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HailEvidenceColon, MI → 2026-03-06

Did it hail in Colon, MI on March 6, 2026?

Yes — NWS storm reports document 2 hail reports within 10 miles of Colon, MI on March 6, 2026, with hail up to 1.50" (ping pong ball size).

These are preliminary same-day SPC storm reports; the official Storm Events record for this date is compiled by NWS over the following weeks. This page updates when it lands.

2hail reports ≤ 10 mi
1.50"largest hail · ping pong ball
1tornado reports

Every recorded report near Colon on 2026-03-06

Distances are from the Colon city centroid. Times as recorded by the source (SPC reports are UTC). Showing the nearest 3.

DistanceTypeSize / speedTimeReported nearSource
7.9 mi Hail 1.50" (ping pong ball) 20:52 UTC Mendon, St. Joseph SPC · preliminary
7.9 mi Tornado UNK 20:33 UTC 4 NNE Sherwood, Branch SPC · preliminary
9.3 mi Hail 1.25" (half dollar) 21:27 UTC 1 SE Athens, Calhoun SPC · preliminary

7.9 mi, hail: “Hail estimated to be between 1 to 1.5 inches in diameter seen in a photo on Facebook from Mendon... MI. Time estimated via radar. (IWX)”

7.9 mi, tornado: “*** 3 FATAL... 12 INJ *** The most intense and deadly tornado of the cyclic tornadic supercell touched down in northwest Branch county... northwest of Union Lake betwee (IWX)”

9.3 mi, hail: “(GRR)”

Was your property hit on 2026-03-06?

City-level reports won't settle a claim dispute — the question is what was recorded near your address. The verification report lists every NWS-recorded event within 1, 3 and 10 miles of a specific address, with this date highlighted as a plain-English finding, formatted for an insurance appeal.

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NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure.

sources: NOAA SPC page updated 2026-06-12