Hail in Otsego County, Michigan

Hail in Otsego County, Michigan: 57 recorded events between 1993 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #2,095 nationally and #41 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Otsego County is the 1990s, when 22 of the county's 57 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 Otsego County archive, hail makes up 37.7% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,095 for this hazard and #41 within Michigan, putting it in the 32.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Otsego County with 17 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.

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

57 hail events are recorded in Otsego County between 1993 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Otsego County?

The strongest hail on record in Otsego County measured 2.

Where does the hail data for Otsego 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.