Hail and tornadoes in Oakland County, MI

Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Oakland County, MI on 42 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Sat, Jun 21, 2025. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 10 days.

Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.

Days with hail

since January 2021

1 inch or larger

days, estimated or reported

Largest radar estimate

2+ in

Sat, Jun 21, 2025

Largest reported

1.25 in

Thu, Jul 20, 2023

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.

Radar-estimated hail on Sat, Jun 21, 2025 around the place, with the hail reported that day — Sat, Jun 21, 2025: radar-estimated hail around Oakland County, MI, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 166 hail reports in Oakland County, MI on 70 days, 3 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.5 in, near East Highland, on Sun, Jul 27, 2014.

By decade: 2000s: 61 · 2010s: 85 · 2020s: 20

Tornadoes since 1950

7 tornadoes have touched Oakland County, MI since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

Strongest

Sat, Jul 24, 2021 · EF1 · 1.65 mi long, 400 yd wide · near White Lake
Sun, Sep 21, 2014 · EF1 · 1.23 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Goodison
Fri, Aug 24, 2007 · EF1 · 5.54 mi long, 440 yd wide · near Holly
Mon, May 5, 2003 · F1 · 1 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Leonard
Sun, Nov 10, 2024 · EF0 · 1.23 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Holly Adelphian Airport

Most recent

Sun, Nov 10, 2024 · EF0 · 1.23 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Holly Adelphian Airport
Mon, Jul 11, 2022 · EF0 · 6.13 mi long, 40 yd wide · near Newark
Sun, Oct 3, 2021 · EF0 · 0.76 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Davisburg
Sat, Jul 24, 2021 · EF1 · 1.65 mi long, 400 yd wide · near White Lake
Sun, Sep 21, 2014 · EF1 · 1.23 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Goodison
Fri, Aug 24, 2007 · EF1 · 5.54 mi long, 440 yd wide · near Holly
Mon, May 5, 2003 · F1 · 1 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Leonard

By decade: 2000s: 2 · 2010s: 1 · 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.
Wed, Sep 2, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jul 15, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (Holly, MI)
Tue, Jun 16, 2026
Reported in the county
- 1 in (2 NE Franklin, MI)
- 1 in (3 SW Highland, MI)
Mon, May 18, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, May 15, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, May 9, 2026
Reported in the county
- 1 in (2 E Clarkston, MI)
Sun, Mar 8, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Feb 18, 2026
Reported in the county
- 1 in (4 W Davisburg, MI)
Fri, Jul 11, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (1 N Wixom, MI)
Sat, Jun 21, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Sep 19, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
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.
Mon, Aug 5, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jul 23, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jun 20, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jun 19, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, May 20, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, May 19, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (2 SW Rochester Hills, MI)
Tue, Feb 27, 2024
Reported in the county
- 1 in (Pontiac, MI)
Sun, Feb 4, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Dec 21, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Aug 24, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Aug 23, 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)
Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (Oxford, MI)
Fri, Jul 14, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (Rochester, MI)
Tue, Jul 11, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
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, Apr 4, 2023
Reported in the county
- 1 in (2 NNW TROY, MI)
Wed, Sep 21, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Aug 4, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jul 13, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jun 23, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jun 17, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jun 12, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jun 1, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, May 29, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, May 24, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, May 23, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Sep 13, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Aug 11, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jul 20, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jul 6, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jun 8, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.

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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.