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Hail in Barry County, Michigan

Hail April 4, 2023 · Barry County, Michigan

2.25 in

Hail diameter

$500K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Hail to around golf ball sized was reported in and near Freeport.

The wider storm

There were numerous reports of large hail of up to tennis ball sized in diameter on April 4th mainly between the I-96 and I-94 corridors. The large hail did significant damage to the roofs and siding of many homes as well as cracked some windshields of vehicles. An NWS employee measured hail up to two and a half inches in diameter near Middleville.

Began near Freeport (42.7600, -85.3100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1087650. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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