55
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$2.8M
Property damage
Hail in Shiawassee County, Michigan: 55 recorded events between 1967 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 1.75. That places the county #2,130 nationally and #45 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Shiawassee County, Michigan: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Shiawassee County is the 2000s, when 29 of the county's 55 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 Shiawassee County archive, hail makes up 18.0% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,130 for this hazard and #45 within Michigan, putting it in the 31.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Shiawassee County with 19 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2023 | JUDDVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 3, 2022 | OWOSSO | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 12, 2021 | PERRY | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jun 12, 2021 | LAINGSBURG | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jun 12, 2021 | LAINGSBURG | 1.5 | $0 |
| Nov 17, 2013 | PERRY | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 22, 2011 | LAINGSBURG | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 14, 2011 | BYRON | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2008 | BENNINGTON | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jun 6, 2008 | HENDERSON | 0.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Shiawassee County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Large hail hammered areas in a 3 mile radius around Durand for 50 minutes. The hail, at times, was as big as golf balls. A local newspaper reported $1.8M in hail damages to homes alone. Hundreds of vehicles also took a beating. Local experts estimated damages at an average of $4K per vehicle. This information was used to estimate $1M in total damages to vehicles. Many crops in the area were also destroyed. One farmer estimated $400K in losses to soybeans alone. Total crop damages were estimated at a conservative $2M, bringing the total cost of this hailstorm to nearly $5M.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Shiawassee County, Michigan?
55 hail events are recorded in Shiawassee County between 1967 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Shiawassee County?
The strongest hail on record in Shiawassee County measured 1.75.
Where does the hail data for Shiawassee 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 Shiawassee County, Michigan.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/michigan/shiawassee-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.