Hail Swath Map Preview
The Bay City, MI hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 27, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 1.00". There are 1 public hail reports, 25 public wind reports, and 0 nearby tornado reports listed for the August 28, 2021 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Bay City, MI Hail Map
The August 28, 2021 hail swath map for Bay City, MI covers approximately 1,183 square miles and includes an estimated 82,910 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the < 0.50" hail band, covering 683 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the < 0.50" hail band with 52,823 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 683 sq mi | 52,823 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 403 sq mi | 26,195 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 85 sq mi | 3,600 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 11 sq mi | 292 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Bay City, MI Hail Swath Map
Inside the August 28, 2021 hail swath map area for Bay City, MI, HailGeeks estimates 32,580 single-family homes, 1,367 townhomes, and 8,490 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the < 0.50" hail band, with 18,911 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 18,911 | 1,058 | 5,078 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 11,821 | 281 | 3,137 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 1,713 | 27 | 268 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 135 | 1 | 7 |
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Counties Inside the Bay City, MI Hail Map
Hail from the August 28, 2021 storm was mapped across 20 counties in the Bay City, MI region. Gratiot County, MI had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 1.00" with roughly 7,046 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Bay City, MI Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 19 cities near Bay City, MI. Midland, MI had the strongest mapped signal at 0.50", with an estimated 6,122 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the Bay City, MI Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the August 28, 2021 Bay City, MI hail map spans 56 ZIP codes. ZIP 48801 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 1.00" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 2,545.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the August 28, 2021 hail map for Bay City, MI currently list 1 public hail reports, 25 public wind reports, and 0 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
August 28, 2021 5:13 PM CT |
1.00 in | 2 S Saint Louis | MI | QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT N STATE ROAD AND W LINCOLN ROAD. |
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
August 28, 2021 3:30 PM CT | 4 ENE West Branch | MI | OGEMAW COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTS NUMEROUS AREAS WITH TREES DOWNS AND POWER OUTAGES... INCLUDING PEACH LAKE/W FINERTY RD. | |
August 28, 2021 4:01 PM CT | 6 NNE National City | MI | IOSCO COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTS TREES DOWN NEAR SAND LAKE. | |
August 28, 2021 4:15 PM CT | Whittemore | MI | IOSCO COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTS TREES DOWN NEAR WHITTEMORE. | |
August 28, 2021 4:25 PM CT | Tawas City | MI | COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTS TREES DOWN IN TAWAS CITY. | |
August 28, 2021 4:33 PM CT | 5 NE Rhodes | MI | TREES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. | |
August 28, 2021 4:58 PM CT | 4 WNW Saint Louis | MI | TREE ON HOUSE. | |
August 28, 2021 5:08 PM CT | 4 NE Merrill | MI | TREES DOWN INCLUDING SOME METAL ROOFING BLOWN OFF A BARN. SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGE CONSISTENT WITH MICROBURST DAMAGE. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
August 28, 2021 5:20 PM CT | Caseville | MI | MULTIPLE POWER LINES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
August 28, 2021 5:22 PM CT | 5 SE Freeland | MI | SEVERAL TREES DOWN NEAR HOSPITAL RD AND MCCARTY RD. | |
August 28, 2021 5:30 PM CT | Port Austin | MI | MULTIPLE POWER LINES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
August 28, 2021 5:36 PM CT | Breckenridge | MI | TREES DOWN ALL ALONG M 46 AND IN BRECKENRIDGE... MI. | |
August 28, 2021 5:36 PM CT | Wheeler | MI | TREE ON HOUSE. | |
August 28, 2021 5:37 PM CT | Saginaw | MI | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
August 28, 2021 5:38 PM CT | 2 E Wheeler | MI | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN AND EAST OF WHEELER... ESPECIALLY AT THE INTERSECTION OF M 46 AND NORTH MASON ROAD AND M 46 AND NORTH BARRY ROAD. | |
August 28, 2021 5:44 PM CT | Bay City | MI | TREES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. | |
August 28, 2021 5:54 PM CT | 3 E Wheeler | MI | TREES AND WIRES DOWN ALONG M 46 NEAR MERIDIAN ROAD. | |
August 28, 2021 6:00 PM CT | 2 ENE Caseville | MI | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN. | |
August 29, 2021 1:16 AM CT | 1 SSW Midland | MI | WIRES DOWNED NEAR PINE ST AND GEORGE ST. | |
August 29, 2021 1:21 AM CT | 1 E Midland | MI | LARGE BRANCH DOWNED ON HOUSE ALONG 1900 BLOCK OF RAPANOS DR AND ALSO DOWNED WIRES. | |
August 29, 2021 1:32 AM CT | 4 W Auburn | MI | TREES AND WIRES DOWNED NEAR FISHER RD AND FLAJOLE RD. | |
August 28, 2021 5:16 PM CT | 62 mph | 5 NE St. Charles | MI | MEASURED AT KMBS AIRPORT. |
August 28, 2021 5:16 PM CT | 62 mph | 5 S Auburn | MI | MEASURED AT KMBS AIRPORT - CORRECTED LOCATION. |
August 28, 2021 5:20 PM CT | 78 mph | 6 ESE Au Gres | MI | A MARINE THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST OF 78 MPH... 68 KNOTS... MEASURED AT GRAVELLY SHOAL LIGHT. GUSTS OF OVER 60 KNOTS OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST 20 STRAIGHT MINUTES. |
August 28, 2021 5:20 PM CT | 78 mph | 8 ESE Au Gres | MI | A MARINE THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST OF 78 MPH... 68 KNOTS... MEASURED AT GRAVELLY SHOAL LIGHT. GUSTS OF OVER 60 KNOTS OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST 20 STRAIGHT MINUTES - CORRECTED LOCATION. |
August 28, 2021 5:39 PM CT | 68 mph | 4 WNW Ithaca | MI | AWOS STATION KAMN ALMA. |
| 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 August 28, 2021 Bay City, 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 Bay City, MI Region
We found 6 more hail maps with reports from the same Bay City, MI region as the August 28, 2021 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Aug 2, 2021 through Aug 24, 2021, 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 24, 2021.
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Local Hail Review Options Near Bay City, MI
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