Hail and tornadoes in Calhoun County, MI
Since December 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Calhoun County, MI on 25 days. The biggest estimate: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball), on Sat, Jun 3, 2023. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 4 days.
Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.
Radar estimates are NOAA's MESH: the largest hail the radar estimates aloft, on cells about 0.7 mile across, shown as the lower bound of a size band (“1.5+”). They often run larger than what reached the ground, and they aren't evidence of damage at any address.
Hail on record since 1955
NOAA's Storm Events database lists 43 hail reports in Calhoun County, MI on 37 days, 2 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.75 in, near Battle Creek, on Sat, Jun 1, 2019.
By decade: 1990s: 10 · 2000s: 20 · 2010s: 8 · 2020s: 5
Tornadoes since 1950
7 tornadoes have touched Calhoun County, MI since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Strongest
- Wed, Feb 28, 2024 · EF1 · 5.79 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Marshall
- Sat, Jun 5, 2010 · EF1 · 1.62 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Springfield Place
- Sun, Jul 20, 2003 · F1 · 8 mi long, 880 yd wide · near Battle Creek
- Sat, Jul 27, 2002 · F1 · 1.5 mi long, 800 yd wide · near Ft Custer
- Fri, Jun 12, 1998 · F1 · 2.5 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Bedford
Most recent
- Fri, Mar 6, 2026 · EF0 · 2.75 mi long, 125 yd wide · near Tekonsha
- Thu, May 15, 2025 · EF0 · 8.5 mi long, 200 yd wide · near St Marys Lake
- Wed, Feb 28, 2024 · EF1 · 5.79 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Marshall
- Sat, Jun 5, 2010 · EF1 · 1.62 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Springfield Place
- Sun, Jul 20, 2003 · F1 · 8 mi long, 880 yd wide · near Battle Creek
- Sat, Jul 27, 2002 · F1 · 1.5 mi long, 800 yd wide · near Ft Custer
- Fri, Jun 12, 1998 · F1 · 2.5 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Bedford
By decade: 1990s: 1 · 2000s: 2 · 2010s: 1 · 2020s: 3
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 1995 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since December 2020
- Thu, Sep 3, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 21, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 3, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 2, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Mar 30, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Mar 6, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (1 SE Athens, MI)
- Fri, Jun 27, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jun 24, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jan 13, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Aug 27, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jun 16, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, May 7, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Feb 27, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 2.5 in (2 SE Brownlee Park, MI)
- Wed, Sep 6, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 20, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 1, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jun 3, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (5 S Marshall, MI)
- Fri, Mar 31, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (7 NNE BATTLE CREEK, MI)
- Wed, Aug 3, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 13, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 15, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 13, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Sep 14, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 7, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jun 12, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Radar estimates and reports are for anywhere inside the county's boundary. Radar estimates come from NOAA's MRMS estimated hail size (MESH), the largest hail the radar estimates aloft on a ~1 km grid. They often run larger than the hail that reached the ground, and they aren't an observation at any address. Reports are what people reported to the National Weather Service. Neither is proof of damage or an official record for an insurance claim. From NOAA's Storm Events Database (NCEI), which records tornadoes from 1950, hail and thunderstorm wind from 1955, and every kind of storm from 1996. A tornado that crossed county lines is counted in each county it touched. Recent months are added as NCEI publishes them, a few months behind. Damage is in the dollars of its year and is often an estimate.