Michigan, 1957

Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, June 22, 1957

June 22, 1957 · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

4 tornado, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$75,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

4 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Ottawa

When
June 22, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Ottawa County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
42.870, -85.870

Tornado, Berrien

When
June 22, 4:05 PM CST
Where
Berrien County
Rating
F1
Path length
10.7 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
41.980, -86.300

Tornado, Allegan

When
June 22, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Allegan County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
42.600, -85.870

Tornado, Bay

When
June 22, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Bay County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
43.580, -83.920

Hail, Eaton

When
June 22, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Eaton County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.500, -84.780

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10041686, 10041687, 10041688, 10041689, 10041690.