Hail — Dickinson, Michigan

2023-07-15 · near Foster City, Dickinson, Michigan

Event narrative

Roads in Foster City were littered with shredded leaves due to hail. The spotter in the vehicle had to pull over and stop due to torrential rainfall. Hail size was estimated as the spotter did not get out of the vehicle to measure it. Torrential rain and hail began around 940 pm CDT and lasted 10 to 15 minutes.

Wider weather episode

A disturbance moving through an unstable air mass produced severe thunderstorms over portions of Upper Michigan late evening on the 15th.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1106156. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.