Hail — Isabella, Michigan

2020-04-07 · near Shepherd, Isabella, Michigan

Event narrative

The public reported one inch diameter hail near Sheperd.

Wider weather episode

A warm and relatively humid early spring day with sharply colder air aloft provided the instability needed for thunderstorms to develop late in the day, touched off by a wave of low pressure approaching from the west. Wind shear between the lower and upper layers of the atmosphere helped organize the storms into long lived cells and lines. Many of the storms produced severe hail greater than 1 inch in diameter. Several locations in central to southwest Lower Michigan reported hail the size of golf balls. The Plainwell and Morley areas saw hail about the size of hen eggs (2 inches in diameter).

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 880543. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.