Michigan · May 17, 2024

Michigan hail map — May 17, 2024

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 1 Michigan city on May 17, 2024. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Burton.

Hail swath map for Burton, MI on May 17, 2024 showing 1.00 inch hail.
Swath over Burton on May 17, 2024 — 1.00″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.
Cities hit
1
in Michigan
Largest stone
1.00″
quarter size
Impact rating
3/10
from stone size

Sizes come from NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.

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Michigan cities hit on May 17, 2024

Burton, MI1.00″ · quarter

What people on the ground measured in Michigan on May 17, 2024

3 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 1 from trained spotters or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.

  • 2.25″ hen egg size Public
    Columbiaville, MI5:47 PM EDTLapeer County

    Received image of hailstone from Columbiaville via Twitter messages.

  • 1.25″ half dollar size Trained Spotter
    2 SE Columbiaville, MI6:00 PM EDTLapeer County

    Report of 1/2 dollar sized hail from trained spotter.

  • 1.25″ half dollar size Amateur Radio
    2 SW Goodrich, MI7:25 PM EDTGenesee County

    Received a call for half dollar sized hail in southwest Goodrich

Reports come from the National Weather Service Local Storm Report feed, ingested every 15 minutes. A report records where the observer was, not the full extent of the swath — treat it as evidence about the storm, not about any one roof.

Other states hit on May 17, 2024

Texas5 cities · 1.00″
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Michigan hail on May 17, 2024

NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 1 Michigan city that day. The largest stones — 1.00 inches, quarter size — were over Burton. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.

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