A surface low pressure area moved east along a warm front draped across southern lower Michigan, producing numerous hail producing severe thunderstorms.	One inch hail was reported by central dispatch in Grand Haven (Ottawa County) at 11:04 a.m. EST. Three quarters inch hail was reported by a trained spotter at the intersection of highway 43 and Cochran Road 3 miles west of Grand Ledge, in Eaton County, at 12:00 p.m. EST. .88" diameter hail was observed by amateur radio operators in Jamestown (Ottawa County) at 1:26 p.m. EST.	One inch hail was reported in Wyoming (Kent County) at the intersection of 54th street and Byron Center Rd. at 1:33 p.m. EST. Golf ball sized hail (1.75") was reported by law enforcement in Schoolcraft (Kalamazoo County) at 2:02 p.m. EST. One inch hail was observed by law enforcement in Hartford (Van Buren County) at 2:10 p.m. EST. .88" hail was reported by a trained spotter 4 miles south of Fennville (Allegan County) at 3:02 p.m. EST, and one inch hail was reported by central dispatch in Pullman (Allegan County) at 3:17 p.m. EST. 		.88" diameter hail was reported by spotters in Allegan at 3:26 p.m. EST, and 3 miles east of Allegan (both in Allegan County) at 3:37 p.m. EST.  Three quarters inch hail was observed by trained spotters in Plainwell (Allegan County) at 3:45 p.m. EST. One inch hail was reported by trained spotters in Delton (Barry County) at 3:55 p.m. EST, where hail covered the ground for a short time period. 1.5" hail was reported by trained spotters in Charlotte (Eaton County) at 4:25 p.m. EST. One inch hail was observed in Paw Paw (Van Buren County) at 5:00 p.m. EST, and one inch hail was also reported by law enforcement in Kalamazoo (Kalamazoo County) at 5:00 p.m. EST.

Hail in KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN
From 18-MAY-00 17:00:00 to 18-MAY-00 17:00:00 (EST)
Location: KALAMAZOO
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 75K
Crop damage: 25K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN
From 18-MAY-00 14:02:00 to 18-MAY-00 14:02:00 (EST)
Location: SCHOOLCRAFT
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 100K
Crop damage: 50K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in KENT, MICHIGAN
From 18-MAY-00 13:33:00 to 18-MAY-00 13:33:00 (EST)
Location: WYOMING
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 50K
Crop damage: 25K
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Hail in ALLEGAN, MICHIGAN
From 18-MAY-00 15:45:00 to 18-MAY-00 15:45:00 (EST)
Location: PLAINWELL
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 40K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in ALLEGAN, MICHIGAN
From 18-MAY-00 15:26:00 to 18-MAY-00 15:26:00 (EST)
Location: ALLEGAN
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 40K
Crop damage: 20K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in EATON, MICHIGAN
From 18-MAY-00 16:25:00 to 18-MAY-00 16:25:00 (EST)
Location: CHARLOTTE
Magnitude: 1.50 
Property damage: 80K
Crop damage: 40K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in OTTAWA, MICHIGAN
From 18-MAY-00 11:04:00 to 18-MAY-00 11:04:00 (EST)
Location: GRAND HAVEN
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 50K
Crop damage: 25K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in EATON, MICHIGAN
From 18-MAY-00 12:00:00 to 18-MAY-00 12:00:00 (EST)
Location: GRAND LEDGE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 40K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in OTTAWA, MICHIGAN
From 18-MAY-00 13:26:00 to 18-MAY-00 13:26:00 (EST)
Location: JAMESTOWN
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 40K
Crop damage: 20K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in ALLEGAN, MICHIGAN
From 18-MAY-00 15:02:00 to 18-MAY-00 15:02:00 (EST)
Location: FENNVILLE
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 40K
Crop damage: 20K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in BARRY, MICHIGAN
From 18-MAY-00 15:55:00 to 18-MAY-00 15:55:00 (EST)
Location: DELTON
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 50K
Crop damage: 25K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in ALLEGAN, MICHIGAN
From 18-MAY-00 15:37:00 to 18-MAY-00 15:37:00 (EST)
Location: ALLEGAN
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 40K
Crop damage: 20K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in VAN BUREN, MICHIGAN
From 18-MAY-00 17:00:00 to 18-MAY-00 17:00:00 (EST)
Location: PAW PAW
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 50K
Crop damage: 25K
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Hail in VAN BUREN, MICHIGAN
From 18-MAY-00 14:10:00 to 18-MAY-00 14:10:00 (EST)
Location: HARTFORD
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 50K
Crop damage: 25K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in ALLEGAN, MICHIGAN
From 18-MAY-00 15:17:00 to 18-MAY-00 15:17:00 (EST)
Location: PULLMAN
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 50K
Crop damage: 25K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT