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Grand Rapids hail season 2008
7 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 5 storm days, max 1.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2008 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2008, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 6, 2008 | 3 | 1.75" | KENT |
| July 2, 2008 | 1 | 1.00" | KENT |
| June 5, 2008 | 1 | 1.00" | OTTAWA |
| April 25, 2008 | 1 | 1.00" | ALLEGAN |
| April 11, 2008 | 1 | 1.25" | KENT |
“Golf ball sized hail was reported at a constuction site at the corner of Cascade Road and Macnider Roads.”
— NWS event narrative, June 6, 2008 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Apr 2 · Jun 4 · Jul 1
Wind context: the record also holds 16 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2008 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Grand Rapids claim from 2008?
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Provenance
Final counts: NCEI Storm Events Database, file vintage c20260527, hail events with recorded magnitude ≥1.00″ and point coordinates within 25 miles of the Grand Rapids anchor. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. Spotted an error? Email the address on our terms page and we correct against the source.