Hail — Ionia, Michigan

2023-04-04 · near Lake Odessa, Ionia, Michigan

Event narrative

Hail up to tennis ball sized was reported across portions of Ionia county. It did considerable damage to area roofs and siding of homes.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1087652. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.