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Event Details
| Event | Hail |
| Magnitude | 0.75 in. |
| State | MICHIGAN |
| County/Area | VAN BUREN |
| WFO | GRR |
| Begin Date | 05/03/2012 17:30:00 EST-5 |
| Begin Range | 2 |
| Begin Azimuth | W |
| Begin Location | GOBLES WIDNERS ARPT |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 42.28/-85.9 |
| End Date | 05/03/2012 17:30:00 EST-5 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | An upper low moving over a warm front that stretched across northern Lower Michigan set the stage for heavy rainfall on May 3rd. Training thunderstorms (storms that move over the same location) produced 5 to 7 inches of rainfall across portions of Mason and Lake counties. The heavy rainfall resulted in roads that were either flooded or washed out. As the day progressed, strong to severe storms developed in the warm humid airmass. Golf ball size hail was reported in Mason and a 10 x 20 foot section of roof was blown off of a commercial building a few miles south of Lansing. |
| Event Narrative | Three quarters inch hail was reported by a trained spotter near Gobles. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 1.350M | 0.00K | |||||||
| LAKE (ZONE) | LAKE (ZONE) | MI | 05/03/2012 | 04:35 | EST-5 | Strong Wind | 45 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 500.00K | 0.00K |
| FREESOIL | MASON CO. | MI | 05/03/2012 | 08:20 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 75.00K | 0.00K | |
| BRANCH | LAKE CO. | MI | 05/03/2012 | 09:00 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 70.00K | 0.00K | |
| ORONO | OSCEOLA CO. | MI | 05/03/2012 | 09:30 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 25.00K | 0.00K | |
| LUDINGTON | MASON CO. | MI | 05/03/2012 | 10:44 | EST-5 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CUSTER | MASON CO. | MI | 05/03/2012 | 12:22 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LUDINGTON | MASON CO. | MI | 05/03/2012 | 12:30 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 25.00K | 0.00K |
| SHELBY | OCEANA CO. | MI | 05/03/2012 | 13:49 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BIG RAPIDS | MECOSTA CO. | MI | 05/03/2012 | 15:00 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.01K | 0.00K |
| WAYLAND | ALLEGAN CO. | MI | 05/03/2012 | 15:50 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BRADLEY | ALLEGAN CO. | MI | 05/03/2012 | 15:51 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.25 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BOWENS MILLS | BARRY CO. | MI | 05/03/2012 | 15:51 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| EAST PARIS | KENT CO. | MI | 05/03/2012 | 16:20 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.25 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| TWIN LAKE | MUSKEGON CO. | MI | 05/03/2012 | 16:20 | EST-5 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WAYLAND | ALLEGAN CO. | MI | 05/03/2012 | 16:24 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ST JOHNS | CLINTON CO. | MI | 05/03/2012 | 16:45 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 65 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 100.00K | 0.00K |
| MERLE BEACH | CLINTON CO. | MI | 05/03/2012 | 17:03 | EST-5 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| (AZO)KALAMAZOO ARPT | KALAMAZOO CO. | MI | 05/03/2012 | 17:25 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GOBLES WIDNERS ARPT | VAN BUREN CO. | MI | 05/03/2012 | 17:30 | EST-5 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| KENT (ZONE) | KENT (ZONE) | MI | 05/03/2012 | 17:46 | EST-5 | Strong Wind | 45 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 500.00K | 0.00K |
| NASHVILLE | BARRY CO. | MI | 05/03/2012 | 17:57 | EST-5 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| AMSDEN | MONTCALM CO. | MI | 05/03/2012 | 17:58 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 30.00K | 0.00K |
| SUNFIELD | EATON CO. | MI | 05/03/2012 | 18:00 | EST-5 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MASON | INGHAM CO. | MI | 05/03/2012 | 18:30 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.25 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HOLT | INGHAM CO. | MI | 05/03/2012 | 18:35 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 25.00K | 0.00K |
| WOODVILLE | JACKSON CO. | MI | 05/03/2012 | 21:20 | EST-5 | Hail | 2.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 1.350M | 0.00K |
