Grand Rapids, MI Hail & Wind Storm History
Severe weather within ~25 miles of Grand Rapids, Michigan over the last 12 months — NWS warnings, observed storm reports, and official records, deduplicated.
Grand Rapids, Michigan storm history at a glance (last 12 months)
This free weather history for Grand Rapids — home to roughly 200,117 residents in Kent County — draws on StormAuditor's deduplicated public record: 182 wind and hail events within 25 miles of Grand Rapids in the trailing 12 months — 155 wind events and 27 hail events, including a maximum observed wind gust of 93 mph. Kent County as a whole recorded 154 events (125 wind · 29 hail). Events fuse NWS warnings, observed Local Storm Reports, station measurements, and official NCEI records, deduplicated so one storm is counted once.
Biggest storm days near Grand Rapids
- March 13, 2026 — 26 recorded events · 26 wind
- May 18, 2026 — 19 recorded events · 19 wind
- April 14, 2026 — 19 recorded events · 19 wind
- January 9, 2026 — 17 recorded events · 17 wind
- March 10, 2026 — 17 recorded events · 17 hail
Grand Rapids hail map and wind map
Researching hail in Grand Rapids or severe wind in Grand Rapids? Radar-derived hail swaths and peak-gust wind swaths for Michigan — including the Grand Rapids metro — are on the Hail Explorer and Wind Explorer: pick any storm date and see how estimated hail size and wind gust bands tracked through Kent County. County-level activity is on the impact heatmap, and day-by-day history is on the Storm Calendar.
Free Grand Rapids weather report by address
Area maps show where storms tracked; an insurance claim or roof inspection needs what happened at the property. Start with a free weather report check: the Free Report Snapshot answers YES/NO instantly on estimated damaging wind (45+ mph) and damage-capable hail (0.75 in. or larger) at any Grand Rapids address, and the Address Lookup adds free Grand Rapids wind history and free Grand Rapids hail history context — NWS warnings, storm reports, and NOAA observations — at no charge. When you need the full document, a complete Weather Report is $2.99 and covers every qualifying storm date at one address. All values are estimates from public NOAA data under our published methodology — research documentation, not certified weather records (see Limitations).
Free Grand Rapids storm data download
The Grand Rapids dataset on this page — every deduplicated wind and hail event within about 25 miles from the last 12 months, with dates, counties, event types, measured gusts, and hail sizes — downloads free, reusable with attribution under the data license: download CSV · download JSON. Because the radius can cross county and state lines, these counts can legitimately differ from the Kent County totals above. Statewide files are on the Michigan storm data page.
More Michigan city storm pages: Detroit hail & wind history · Warren hail & wind history · Sterling Heights hail & wind history · Lansing hail & wind history · Flint hail & wind history · Ann Arbor hail & wind history · Michigan statewide storm data
About this page: built by Storm Auditor LLC from public NOAA/NWS records — deduplicated warnings, storm reports, station measurements, and official records on a rolling 12-month window, under the published methodology. See the StormAuditor Editorial Team for how content is produced.
Data last refreshed August 23, 2026. Counts cover severe and sub-severe wind and hail; flood activity and Special Weather Statements are tracked separately on the dashboard.