
| Aug 3, 2015 | MUSKEGON LAKE | 1 | $5K |
| Apr 12, 2014 | NORTH MUSKEGON | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 31, 2012 | NORTON SHRS | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 3, 2012 | TWIN LAKE | 0.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A trained spotter reported that in addition to three quarters inch hail thunderstorm wind gusts blew down several trees in Twin Lake. This occurred with an area of storms that developed during the mid morning hours just to the north of the secondary bow echo that passed by just to the south of Muskegon.
A trained spotter in Muskegon reported that hail up to two inches in diameter fell with an isolated severe storm that moved onshore near the Muskegon harbor before quickly diminishing as it tracked further northeast away from Muskegon.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Muskegon County, Michigan?
66 hail events are recorded in Muskegon County between 1956 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Muskegon County?
The strongest hail on record in Muskegon County measured 4.
Where does the hail data for Muskegon 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 Muskegon County, Michigan.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/michigan/muskegon-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.