Hail events in Bay 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 99 hail events on record for Bay County, Michigan, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 25 Jun 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 11 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

Jun 25 2026

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NE of PINCONNING

May 17 2026

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles WNW of BAY CITY MUNI ARPT

Jul 14 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of CRUMP

Apr 7 2020

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile SW of BAY CITY

Sep 4 2017

Hail0.75 in, penny size

4 miles SW of PINCONNING

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NE of PINCONNING

Jul 8 2016

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

3 miles ENE of PINCONNING

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SW of BAY CITY

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SW of BAY CITY

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles NE of BAY CITY MUNI ARPT

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

At PINCONNING

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile NE of PINCONNING

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile NE of BENTLEY

Jun 8 2015

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles WNW of KAWKAWLIN

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles SSE of BEAVER

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles WNW of KAWKAWLIN

Aug 1 2014

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles SE of BEAVER

Jul 27 2014

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile E of BAYSIDE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile E of BAYSIDE

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

2 miles NW of TOBICO

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile SW of LINWOOD

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles SSW of LINWOOD. Damage estimate: $1.0 million

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile SSE of BANGOR TOWNSHIP. Damage estimate: $1.0 million

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile SE of BANGOR TOWNSHIP. Damage estimate: $1.0 million

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of KAWKAWLIN

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 Bay 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	0	0	0	0	0	0
1960s	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1970s	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1980s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1990s	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	2	3	10
2000s	5	0	1	1	1	3	3	0	1	0	15
2010s	0	7	9	2	38	3	7	2	0	0	68
2020s	1	0	0	1	0	0	2 (part of the year)				4

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
Apr7 events
May13 events
Jun16 events
Jul49 events
Aug4 events
Sep3 events
Oct1 event
Nov0 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Bay County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	37
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	34
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	26
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	2
4 in and larger	softball and larger	0

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: Bay County beside the total of the counties of Michigan and of the United States
Measure	Bay	All counties of Michigan	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	99	6,023	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	22.4	10.6	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	9.6	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 Bay County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Injuries	On record for
27 Jul 2014	Hail	2.50 in	$2.0 million	0	County
27 Jul 2014	Hail	2.00 in	$2.0 million	0	County
27 Jul 2014	Hail	1.75 in	$500 thousand	0	County
27 Jul 2014	Hail	2.00 in	$1.5 million	0	County
27 Jul 2014	Hail	2.00 in	$2.0 million	0	County
27 Jul 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
27 Jul 2014	Hail	2.50 in	$3.0 million	0	County
27 Jul 2014	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
27 Jul 2014	Hail	1.75 in	$1.0 million	0	County
27 Jul 2014	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
27 Jul 2014	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
27 Jul 2014	Hail	2.00 in	$2.0 million	0	County
27 Jul 2014	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
27 Jul 2014	Hail	2.00 in	$50 thousand	0	County
27 Jul 2014	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
27 Jul 2014	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
27 Jul 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
27 Jul 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
27 Jul 2014	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
27 Jul 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
27 Jul 2014	Hail	1.75 in	$1.0 million	0	County
27 Jul 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
29 Apr 2014	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
29 Apr 2014	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
30 May 2013	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
30 May 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
3 May 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
3 May 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
3 May 2012	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
3 May 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
15 Mar 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
15 Mar 2012	Hail	2.00 in	none	0	County
15 Mar 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
15 Mar 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
15 Mar 2012	Hail	3.00 in	none	0	County
2 Jul 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
2 Jul 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
2 Jul 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
9 Jun 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
8 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
31 May 2011	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
26 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
15 Jun 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
4 Oct 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
30 May 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
31 Mar 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
5 Jun 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
5 Jun 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
5 Jun 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
13 Jun 2004	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
28 Jun 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
17 Jun 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
9 Aug 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
2 Aug 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
29 Jun 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
12 May 2000	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
12 May 2000	Hail	2.75 in	none	0	County
24 Jul 1999	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
24 Jul 1999	Hail	1.75 in	none	2	County
17 May 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
26 Sep 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
24 Jun 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
8 May 1997	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
13 Apr 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
12 Apr 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
26 Apr 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
17 Aug 1991	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
31 Jul 1973	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
18 Jun 1962	Hail	2.50 in	none	0	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: Detroit/Pontiac, 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 Bay County, Michigan". https://countyhazards.com/county/mi/bay/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 Bay County?: July has 49 of the 99 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 Bay County compare with the other counties of Michigan?: The counties of Michigan have 10.6 hail events for each 100 square miles. Bay County has 22.4.
How large is the hail on record for Bay County?: 28 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.