Hail events in Allegan County, Michigan The hail events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 77 hail events on record for Allegan County, Michigan, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 4 Apr 2023.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 9 hail events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Hail.

Newest hail events on record

Apr 4 2023

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile SSW of WAYLAND. Damage estimate: $500 thousand

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

1 mile NNW of HOPKINS. Damage estimate: $500 thousand

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of GLENN

Apr 7 2020

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

At DORR. Damage estimate: $250 thousand

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

1 mile W of PLAINWELL. Damage estimate: $500 thousand

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles ENE of GROAFSCHAP. Damage estimate: $250 thousand

Aug 3 2017

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles W of LEE. Damage estimate: $10 thousand

Apr 25 2016

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles W of SHELBYVILLE. Damage estimate: $35 thousand

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile S of FENNVILLE. Damage estimate: $35 thousand

Jul 27 2014

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of PLAINWELL

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles ESE of PLAINWELL. Damage estimate: $10 thousand

Nov 17 2013

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles WNW of MONTEREY

May 3 2012

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

At BRADLEY

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SW of WAYLAND

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile S of WAYLAND

Mar 16 2012

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles W of BRADLEY

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

2 miles WNW of SHELBYVILLE

Mar 15 2012

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile W of ALLEGAN

May 12 2011

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles NNW of HOPKINS

Apr 26 2011

Hail0.75 in, penny size

2 miles SE of GROAFSCHAP

Apr 19 2011

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile NW of MOLINE

Apr 6 2010

Hail0.75 in, penny size

At DORR

Jul 2 2008

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile W of PLAINWELL

Apr 25 2008

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SW of WAYLAND. Damage estimate: $15 thousand

Apr 11 2008

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile SE of HAMILTON. Damage estimate: $15 thousand

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. Hail size is in inches, with the object that NCEI names for that size.

Hail events by year

Hail events on record for Allegan County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1950s	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
1960s	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
1970s	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3
1980s	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	5
1990s	1	1	0	1	4	0	0	2	3	0	12
2000s	9	5	1	8	0	2	1	2	4	0	32
2010s	1	3	6	1	2	0	2	1	0	0	16
2020s	3	0	0	3	0	0	0 (part of the year)				6

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Hail events are on record from 1955. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

Jan0 events
Feb0 events
Mar6 events
Apr17 events
May17 events
Jun8 events
Jul9 events
Aug7 events
Sep7 events
Oct3 events
Nov3 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Allegan County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	35
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	25
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	16
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	0
4 in and larger	softball and larger	1

When listing hail size under Magnitude, e.g., 2.25 in., the hail size is given in inches and hundredths of inches. These values are assigned a size in inches from their appearance.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

An event without a size in the record is not in this table.

Beside the other counties

Hail events on record: Allegan County beside the total of the counties of Michigan and of the United States
Measure	Allegan	All counties of Michigan	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	77	6,023	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	9.3	10.6	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	6.4	6.0	12.8

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More hail events on record

Hail events on record for Allegan County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
11 Apr 2008	Hail	1.00 in	$10 thousand	County
18 Oct 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
25 Sep 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 Sep 2006	Hail	0.88 in	$15 thousand	County
9 Nov 2005	Hail	0.75 in	$10 thousand	County
8 Nov 2005	Hail	0.88 in	$10 thousand	County
15 Sep 2003	Hail	0.75 in	$5 thousand	County
3 Aug 2003	Hail	0.75 in	$15 thousand	County
3 Aug 2003	Hail	0.75 in	$15 thousand	County
3 Aug 2003	Hail	0.75 in	$15 thousand	County
1 Aug 2003	Hail	0.75 in	$15 thousand	County
1 Aug 2003	Hail	0.88 in	$25 thousand	County
8 Jun 2003	Hail	1.75 in	$100 thousand	County
8 Jun 2003	Hail	1.00 in	$50 thousand	County
15 Jun 2002	Hail	0.75 in	$4 thousand	County
24 Oct 2001	Hail	0.75 in	$10 thousand	County
21 Sep 2001	Hail	0.75 in	$5 thousand	County
10 Jun 2001	Hail	0.88 in	$20 thousand	County
10 Jun 2001	Hail	1.00 in	$20 thousand	County
15 May 2001	Hail	1.75 in	$50 thousand	County
14 Jun 2000	Hail	0.75 in	$40 thousand	County
18 May 2000	Hail	0.88 in	$60 thousand	County
18 May 2000	Hail	1.00 in	$75 thousand	County
18 May 2000	Hail	0.88 in	$60 thousand	County
18 May 2000	Hail	0.88 in	$60 thousand	County
18 May 2000	Hail	0.75 in	$40 thousand	County
12 May 2000	Hail	1.00 in	$150 thousand	County
12 May 2000	Hail	0.88 in	$75 thousand	County
12 May 2000	Hail	0.88 in	$40 thousand	County
31 May 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 Apr 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
16 Apr 1998	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 May 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 May 1997	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 Sep 1994	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
25 Sep 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 Jul 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Apr 1994	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 Aug 1993	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Mar 1991	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
13 Mar 1990	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
17 May 1986	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 Jul 1985	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
23 Jun 1985	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 Mar 1983	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
12 Jul 1980	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
12 Jul 1975	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
17 Sep 1972	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
16 Jul 1971	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
29 Jun 1968	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
22 Jul 1960	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 Oct 1955	Hail	4.00 in	none	County

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
National Weather Service: Grand Rapids, MI (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Hail events on record for Allegan County, Michigan". https://countyhazards.com/county/mi/allegan/hail/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most hail events on record for Allegan County?: April has 17 of the 77 hail events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many hail events are on record for Michigan?: NCEI has 6,036 hail events on record for Michigan from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Allegan County compare with the other counties of Michigan?: The counties of Michigan have 10.6 hail events for each 100 square miles. Allegan County has 9.3.
How large is the hail on record for Allegan County?: 17 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.