Hail and tornadoes in Cass County, MI
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Cass County, MI on 38 days. The biggest estimate: 3 in or larger (teacup), on Mon, Jun 13, 2022. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 7 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 34 hail reports in Cass County, MI on 24 days, 1 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2 in, near Pokagon, on Tue, Jun 16, 2026.
By decade: 2000s: 7 · 2010s: 15 · 2020s: 12
Tornadoes since 1950
10 tornadoes have touched Cass County, MI since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 1 and injured 0.
Strongest
- Sat, Jun 5, 2010 · EF2 · 2.73 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Dowagiac
- Fri, Mar 6, 2026 · EF1 · 13.35 mi long, 350 yd wide · near Edwardsburg · 1 death
- Sun, Mar 30, 2025 · EF1 · 2.59 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Edwardsburg
- Tue, May 7, 2024 · EF1 · 11.71 mi long, 950 yd wide · near Dowagiac Cass Airport
- Tue, Feb 28, 2017 · EF1 · 2.7 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Brownsville
Most recent
- Fri, Mar 6, 2026 · EF1 · 13.35 mi long, 350 yd wide · near Edwardsburg · 1 death
- Sun, Mar 30, 2025 · EF0 · 2.01 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Dailey
- Sun, Mar 30, 2025 · EF1 · 2.59 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Edwardsburg
- Tue, May 7, 2024 · EF1 · 11.71 mi long, 950 yd wide · near Dowagiac Cass Airport
- Tue, Feb 28, 2017 · EF1 · 2.7 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Brownsville
- Tue, Feb 28, 2017 · EF1 · 4.99 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Sumnerville
- Thu, Mar 24, 2016 · EF0 · 1.34 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Edwardsburg
- Sun, Nov 17, 2013 · EF1 · 0.38 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Park Shr Resort
- Sat, Jun 5, 2010 · EF2 · 2.73 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Dowagiac
- Wed, Jul 21, 2004 · F0 · 0.5 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Edwardsburg
By decade: 2000s: 1 · 2010s: 5 · 2020s: 4
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since January 2021
- Fri, Sep 4, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Aug 23, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 10, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Aug 9, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 27, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.
- Tue, Jun 16, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (2 NW Penn, MI)
- 1 in (2 SW Cassopolis, MI)
- 1.75 in (Vandalia, MI)
- 1.25 in (Vandalia, MI)
- 2 in (1 NE Vandalia, MI)
- and 4 more
- Fri, Mar 6, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (Cassopolis, MI)
- Sun, Sep 21, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 W Dowagiac, MI)
- Sat, Sep 20, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (Marcellus, MI)
- Sun, Aug 10, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 26, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 12, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 30, 2024
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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 2, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 15, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jun 25, 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)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 WNW Mottville, MI)
- Tue, May 14, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, May 7, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 N Dewey Lake, MI)
- 1 in (1 N Dewey Lake, MI)
- Sat, Aug 12, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 30, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jun 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Sep 20, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 21, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 5, 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: 3 in or larger (teacup)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Feb 8, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Sep 14, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Aug 29, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Aug 10, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 6, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jun 20, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (1 N DEWEY LAKE, MI)
- Sat, Jun 19, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, May 28, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.