Hail Swath Map Preview
The Grand Rapids, MI hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 29, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 1.50". There are 0 public hail reports, 56 public wind reports, and 5 nearby tornado reports listed for the May 15, 2025 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Grand Rapids, MI Hail Map
The May 15, 2025 hail swath map for Grand Rapids, MI covers approximately 3,101 square miles and includes an estimated 459,941 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the 0.50-0.75" hail band, covering 1,374 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the 0.50-0.75" hail band with 227,889 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 1,146 sq mi | 193,785 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 1,374 sq mi | 227,889 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 392 sq mi | 37,223 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 130 sq mi | 1,044 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 43 sq mi | 0 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 17 sq mi | 0 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Grand Rapids, MI Hail Swath Map
Inside the May 15, 2025 hail swath map area for Grand Rapids, MI, HailGeeks estimates 190,422 single-family homes, 12,434 townhomes, and 42,200 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the 0.50-0.75" hail band, with 92,719 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 81,979 | 4,152 | 17,060 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 92,719 | 7,461 | 22,241 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 15,286 | 815 | 2,889 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 438 | 6 | 10 |
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Counties Inside the Grand Rapids, MI Hail Map
Hail from the May 15, 2025 storm was mapped across 13 counties in the Grand Rapids, MI region. Ottawa County, MI had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 1.00" with roughly 39,967 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Grand Rapids, MI Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 35 cities near Grand Rapids, MI. Wyoming, MI had the strongest mapped signal at 0.50", with an estimated 15,479 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the Grand Rapids, MI Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the May 15, 2025 Grand Rapids, MI hail map spans 66 ZIP codes. ZIP 49423 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 1.00" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 13,171.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the May 15, 2025 hail map for Grand Rapids, MI currently list 0 public hail reports, 56 public wind reports, and 5 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No public hail reports are available for this event. | ||||
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 15, 2025 10:09 AM CT | Vestaburg | MI | Large healthy tree down. Time estimated from radar. | |
May 15, 2025 8:23 PM CT | 1 N Drenthe | MI | Barn destroyed. | |
May 15, 2025 8:42 PM CT | 1 NW Roosevelt Park | MI | Multiple Trees uprooted. | |
May 15, 2025 8:54 PM CT | 4 ENE Orangeville | MI | Trees uprooted and siding torn off of home. | |
May 15, 2025 9:06 PM CT | 2 WSW Beechwood | MI | Trees down throughout Waukazoo Woods. Multiple trees through homes on Post Avenue and OakWood Ave. | |
May 15, 2025 9:07 PM CT | Grant | MI | Several large branches down... time estimated via radar. Delayed Report. | |
May 15, 2025 9:12 PM CT | Saugatuck | MI | Numerous trees snapped or uprooted across Saugatuck and Saugatuck Township. WOODTV report. Time estimated from radar. | |
May 15, 2025 9:19 PM CT | 3 NNW Beechwood | MI | Trees down on Butternut Dr north and south of Quincy St near Holland. | |
May 15, 2025 9:22 PM CT | 1 S Cutlerville | MI | A tree snapped at the base and landed on a building... damaging a deck. | |
May 15, 2025 9:23 PM CT | 1 N Drenthe | MI | Corrects time for previous tstm wnd dmg report from 1 N Drenthe. Barn destroyed. | |
May 15, 2025 9:25 PM CT | Bangor | MI | Very large healthy tree snapped. WOODTV report. Time estimated from radar. | |
May 15, 2025 9:34 PM CT | 1 SSW Paw Paw | MI | Several trees and large limbs down across Paw Paw. Delayed report. Time estimated via radar. | |
May 15, 2025 9:37 PM CT | Dorr | MI | Numerous healthy trees down in Dorr Township. Time estimated from radar. | |
May 15, 2025 9:38 PM CT | Wayland | MI | Extensive structural damage to house from a falling tree. WOODTV report. Time estimated from radar. | |
May 15, 2025 9:41 PM CT | 3 WSW Martin | MI | Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 3 WSW Martin. Schnable Lake area west of Martin sustained damage with at least one camper flipped over. WOODTV report. Time estimated from radar. | |
May 15, 2025 9:44 PM CT | Grand Rapids | MI | Tree fell on a vehicle. WOODTV report. Time estimated. | |
May 15, 2025 9:44 PM CT | 1 SE Big Rapids | MI | Trees and wires down in the city of Big Rapids. Pemberton and Elm... Mecosta and Chestnut Streets were impacted. | |
May 15, 2025 9:47 PM CT | 3 N Orangeville | MI | Boat flipped on Gun Lake. WOODTV report. | |
May 15, 2025 9:47 PM CT | 1 SW Caledonia | MI | Trees snapped and uprooted in Caledonia. WOODTV report. Time estimated from radar. | |
May 15, 2025 9:47 PM CT | 2 ENE Cutlerville | MI | Large tree branch on house... 60th and Kalamazoo. Some damage to siding. WOODTV report. Time estimated from radar. | |
May 15, 2025 9:49 PM CT | 1 NNE Kalamazoo | MI | Tree across road. | |
May 15, 2025 9:49 PM CT | 2 SSW Caledonia | MI | Shingles off of gazebo. | |
May 15, 2025 9:50 PM CT | Kalamazoo | MI | WOODTV reports the Comerica Bank building in downtown Kalamazoo had some paneling and insulation removed. Time estimated from radar. | |
May 15, 2025 9:53 PM CT | Comstock | MI | Tree on home. WOODTV report. Time estimated from radar. | |
May 15, 2025 9:55 PM CT | 3 SW Alto | MI | Trees down. | |
May 15, 2025 9:58 PM CT | 2 W Kalamazoo | MI | Trees and wires down across road. | |
May 15, 2025 9:59 PM CT | Freeport | MI | Tree on house near Freeport. WOODTV report. Time estimated from radar. | |
May 15, 2025 10:00 PM CT | 3 NE Mattawan | MI | Public report of trees down across Red Arrow Highway near S 1st Street close to the Van Buren/Kalamazoo County line. | |
May 15, 2025 10:00 PM CT | Galesburg | MI | Shingles torn off roof. | |
May 15, 2025 10:06 PM CT | 2 NE Portage | MI | Several trees down... 12-20 inch diameter. Time estimated from radar. | |
May 15, 2025 10:09 PM CT | Vestaburg | MI | Corrects time for Vestaburg Report. Large healthy tree down. Time estimated from radar. | |
May 15, 2025 10:10 PM CT | 2 S Banfield | MI | Boat flipped on Fine Lake... southeast of Delton. WOODTV report. Time estimated. | |
May 15, 2025 10:10 PM CT | 2 NNW Battle Creek | MI | Several trees down at Hubbard St and Waubascon Rd. Time estimated. | |
May 15, 2025 10:13 PM CT | 3 SW Ionia | MI | Several uprooted trees along W Tuttle Rd. | |
May 15, 2025 10:16 PM CT | 3 NW Kalamo | MI | Trees snapped with multiple trees across roads. | |
May 15, 2025 10:16 PM CT | Ionia | MI | Barn damaged. WOODTV report. Time estimated. | |
May 15, 2025 10:23 PM CT | Olivet | MI | Roof removed from barn and tree damage on property. WOODTV report. Time estimated from radar. | |
May 15, 2025 10:23 PM CT | 2 SSW Olivet | MI | Damage along W Baseline Highway near Pine Lake. Barn roof removed... power lines down... and trees down. Time estimated from radar. | |
May 15, 2025 10:27 PM CT | 3 W Potterville | MI | Trees and wires down. Tree across roadway. | |
May 15, 2025 10:28 PM CT | 3 W Potterville | MI | Numerous Trees down... Multiple trees on houses. | |
May 15, 2025 10:32 PM CT | 2 SW Battle Creek | MI | Report of multiple mature trees down and broken branches 2 blocks north and west of Capitol Ave and Columbia Ave. | |
May 15, 2025 10:36 PM CT | 4 NNW Dimondale | MI | Structural damage to business with wall removed and debris blown into vehicles. WLNS report. Time estimated from radar. | |
May 15, 2025 10:39 PM CT | 2 SSE Waverly | MI | Video of structural damage to the GM facility off Mt. Hope Highway in Lansing. A large section of a wall was removed... exposing the inside of the facility. Time estimated from radar. | |
May 15, 2025 10:43 PM CT | 2 W Lansing | MI | Tree on house. | |
May 15, 2025 11:10 PM CT | 3 SSW Waverly | MI | Outbuilding damage and power pole damage. | |
May 15, 2025 11:32 PM CT | 4 S Eaton Rapids | MI | Damage reported south of the Eaton Rapids Area near M-50 from Holmes Highway to Bellevue Highway. | |
May 15, 2025 8:46 PM CT | 68 mph | 1 SSW Grand Haven | MI | Time estimated. |
May 15, 2025 8:51 PM CT | 70 mph | 2 W Grand Haven | MI | Mesonet station XGHL Grand Haven Light. |
May 15, 2025 8:54 PM CT | 59 mph | 1 NNW Spring Lake | MI | Spring Lake Yacht Club. Time Estimated. |
May 15, 2025 8:55 PM CT | 61 mph | 1 ENE Norton Shores | MI | ASOS station KMKG Muskegon County Airport. |
May 15, 2025 8:56 PM CT | 72 mph | 1 NW Norton Shores | MI | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 15, 2025 9:12 PM CT | 58 mph | 2 S Holland | MI | Holland ASOS. |
May 15, 2025 9:56 PM CT | 61 mph | 2 SSW Cascade | MI | Gerald R Ford International. |
May 15, 2025 10:07 PM CT | 66 mph | 3 NE Portage | MI | Kalamazoo ASOS. |
May 15, 2025 10:09 PM CT | 76 mph | 1 SSW Springfield | MI | Peak gust at Battle Creek ASOS before going offline. |
May 15, 2025 10:42 PM CT | 61 mph | 2 N Edgemont Park | MI | Lansing ASOS. |
| Date & Time | Rating | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 15, 2025 9:59 PM CT | UNK | 1 ENE Galesburg | MI | The EF0 tornado resulted in mainly tree damage along its 10 mile path. More concentrated tree damage occurred near the beginning and the end of the path with intermittent damage in between. Several structures had minor damage from the tornado with some homes being damaged by falling trees. The tornado began in Kalamazoo County and ended in Calhoun County. |
May 15, 2025 10:11 PM CT | UNK | 2 SE Bedford | MI | The EF0 tornado resulted in mostly tree damage along its 8.5 mile path. It began just west of Saint Marys Lake and traveled just south of the lake and remained very close to Saint Marys Lake Road before working off to the northeast. It lifted off near 13 mile road just west of Mud Lake in Calhoun County. |
May 15, 2025 10:25 PM CT | UNK | 3 NNW Charlotte | MI | Tree and structure damage occurred along the path of this EF1 tornado. A number of homes had roofing material ripped away and several outbuildings were heavily damaged. The tornado also damaged a number of warehouse type buildings along its path. The tornado began in Eaton County and ended in Ingham County. |
May 15, 2025 10:36 PM CT | UNK | 3 SSW Waverly | MI | Semi truck overturned on Millet Highway between South Canal Rd and South Creyts Rd. Location is within the tornado debris signature on radar. Time is approximate. |
May 15, 2025 10:40 PM CT | UNK | 3 SSW Waverly | MI | Spotter reports power flashes near the Meijer distribution center off Creyts Rd. Tornado debris signature on radar. |
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the May 15, 2025 Grand Rapids, 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 Grand Rapids, MI Region
We found 6 more hail maps with reports from the same Grand Rapids, MI region as the May 15, 2025 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Jul 8, 2024 through Aug 30, 2024, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 0.75" to 1.25". In this set, the strongest related map reached 1.25", and the most recent map shown is from Aug 30, 2024.
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Local Hail Review Options Near Grand Rapids, MI
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