Hail in Isabella County, Michigan
Hail April 7, 2020 · Isabella County, Michigan
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
The public reported one inch diameter hail near Sheperd.
The wider storm
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).
Began near Shepherd (43.5300, -84.6900).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 880543. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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