Hail and tornadoes in Kalamazoo County, MI
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Kalamazoo County, MI on 18 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Sat, Aug 29, 2026. 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 52 hail reports in Kalamazoo County, MI on 39 days, 5 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.25 in, near Vicksburg, on Mon, Mar 13, 2006.
By decade: 2000s: 28 · 2010s: 13 · 2020s: 11
Tornadoes since 1950
6 tornadoes have touched Kalamazoo County, MI since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 12.
Strongest
- Tue, May 7, 2024 · EF2 · 10.86 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Texas Corners · 12 injuries
- Fri, Jun 19, 2009 · EF2 · 0.86 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Richland Jct
- Fri, Jun 19, 2009 · EF1 · 1.83 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Alamo
- Thu, May 15, 2025 · EF0 · 10 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Galesburg
- Sat, Sep 13, 2008 · EF0 · 1.04 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Miller Corner
Most recent
- Thu, May 15, 2025 · EF0 · 10 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Galesburg
- Tue, May 7, 2024 · EF2 · 10.86 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Texas Corners · 12 injuries
- Fri, Jun 19, 2009 · EF2 · 0.86 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Richland Jct
- Fri, Jun 19, 2009 · EF1 · 1.83 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Alamo
- Sat, Sep 13, 2008 · EF0 · 1.04 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Miller Corner
- Wed, May 10, 2006 · F0 · 0.1 mi long, 20 yd wide · near Schoolcraft
By decade: 2000s: 4 · 2020s: 2
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since January 2021
- Sat, Aug 29, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 3, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (2 NE Galesburg, MI)
- Mon, May 18, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Apr 16, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 N Portage, MI)
- Fri, Mar 6, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jan 30, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Sep 21, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 27, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (Climax, MI)
- Wed, Jun 19, 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: 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- 2 in (2 NW Portage, MI)
- Tue, Feb 27, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (3 S Climax, MI)
- 1 in (4 SE Mattawan, MI)
- Thu, Jul 20, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (Vicksburg, MI)
- Fri, Mar 31, 2023Reported in the county
- 1 in (ALAMO, MI)
- Sun, Sep 18, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.
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.