Hail and tornadoes in Monroe County, MI
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Monroe County, MI on 39 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Thu, Jun 15, 2023. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 5 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 71 hail reports in Monroe County, MI on 31 days, 2 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2 in, near Stony Creek, on Sat, Oct 6, 2018.
By decade: 2000s: 31 · 2010s: 30 · 2020s: 10
Tornadoes since 1950
14 tornadoes have touched Monroe County, MI since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 11.
Strongest
- Sun, Jun 6, 2010 · EF2 · 13.01 mi long, 800 yd wide · near Rea · 11 injuries
- Thu, Aug 24, 2023 · EF1 · 4.88 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Grafton
- Thu, Aug 24, 2023 · EF1 · 2.85 mi long, 200 yd wide · near South Rockwood
- Thu, Jun 15, 2023 · EF1 · 4.77 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Detroit Beach
- Tue, Sep 25, 2018 · EF1 · 4.32 mi long, 520 yd wide · near Monroe Custer Airport
Most recent
- Sun, Mar 30, 2025 · EF0 · 0.51 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Milan
- Thu, Aug 24, 2023 · EF1 · 2.85 mi long, 200 yd wide · near South Rockwood
- Thu, Aug 24, 2023 · EF1 · 4.88 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Grafton
- Thu, Jun 15, 2023 · EF1 · 4.77 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Detroit Beach
- Sat, Apr 1, 2023 · EF0 · 7.12 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Rea
- Tue, Sep 25, 2018 · EF0 · 2.06 mi long, 250 yd wide · near South Rockwood Airport
- Tue, Sep 25, 2018 · EF1 · 4.32 mi long, 520 yd wide · near Monroe Custer Airport
- Sun, Aug 28, 2016 · EF0 · 0.13 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Azalia
- Thu, Mar 15, 2012 · EF0 · 0.56 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Yargerville
- Wed, Sep 28, 2011 · EF0 · 0.09 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Temperance
By decade: 2000s: 1 · 2010s: 8 · 2020s: 5
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.
- Wed, Aug 26, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 10, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (Ottawa Lake, MI)
- Sun, Aug 9, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 27, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 3, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jun 14, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (South Rockwood, MI)
- Thu, Mar 26, 2026Reported in the county
- 1 in (3 N Ottawa Lake, MI)
- Sat, Aug 16, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 11, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 21, 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)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Apr 22, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 11, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 28, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 14, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (1 S Carleton, MI)
- 1.75 in (2 NE Newport, MI)
- Thu, Jun 15, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (3 S Erie, MI)
- Tue, Jan 17, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Dec 23, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Aug 23, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 20, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 15, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 1, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 20, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 19, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 3, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 30, 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.
- Fri, Jun 3, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, May 30, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, May 26, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, May 16, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, May 13, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, May 11, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, May 10, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Oct 20, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 1, 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: 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.