Hail in Saginaw County, Michigan

Hail in Saginaw County, Michigan: 123 recorded events between 1963 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 3.5. That places the county #1,174 nationally and #9 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Saginaw County is the 2000s, when 47 of the county's 123 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 Saginaw County archive, hail makes up 26.2% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,174 for this hazard and #9 within Michigan, putting it in the 62.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Saginaw County with 40 recorded events, while Nov 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 Saginaw County, Michigan?

123 hail events are recorded in Saginaw County between 1963 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Saginaw County?

The strongest hail on record in Saginaw County measured 3.5.

Where does the hail data for Saginaw 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.