Hail in Shiawassee County, Michigan

Large hail hammered areas in a 3 mile radius around Durand for 50 minutes. The hail, at times, was as big as golf balls. A local newspaper reported $1.8M in hail damages to homes alone. Hundreds of vehicles also took a beating. Local experts estimated damages at an average of $4K per vehicle. This information was used to estimate $1M in total damages to vehicles. Many crops in the area were also destroyed. One farmer estimated $400K in losses to soybeans alone. Total crop damages were estimated at a conservative $2M, bringing the total cost of this hailstorm to nearly $5M.

This event will be remembered for the extreme intensity of large hail it generated. A most unusual hailstorm pounded areas in a 3 mile radius around the city of Durand. Severe hail fell for nearly an hour. At times, the hail was as big as golf balls. Hundreds of homes and vehicles suffered significant damages, totaling nearly 5 million dollars in this area alone. Large hail also caused significant damages to cars in and around the Adrian area. Mostly hail reports were received, but we did get a few wind damage reports from thunderstorm downbursts.