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Hail in Jackson County, Michigan

62 hail events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Hail.

62 events · 0 deaths recorded · peak month May · county share of state 1.0%

Hail event locations in and around Jackson County. Dots: Hail event locations in the kept record. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.

NCEI records 62 hail events in Jackson County, Michigan, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 32 years.

May is the busiest month, with 13 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 14 events against 36 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.

The county holds 1% of the 6,036 hail events recorded in Michigan; its 8.8 per 100 square miles compares with 10.7 statewide.

13 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 4.25 inches (softball size).

Compared with Michigan

Measure	Jackson County	Michigan	US
Hail events since 1950	62	6,036	424,356
Per 100 square miles	8.8	10.7	12.0
Per 10,000 residents	3.9	6.0	12.8
Deaths recorded	0	0	29
Busiest month	May	July	May

By year

195019882026

Hail events recorded in Jackson County per year, 1950 to 2026 (2026 is partial).

Seasonality

Jan
0Feb
0Mar
6Apr
9May
13Jun
13Jul
10Aug
7Sep
3Oct
1Nov
0Dec
0

Hail events in Jackson County by month of occurrence, all years.

Magnitude distribution

under 1 in27

1–1.74 in22

1.75–2.74 in10

2.75–3.99 in2

4 in and larger1

NWS hail-size descriptors

under 1 in: pea to quarter
1–1.74 in: quarter to golf ball
1.75–2.74 in: golf ball to baseball
2.75–3.99 in: baseball to softball
4 in and larger: softball and larger

Hail size in inches as recorded by NCEI; events without a size are not binned.

Recorded events

All 62 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.

Date	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Crop damage	Deaths	Injuries	Geography
30 Mar 2025	Hail	1.00 in	—	—	—	—	County
1 Jun 2019	Hail	1.75 in	$5K	—	—	—	County
27 Jul 2014	Hail	1.00 in	—	—	—	—	County
11 Sep 2013	Hail	1.00 in	—	—	—	—	County
3 May 2012	Hail	2.00 in	—	—	—	—	County
15 Mar 2012	Hail	0.75 in	—	—	—	—	County
13 Aug 2011	Hail	0.75 in	—	—	—	—	County
23 May 2011	Hail	0.75 in	—	—	—	—	County
10 May 2011	Hail	0.88 in	—	—	—	—	County
19 Apr 2011	Hail	0.75 in	—	—	—	—	County
18 Jun 2010	Hail	1.25 in	—	—	—	—	County
9 Aug 2009	Hail	0.70 in	—	—	—	—	County
2 Jul 2008	Hail	0.88 in	—	—	—	—	County
11 Apr 2008	Hail	1.00 in	$10K	$5K	—	—	County
28 Jun 2006	Hail	0.75 in	$5K	$5K	—	—	County
19 Jun 2006	Hail	0.75 in	$5K	$5K	—	—	County
19 Jun 2006	Hail	1.25 in	$20K	$15K	—	—	County
22 Apr 2006	Hail	1.00 in	$10K	$5K	—	—	County
22 Apr 2006	Hail	1.00 in	$10K	$5K	—	—	County
22 Sep 2005	Hail	1.75 in	$15K	$10K	—	—	County
30 Jun 2005	Hail	0.88 in	$10K	$10K	—	—	County
9 Jun 2004	Hail	4.25 in	$50K	$50K	—	—	County
21 May 2004	Hail	0.88 in	$40K	$10K	—	—	County
21 May 2004	Hail	2.00 in	$30K	$30K	—	—	County
17 May 2004	Hail	1.75 in	$40K	$40K	—	—	County
9 May 2003	Hail	1.00 in	$15K	$15K	—	—	County
30 Apr 2003	Hail	1.00 in	$10K	—	—	—	County
20 Apr 2003	Hail	1.00 in	$10K	—	—	—	County
2 Aug 2000	Hail	1.25 in	$30K	$10K	—	—	County
14 Jul 2000	Hail	0.88 in	$20K	$10K	—	—	County
15 Mar 2000	Hail	1.50 in	—	—	—	—	County
9 Jun 1999	Hail	0.75 in	—	—	—	—	County
17 May 1999	Hail	0.75 in	$50K	—	—	—	County
24 Jun 1998	Hail	1.75 in	—	—	—	—	County
12 Jun 1998	Hail	0.88 in	—	—	—	—	County
31 May 1998	Hail	1.50 in	—	—	—	—	County
31 May 1998	Hail	1.00 in	—	—	—	—	County
14 Jul 1997	Hail	0.88 in	—	—	—	—	County
8 Jul 1997	Hail	0.88 in	—	—	—	—	County
11 Sep 1996	Hail	0.88 in	—	—	—	—	County
13 Jun 1994	Hail	0.75 in	—	—	—	—	County
8 Oct 1992	Hail	1.75 in	—	—	—	—	County
4 Jul 1992	Hail	0.75 in	—	—	—	—	County
9 Apr 1991	Hail	2.75 in	—	—	—	—	County
27 Mar 1991	Hail	2.75 in	—	—	—	—	County
31 May 1989	Hail	0.75 in	—	—	—	—	County
30 May 1989	Hail	0.75 in	—	—	—	—	County
14 Mar 1989	Hail	0.75 in	—	—	—	—	County
14 Mar 1989	Hail	1.00 in	—	—	—	—	County
25 Jul 1988	Hail	1.75 in	—	—	—	—	County
9 Jul 1985	Hail	1.50 in	—	—	—	—	County
9 Jul 1985	Hail	1.50 in	—	—	—	—	County
9 Jun 1985	Hail	0.75 in	—	—	—	—	County
28 Apr 1981	Hail	1.00 in	—	—	—	—	County
2 Aug 1980	Hail	1.25 in	—	—	—	—	County
4 Jul 1977	Hail	1.00 in	—	—	—	—	County
27 Aug 1965	Hail	0.75 in	—	—	—	—	County
17 Apr 1963	Hail	1.25 in	—	—	—	—	County
8 Aug 1962	Hail	0.75 in	—	—	—	—	County
31 May 1962	Hail	0.75 in	—	—	—	—	County
1 Jun 1961	Hail	2.00 in	—	—	—	—	County
3 Aug 1958	Hail	2.00 in	—	—	—	—	County

Questions and answers

How many hail events has Jackson County had?

62 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of hail became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.

When was the last recorded hail event in Jackson County?

30 Mar 2025 (Hail, 1.00 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.

What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Jackson County?

The hail of 9 Jun 2004, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $50K and crop damage at $50K.

How does Jackson County compare with Michigan for hail?

8.8 events per 100 square miles against 10.7 statewide; the county holds 62 of the state's 6,036 recorded events.

Provenance

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Hail hub and the county page.