108
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$497K
Property damage
Hail in Ottawa County, Michigan: 108 recorded events between 1961 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,350 nationally and #11 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Ottawa County, Michigan: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Ottawa County is the 2000s, when 30 of the county's 108 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 Ottawa County archive, hail makes up 31.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,350 for this hazard and #11 within Michigan, putting it in the 56.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for hail in Ottawa County with 24 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2026 | BAUER | 1.75 | $0 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | TALLMADGE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | TALLMADGE | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | TALLMADGE | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | HUDSONVILLE | 2 | $0 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | HUDSONVILLE | 2 | $0 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | HUDSONVILLE | 1.75 | $0 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | HUDSONVILLE | 2 | $0 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | HUDSONVILLE | 1.25 | $0 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | HUDSONVILLE | 2.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Ottawa County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A trained spotter just east of Allendale reported that a severe thunderstorm produced one inch hail. Broadcast media from Grand Rapids relayed a report of three quarters inch hail north of Zeeland earlier with that storm.
A trained spotter reported that one inch diameter hail covered the ground three miles north of Holland. Several trained spotters and a utility company in and near Holland also reported hail ranging from an inch to inch and a half in diameter.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Ottawa County, Michigan?
108 hail events are recorded in Ottawa County between 1961 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Ottawa County?
The strongest hail on record in Ottawa County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Ottawa 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 Ottawa County, Michigan.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/michigan/ottawa-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.