Hail Swath Map Preview
The Battle Creek, MI hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 29, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 3.75". There are 19 public hail reports, 8 public wind reports, and 22 nearby tornado reports listed for the May 7, 2024 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Battle Creek, MI Hail Map
The May 7, 2024 hail swath map for Battle Creek, MI covers approximately 893 square miles and includes an estimated 150,506 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the 0.50-0.75" hail band, covering 344 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the 0.50-0.75" hail band with 60,830 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 283 sq mi | 44,780 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 344 sq mi | 60,830 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 108 sq mi | 17,723 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 60 sq mi | 3,967 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 27 sq mi | 5,353 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 28 sq mi | 7,624 |
| 1.75-2.00" | 19 sq mi | 8,147 |
| 2.00-2.25" | 10 sq mi | 410 |
| 3.50-3.75" | 5 sq mi | 202 |
| 3.75-4.00" | 9 sq mi | 1,470 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Battle Creek, MI Hail Swath Map
Inside the May 7, 2024 hail swath map area for Battle Creek, MI, HailGeeks estimates 63,134 single-family homes, 2,840 townhomes, and 25,222 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the 0.50-0.75" hail band, with 27,316 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 16,683 | 589 | 10,398 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 27,316 | 1,216 | 9,399 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 8,160 | 465 | 2,537 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 1,853 | 29 | 223 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 1,917 | 71 | 785 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 3,254 | 262 | 778 |
| 1.75-2.00" | 3,064 | 204 | 941 |
| 2.00-2.25" | 192 | 4 | 4 |
| 3.50-3.75" | 99 | 0 | 8 |
| 3.75-4.00" | 596 | 0 | 149 |
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Counties Inside the Battle Creek, MI Hail Map
Hail from the May 7, 2024 storm was mapped across 13 counties in the Battle Creek, MI region. St. Joseph County, MI had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 3.75" with roughly 6,344 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Battle Creek, MI Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 20 cities near Battle Creek, MI. Union City, MI had the strongest mapped signal at 3.00", with an estimated 531 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the Battle Creek, MI Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the May 7, 2024 Battle Creek, MI hail map spans 51 ZIP codes. ZIP 49094 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 3.75" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 1,291.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the May 7, 2024 hail map for Battle Creek, MI currently list 19 public hail reports, 8 public wind reports, and 22 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 7, 2024 4:09 PM CT |
1.00 in | 1 N Dewey Lake | MI | Corrects previous hail report from 1 N Dewey Lake. Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
May 7, 2024 4:30 PM CT |
1.50 in | Three Rivers | MI | Delayed report. Time estimated by radar. |
May 7, 2024 4:50 PM CT |
1.00 in | 1 N Dewey Lake | MI | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
May 7, 2024 4:56 PM CT |
1.75 in | 2 NNW Fairfax | MI | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 7, 2024 5:00 PM CT |
2.50 in | Leonidas | MI | Pictures shared of up to tennis ball size hail. |
May 7, 2024 5:01 PM CT |
2.00 in | 2 NW Portage | MI | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 7, 2024 5:08 PM CT |
4.00 in | Leonidas | MI | Photo on X/Twitter shows a 4 inch diameter hailstone!. |
May 7, 2024 5:11 PM CT |
4.00 in | Union City | MI | Picture shared on twitter of hail stone measuring upwards of 4 inches. |
May 7, 2024 5:17 PM CT |
1.50 in | Coldwater | MI | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 7, 2024 6:00 PM CT |
1.00 in | 1 N Hudson | IN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 7, 2024 6:09 PM CT |
2.50 in | 1 NE Hudson | IN | Time estimated from radar. |
May 7, 2024 6:09 PM CT |
3.00 in | Hudson | IN | Time estimated by radar. |
May 7, 2024 6:09 PM CT |
1.00 in | 1 N Hudson | IN | Corrects previous hail report from 1 N Hudson. |
May 7, 2024 6:12 PM CT |
1.75 in | Pleasant Lake | IN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 7, 2024 6:15 PM CT |
1.50 in | 1 SW Angola | IN | Delayed report relayed by broadcast media. Ping pong ball hail near Trine University in Angola. Time estimated by radar. |
May 7, 2024 6:15 PM CT |
1.75 in | 1 S Angola | IN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 7, 2024 6:18 PM CT |
3.00 in | Ashley | IN | Facebook photo of several 3 inch hailstones. |
May 7, 2024 6:22 PM CT |
3.50 in | Ashley | IN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 7, 2024 6:43 PM CT |
1.75 in | Hillsdale | MI | Time estimated from radar. |
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 7, 2024 4:32 PM CT | 2 S Decatur | MI | Chaser provided photos of several trees uprooted and snapped just south of Decatur. Time is estimated by radar. | |
May 7, 2024 4:53 PM CT | 1 WNW Colon | MI | Reports of trees down and farm damage on Farrand Rd... west of the roundabout. | |
May 7, 2024 4:55 PM CT | 4 W Portage | MI | Large trees down... power lines down... shingles scattered around. Possible tornado. Time estimated based on radar. | |
May 7, 2024 5:05 PM CT | 1 NE Portage | MI | *** 1 INJ *** A lady taking cover from possible tornado was hit by debris as she got out of her car. Her leg is broken. | |
May 7, 2024 5:06 PM CT | 1 NE Portage | MI | Estimated 3 foot diameter trees down. Estimated time via radar. | |
May 7, 2024 5:06 PM CT | 2 ENE Portage | MI | Fed Ex building damaged. Possible tornado. | |
May 7, 2024 5:14 PM CT | Tekonsha | MI | Numerous trees and wires down in Tekonsha. Time is estimated via radar. | |
May 7, 2024 6:13 PM CT | 3 W Portage | MI | Multiple trees and power lines down across road. Possible tornado. |
| Date & Time | Rating | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 7, 2024 4:11 PM CT | UNK | 1 NW Dowagiac | MI | An EF-1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 95 mph occurred in the early evening of May 7th in Cass County... MI. The tornado touched down in a field just north of the Dowagiac Municipal Airport. The tornado did damage to trees along Middle Crossing Rd... even uprooting a few large trees onto homes in the area. The tornado continued northeast... where a power pole was snapped and a few center pivots were flipped in a field adjacent to the Amtrak railroad near the intersection of Gage Street and Atwood Road. The tornado reached its maximum width in the Twin Lakes area... where extensive damage to trees was noted on all sides of both lakes. Hundreds of trees of varying sizes were snapped and uprooted in Twin Lakes. The tornado continued northeast... snapping trees on Dewey Lake Street. Additional damage to a barn was noted on Wickett Road. The tornado dissipated near the Cass/Van Buren County line. |
May 7, 2024 4:15 PM CT | UNK | 4 NE Dowagiac | MI | Photos on Facebook show heavy tree damage near Twin Lakes... just northeast of Dowagiac. Numerous trees of varying sizes snapped or uprooted. Time estimated by radar. |
May 7, 2024 4:15 PM CT | UNK | 3 NE Dowagiac | MI | Time estimated by radar. Facebook photo shows two center pivots flipped and damaged. At the intersection of Atwood Road and Gage Street. |
May 7, 2024 4:41 PM CT | UNK | 1 S Centreville | MI | A tornado touched down in St. Joseph county on the south side of Centreville and then tracked northeast... passing north of Colon... crossing into Branch county near Havens and Goodrich Lake. The tornado finally weakened and lifted south of Union Lake. Extensive damage occurred to trees and center pivot irrigation systems along the track with the most significant damage occurring from north of Colon to north of Sherwood. Several homes suffered loss of roof and walls... resulting in the area of highest damage consistent with EF2 and estimated winds of 130 mph. Video footage and layout of some tree damage confirms this was a multi vortex tornado during its peak intensity. There was 1 injury reported near Colon... MI but that person has since been treated at the hospital and released. |
May 7, 2024 4:42 PM CT | UNK | Centreville | MI | Video on Facebook shows tornado on the ground near Centreville MI. Time estimated from radar. |
May 7, 2024 4:43 PM CT | UNK | 1 ESE Wasepi | MI | Photo on Facebook of a large tornado on the ground between Centreville and Colon... just north of Nottawa. Time estimated by radar. |
May 7, 2024 4:50 PM CT | UNK | 3 ESE Mendon | MI | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 7, 2024 4:50 PM CT | UNK | Colon | MI | Damage to a home and trees snapped in Colon. Time estimated by TDS on radar. |
May 7, 2024 4:52 PM CT | UNK | Colon | MI | Corrects previous tornado report from Colon. Trained spotter recorded video of a large cone tornado in Colon. |
May 7, 2024 4:53 PM CT | UNK | 1 WNW Colon | MI | Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 1 WNW Colon. Reports of trees down and farm damage on Farrand Rd... west of the roundabout. |
May 7, 2024 4:55 PM CT | UNK | 4 WSW Portage | MI | The EF2 tornado touched down near the intersection of South 10th Street and West R Avenue and traveled east/northeast for around 11 miles until it lifted north of East N Avenue just west of 31st Street. Many homes... including two mobile home parks... were severely damaged. A number of businesses had significant damage. Hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted. A large section of the roof of an industrial warehouse also collapsed near the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport. Total number of injuries unknown. |
May 7, 2024 5:00 PM CT | UNK | 2 W Portage | MI | Radar confirmed tornado. Time estimated via radar. |
May 7, 2024 5:00 PM CT | UNK | Mendon | MI | Photo of a tornado in Mendon and time of occurrence relayed by broadcast media. Several photos from X/Twitter show a large tornado on the ground in and near Mendon MI. |
May 7, 2024 5:00 PM CT | UNK | Leonidas | MI | Tree damage reported in Leonidas by broadcast media. |
May 7, 2024 5:00 PM CT | UNK | Leonidas | MI | Tree damage near Glenwood. |
May 7, 2024 5:00 PM CT | UNK | Sherwood | MI | Video of debris being lofted in Sherwood. Time estimated by TDS on radar. Relayed by trained spotter. |
May 7, 2024 5:07 PM CT | UNK | 3 SW Union City | MI | A brief EF-1 tornado developed southwest of Union City... MI as larger tornado dissipated to the northwest (rating on the larger tornado TBD). This tornado moved along W Girard Road between Babcock Rd and Arbogast Rd... destroying a machine shed and ripping out some of the anchor posts. |
May 7, 2024 5:11 PM CT | UNK | 2 N Silver Lake | IN | Numerous reports of a funnel cloud were received from west of Angola to north of Angola including in the area of Crooked and Loon lakes. Video footage confirms a brief touchdown north of W 100 N and west of W Landis Road... likely over an open field. No damage was found in the area... resulting in a EF-U rating. |
May 7, 2024 5:22 PM CT | UNK | 1 ESE Crooked Lake | IN | Tornado near 200W just north of US 20. |
May 7, 2024 5:45 PM CT | UNK | Colon | MI | Trained spotter recorded video of a large cone tornado in Colon. Time given by spotter. |
May 7, 2024 6:18 PM CT | UNK | 2 NE Portage | MI | Two trained spotters reporting a tornado touchdown in Portage. |
May 7, 2024 6:22 PM CT | UNK | 4 SSE Comstock | MI | Time estimated by radar. |
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the May 7, 2024 Battle Creek, MI storm event. When available, each report may include the time, size or magnitude, city, state, and a short description.
Related Hail Maps in the Battle Creek, MI Region
We found 6 more hail maps with reports from the same Battle Creek, MI region as the May 7, 2024 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Aug 24, 2023 through Apr 23, 2024, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 0.75" to 1.75". In this set, the strongest related map reached 1.75", and the most recent map shown is from Apr 23, 2024.
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