Hail Swath Map Preview
The Grand Rapids, MI hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 30, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 0.75". There are 0 public hail reports, 49 public wind reports, and 0 nearby tornado reports listed for the May 18, 2026 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Grand Rapids, MI Hail Map
The May 18, 2026 hail swath map for Grand Rapids, MI covers approximately 153 square miles and includes an estimated 20,820 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the < 0.50" hail band, covering 78 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the < 0.50" hail band with 14,652 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 78 sq mi | 14,652 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 61 sq mi | 5,080 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 14 sq mi | 1,088 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Grand Rapids, MI Hail Swath Map
Inside the May 18, 2026 hail swath map area for Grand Rapids, MI, HailGeeks estimates 8,515 single-family homes, 450 townhomes, and 1,474 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the < 0.50" hail band, with 5,772 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 5,772 | 353 | 1,207 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 2,234 | 96 | 225 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 509 | 1 | 42 |
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Counties Inside the Grand Rapids, MI Hail Map
Hail from the May 18, 2026 storm was mapped across 7 counties in the Grand Rapids, MI region. Barry County, MI had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 0.75" with roughly 1,023 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Grand Rapids, MI Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 6 cities near Grand Rapids, MI. Comstock Park, MI had the strongest mapped signal at 0.50", with an estimated 1,652 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the Grand Rapids, MI Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the May 18, 2026 Grand Rapids, MI hail map spans 13 ZIP codes. ZIP 49073 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 0.75" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 859.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the May 18, 2026 hail map for Grand Rapids, MI currently list 0 public hail reports, 49 public wind reports, and 0 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 18, 2026 12:54 PM CT | Paw Paw | MI | 911 dispatch reports numerous trees and wires down across Van Buren County. Time estimated via radar. | |
May 18, 2026 1:01 PM CT | 1 NW Bloomingdale | MI | Tree down across 44th St by 6th Ave. | |
May 18, 2026 1:01 PM CT | Otsego | MI | Emergency management and county dispatch report numerous trees and wires down across Allegan County. Time estimated via radar. | |
May 18, 2026 1:10 PM CT | Allegan | MI | Power out with quite a few branches down. Location approximate. | |
May 18, 2026 1:10 PM CT | Hudsonville | MI | 911 dispatch reports numerous trees and wires down across southern Ottawa County. Time estimated via radar. | |
May 18, 2026 1:12 PM CT | 1 NW Westwood | MI | Multiple large healthy trees down. Time approximate. | |
May 18, 2026 1:18 PM CT | 1 N Parchment | MI | Reports via mPING of several tree limbs snapped... some wires down... and a broken power pole. | |
May 18, 2026 1:22 PM CT | 3 S Orangeville | MI | Large tree limbs down near Pine Lake and also Gun Lake. | |
May 18, 2026 1:26 PM CT | 4 SE Byron Center | MI | Trees uprooted. | |
May 18, 2026 1:33 PM CT | Caledonia | MI | Tree limbs down. | |
May 18, 2026 1:34 PM CT | Middleville | MI | Tree on house. | |
May 18, 2026 1:36 PM CT | Hastings | MI | County dispatch reports numerous trees and wires down across the county. Time estimated via radar. | |
May 18, 2026 1:36 PM CT | 1 W Grand Rapids | MI | County dispatch reports numerous trees and wires down across the county. Time estimated via radar. | |
May 18, 2026 1:47 PM CT | 4 SW Saranac | MI | Numerous trees down blocking roads between Caledonia and Lowell... including Peck Lake Rd at Kyser and Catch Rds. | |
May 18, 2026 1:49 PM CT | Woodland | MI | Damage to a roof at a learning center. Time approximate. | |
May 18, 2026 1:50 PM CT | 4 SE Lowell | MI | Widespread small and medium limb damage. | |
May 18, 2026 1:51 PM CT | 4 E Rockford | MI | Two trees down by 11 Mile Rd and Young Ave. Time approximate. | |
May 18, 2026 1:51 PM CT | 1 WSW Saranac | MI | Trees and wires down. | |
May 18, 2026 1:52 PM CT | Vermontville | MI | A couple of larger tree trunks snapped. | |
May 18, 2026 1:52 PM CT | 1 ESE Lake Odessa | MI | Large trees down. | |
May 18, 2026 1:53 PM CT | 2 W Marshall | MI | 911 Dispatch reports numerous trees and wires down across Calhoun County including a tree on a house in Marshall. Time estimated via radar. | |
May 18, 2026 1:56 PM CT | Sunfield | MI | Trees down. | |
May 18, 2026 1:59 PM CT | 1 W Ionia | MI | County dispatch reports numerous trees and wires down across the county. Time estimated via radar. | |
May 18, 2026 2:03 PM CT | 5 E Rockford | MI | One foot healthy diameter tree down. | |
May 18, 2026 2:03 PM CT | Charlotte | MI | County dispatch reports numerous trees and wires down across the county. Time estimated via radar. | |
May 18, 2026 2:03 PM CT | Portland | MI | Public report of a barn with significant damage near Portland. Time estimated via radar. | |
May 18, 2026 2:10 PM CT | 4 W Westphalia | MI | Maple tree down and golf cart turned over. | |
May 18, 2026 2:19 PM CT | Stanton | MI | County dispatch reports numerous trees and wires down across the county. Time estimated via radar. | |
May 18, 2026 2:19 PM CT | 3 NW Holt | MI | About 12 trees with trunks or limbs snapped in a 1 or 2 acre wooded area. | |
May 18, 2026 2:24 PM CT | 4 NE Carson City | MI | Wooden power pole snapped. | |
May 18, 2026 2:25 PM CT | 2 N Edgemont Park | MI | Three small planes damaged at Lansing Capital Region International Airport. Two parked planes were flipped on their side... while one plane was being towed and got flipped upside down. | |
May 18, 2026 2:25 PM CT | Saint Johns | MI | County dispatch reports numerous trees and wires down across the county... especially in St. Johns. Time estimated via radar. | |
May 18, 2026 2:31 PM CT | Pompeii | MI | Trees down across Burton Street. | |
May 18, 2026 2:35 PM CT | Saint Louis | MI | Emergency management reports numerous trees and wires down across the county. More concentrated damage across the St Louis and Pompei areas. Time estimated via radar. | |
May 18, 2026 2:40 PM CT | Alma | MI | Metal rooftop lifted off a body shop building. Also a tree uprooted onto a house in St Louis. | |
May 18, 2026 2:50 PM CT | Shepherd | MI | County dispatch reports numerous trees and wires down across south/southeastern part of county. Time estimated via radar. | |
May 18, 2026 2:56 PM CT | 5 S Delwin | MI | Multiple trees on lines by River Rd and Shepherd Rd. | |
May 18, 2026 12:41 PM CT | 61 mph | 1 ENE South Haven | MI | MDOT station MC099 at South Haven. |
May 18, 2026 1:20 PM CT | 61 mph | 3 NE Portage | MI | Kalamazoo ASOS. |
May 18, 2026 1:20 PM CT | 64 mph | 1 N Dorr | MI | Reporter also notes numerous downed tree limbs. Time estimated via radar. |
May 18, 2026 1:42 PM CT | 75 mph | 2 SSW Cascade | MI | Gerald R Ford International Airport ASOS. |
May 18, 2026 1:44 PM CT | 74 mph | 1 SSW Springfield | MI | Battle Creek ASOS. |
May 18, 2026 1:45 PM CT | 81 mph | 1 W Kentwood | MI | Mesonet recorded gust. |
May 18, 2026 1:50 PM CT | 59 mph | 1 ENE Woodland | MI | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 18, 2026 2:00 PM CT | 59 mph | 3 S Ionia | MI | Ionia County AWOS. |
May 18, 2026 2:01 PM CT | 90 mph | 1 E Woodbury | MI | Roof mounted weather station peak gust. Heavy damage to trees. |
May 18, 2026 2:25 PM CT | 68 mph | 2 N Edgemont Park | MI | ASOS station KLAN Lansing. |
May 18, 2026 2:30 PM CT | 81 mph | 5 WSW Ithaca | MI | Measured by personal weather station. Sustained 61 gust 81 mph from approx 190 degree direction. Scattered power outages in the area. |
May 18, 2026 2:33 PM CT | 59 mph | 4 SSW Alma | MI | AWOS station KAMN Gratiot Community Airport. |
| Date & Time | Rating | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No public tornado reports are available for this event. | ||||
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the May 18, 2026 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 18, 2026 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Mar 10, 2026 through May 15, 2026, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 0.75" to 2.50". In this set, the strongest related map reached 2.50", and the most recent map shown is from May 15, 2026.
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Local Hail Review Options Near Grand Rapids, MI
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