Hail and tornadoes in Wayne County, MI
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Wayne County, MI on 41 days. The biggest estimate: 3 in or larger (teacup), on Wed, Sep 3, 2025. 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 138 hail reports in Wayne County, MI on 62 days, 2 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2 in, near Northville, on Fri, Jun 4, 2010.
By decade: 2000s: 71 · 2010s: 53 · 2020s: 14
Tornadoes since 1950
13 tornadoes have touched Wayne County, MI since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 1 and injured 2.
Strongest
- Sat, Sep 13, 2008 · EF2 · 2.65 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Plymouth
- Wed, Jun 5, 2024 · EF1 · 5.75 mi long, 450 yd wide · near Plymouth · 1 death, 2 injuries
- Thu, Aug 24, 2023 · EF1 · 3.01 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Belleville
- Thu, Aug 24, 2023 · EF1 · 1.43 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Gibraltar
- Tue, Sep 25, 2018 · EF1 · 3.27 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Gibraltar
Most recent
- Wed, Apr 15, 2026 · EF0 · 0.54 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Melvindale
- Sat, Apr 4, 2026 · EF0 · 3.53 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Belleville Airport
- Wed, Jun 5, 2024 · EF1 · 5.75 mi long, 450 yd wide · near Plymouth · 1 death, 2 injuries
- Thu, Aug 24, 2023 · EF1 · 1.43 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Gibraltar
- Thu, Aug 24, 2023 · EF0 · 2.57 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Rockwood
- Thu, Aug 24, 2023 · EF1 · 3.01 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Belleville
- Thu, Aug 24, 2023 · EF0 · 1.7 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Cherry Hill
- Tue, Sep 25, 2018 · EF1 · 3.27 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Gibraltar
- Tue, Sep 25, 2018 · EF0 · 2.02 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Rockwood
- Tue, Jul 31, 2018 · EF0 · 0.8 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Taylor Center
By decade: 2000s: 1 · 2010s: 5 · 2020s: 7
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since January 2021
- Fri, Oct 2, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Sep 2, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Aug 12, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 3, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jun 14, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 10, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (Dearborn Heights, MI)
- 1 in (Dearborn, MI)
- Tue, May 19, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (2 S Oak Park, MI)
- Mon, May 18, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Mar 8, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Sep 3, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 3 in or larger (teacup)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Aug 10, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 28, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 23, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.
- Thu, May 15, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Oct 22, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.
- Thu, Jun 20, 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.
- Wed, Aug 23, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.
- Wed, Jul 26, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 23, 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 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (Allen Park, MI)
- 1.5 in (1 NNW Oak, MI)
- 1 in (1 WSW Northville, MI)
- Fri, Jul 14, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 15, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (Belleville, MI)
- 1 in (2 NW Canton, MI)
- Tue, Jun 13, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Apr 9, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Nov 23, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Sep 21, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (4 NNW DETROIT, MI)
- Fri, Aug 19, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 24, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
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.
- Sun, Jul 10, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 1, 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: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 30, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Aug 29, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 3 in or larger (teacup)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 24, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
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.
- 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.