Hail and tornadoes in Ionia County, MI
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Ionia County, MI on 24 days. The biggest estimate: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball), on Mon, May 9, 2022. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 6 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 20 hail reports in Ionia County, MI on 19 days, 2 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.5 in, near Lake Odessa, on Tue, Apr 4, 2023.
By decade: 2000s: 11 · 2010s: 3 · 2020s: 6
Tornadoes since 1950
10 tornadoes have touched Ionia County, MI since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 5.
Strongest
- Sat, Jun 26, 2021 · EF1 · 4.95 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Lake Odessa
- Mon, Apr 10, 2017 · EF1 · 2.01 mi long, 220 yd wide · near Elmdale
- Sat, Aug 20, 2016 · EF1 · 7.8 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Orleans
- Mon, Jun 22, 2015 · EF1 · 4.61 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Kent Corner · 5 injuries
- Sun, Mar 30, 2025 · EF0 · 2.1 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Cooks Corners
Most recent
- Sun, Mar 30, 2025 · EF0 · 0.5 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Muir
- Sun, Mar 30, 2025 · EF0 · 2.1 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Cooks Corners
- Sat, Jun 26, 2021 · EF1 · 4.95 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Lake Odessa
- Sat, Jun 26, 2021 · EF0 · 1.05 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Campbell Corners
- Mon, Apr 10, 2017 · EF1 · 2.01 mi long, 220 yd wide · near Elmdale
- Sat, Aug 20, 2016 · EF1 · 7.8 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Orleans
- Mon, Jun 22, 2015 · EF1 · 4.61 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Kent Corner · 5 injuries
- Sun, Jul 6, 2014 · EF0 · 0.75 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Pewamo
- Sun, Jul 6, 2014 · EF0 · 1 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Collins
- Sat, Sep 23, 2006 · F0 · 0.5 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Muir
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
- Thu, Sep 3, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jun 16, 2026Reported in the county
- 1 in (1 SW Ionia, MI)
- Fri, May 15, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Apr 13, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 2 in (Portland, MI)
- Tue, Mar 10, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 16, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Aug 12, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 3, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.
- Thu, Jun 20, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (2 NE Clarksville, MI)
- Tue, Apr 23, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 NW Saranac, MI)
- Thu, Aug 24, 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.
- Tue, Apr 4, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 2.5 in (LAKE ODESSA, MI)
- Wed, Sep 21, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Sep 3, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Aug 3, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 13, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, May 14, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, May 9, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (PORTLAND, MI)
- 1 in (PEWAMO, MI)
- Sat, Aug 28, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Aug 24, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Aug 11, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 26, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.