Hail and tornadoes in St. Clair County, MI
Since December 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in St. Clair County, MI on 29 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Tue, Jul 11, 2023. 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 88 hail reports in St. Clair County, MI on 48 days, 1 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.75 in, near Algonac, on Fri, Jul 14, 2000.
By decade: 1990s: 10 · 2000s: 47 · 2010s: 19 · 2020s: 12
Tornadoes since 1950
10 tornadoes have touched St. Clair County, MI since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 1 and injured 4.
Strongest
- Sat, Jun 22, 1996 · F2 · 0.2 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Yale
- Sun, Jun 27, 2010 · EF1 · 2.91 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Thornton · 1 death, 4 injuries
- Mon, May 31, 2004 · F1 · 1.5 mi long, 80 yd wide · near Gardendale
- Sun, May 23, 2004 · F1 · 1 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Yale
- Wed, Jul 28, 1999 · F1 · 0.3 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Jeddo
Most recent
- Thu, Oct 14, 2021 · EF0 · 0.43 mi long, 120 yd wide · near Fargo
- Fri, Nov 6, 2015 · EF0 · 1.21 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Fargo
- Mon, Jun 22, 2015 · EF0 · 0.63 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Riley Center
- Sun, Jun 27, 2010 · EF1 · 2.91 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Thornton · 1 death, 4 injuries
- Mon, May 31, 2004 · F1 · 1.5 mi long, 80 yd wide · near Gardendale
- Sun, May 23, 2004 · F1 · 1 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Yale
- Fri, May 14, 2004 · F0 · 0.5 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Jeddo
- Wed, Jul 28, 1999 · F1 · 0.3 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Jeddo
- Sat, Jun 22, 1996 · F2 · 0.2 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Yale
- Fri, Jun 21, 1996 · F1 · 0.1 mi long, 20 yd wide · near Imlay City
By decade: 1990s: 3 · 2000s: 3 · 2010s: 3 · 2020s: 1
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 1995 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since December 2020
- Wed, Sep 2, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.5 in (Kimball, MI)
- 2 in (1 NW Capac, MI)
- Thu, Jun 25, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (Emmett, MI)
- 1.75 in (Capac, MI)
- 1 in (3 W Capac, MI)
- Wed, Feb 18, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (3 SW GW0162 Saint Clair, MI)
- Sat, Aug 23, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.
- Sat, Jul 12, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jun 21, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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- 1.5 in (Casco, MI)
- Wed, Jun 26, 2024
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.
- Thu, Jun 13, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.
- Thu, Aug 24, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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, Aug 3, 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: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (St. Clair, MI)
- Fri, Jul 14, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 S Wadhams, MI)
- Tue, Jul 11, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Sep 21, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Aug 16, 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, Jun 1, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, May 21, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 28, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 29, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.
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.