Hail — Kalkaska, Michigan

2016-07-08 · near Rapid City, Kalkaska, Michigan

Wider weather episode

Powerful thunderstorms developed over Lake Michigan late in morning of the 8th, ahead of an incoming cold front. These storms produced very large hail, and some damaging winds, as they swept across northern Michigan. Approximately 60 percent of the cherry crop in northwest lower Michigan was damaged by the severe thunderstorms.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 653421. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.