Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 13, 2026
Shiawassee County, Michigan has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 1 tornado report among 39 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 21 hail reports with hail up to 1" and 17 high-wind reports with gusts up to 60 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in September 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Shiawassee County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
Storm activity from the last 30 days is summarized at the county level on this page. Exact locations, radar snapshots, and official warning boundaries for recent events are available with a free account.
See the specifics — free →Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 229 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Byron, or 7 miles southeast of Durand, moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Linden around 235 PM EDT.”
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 727 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Laingsburg, moving southeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Laingsburg around 730 PM EDT. Perry around 740 PM EDT.”
“Trees and power lines reported down on Woodbury road south of Laingsburg (DTX)”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 147 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Laingsburg, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 350 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Flushing, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Flushing and Swartz Creek around 355 PM EDT. Flint around 400 PM EDT.”
1 SPC verified storm report
“Report of a tree down across Woodbury and Winegar with additional report of downed trees across Laingsburg (DTX)”
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 949 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Lennon, or 7 miles south of New Lothrop, moving northeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near...”
“At 449 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Owosso, moving northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Owosso around 455 PM EDT. Henderson around 500 PM EDT.”
2 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 435 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Byron, or near Durand, moving east at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“Social media photo shows large branch split from tree onto road. (DTX)”
1 SPC verified storm report
“tree down across the road by Laingsburg high school (DTX)”
1 SPC verified storm report
“Photo of a healthy tree down across road. Estimated 1 ft diameter. (DTX)”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 603 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles south of Elsie to near East Lansing. Movement was east at 50 mph. Hazard: Half inch hail. Impact: Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1"
“Estimated quarter size (1 inch) hail reported via public photo. (DTX)”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 118 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Gaines to near Williamston to near Mason. Movement was east at 50 mph. Hazard: Winds up to 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Strong thunderstorms will be near...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 111 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Swartz Creek to Perry, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 545 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from 6 miles north of Laingsburg to near Homer to near Reading. Movement was east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Owosso and Laingsburg around 550 PM EDT.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 309 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Breckenridge to Marion Springs to near Williamston. Movement was northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 206 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Pleasant Valley to Marion Springs to 6 miles north of Laingsburg. Movement was northeast at 50 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 30 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.”
2 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88", 1 tornado report
“NWS Storm Survey team confirms an EF-0 tornado occurred in Durand on April 14. The tornado started near Newburg Rd just west of Lansing Rd... continued east before lift (DTX)”
“At 925 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Elsie, or 12 miles northwest of Owosso, moving northeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Nickel size hail. Impact: Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Oakley around 935 PM EDT. Chesaning around 940 PM EDT. St. Charles around 945 PM EDT.”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...East wind 20 to 30 mph shifts south this afternoon while increasing to gusts of 45 to 50 mph. WHERE...Southeast Michigan along and south of the I-69 corridor, including metro Detroit to the Ohio border. WHEN...Until midnight tonight. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will be capable of damaging unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 45 to 50 mph in the afternoon. WHERE...Along and south of the I-69 corridor, including metro Detroit to the Ohio border. WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to midnight EDT tonight. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will be capable of damaging unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. WHERE...All of Southeast Michigan WHEN...Until midnight EDT tonight. IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
“WEATHER... A burst of snow sweeps through SE Michigan during the morning producing a coating of accumulation mainly on unpaved surfaces. Wind gusts become more frequent in the 40 to 50 mph range. Snow diminishes after 9 AM, especially toward metro Detroit. IMPACTS... Snow and gusty wind produce limited visibility for motorists.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph possible. WHERE...All of southeast Michigan. WHEN...From late tonight through Friday evening. IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 1011 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles southwest of Marion Springs to near Elsie to 7 miles west of Owosso. Movement was northeast at 60 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 40 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 158 PM EST, Doppler radar indicated a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line from near Coleman to 6 miles south of Ithaca to near East Lansing. Movement was northeast at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts from 30 to 40 mph and pea size hail. Brief heavy rainfall. Impact: Gusty winds could damage unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 521 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Morrice to 6 miles southeast of Perry to near Fowlerville. Movement was northeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...Southwest to west winds 25 to 35 MPH with frequent gusts 45 to 55 MPH. A few gusts to 60 MPH are expected. WHERE...All of southeast Michigan. WHEN...Until 9 PM EST this evening. IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down tree limbs and power lines. Scattered power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with frequent gusts of 50 to 60 mph expected. WHERE...All of southeast Michigan. WHEN...Until 9 PM EST Monday. IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
“WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with occasional gusts of 50 to 60 mph expected. WHERE...All of southeast Michigan. WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 PM EST Monday. IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 39 severe weather events in Shiawassee County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Yes — 21 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
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