Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 4, 1963

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 4, 1963
Start: 1963-05-04T15:30
End: 1963-05-04T18:05
Location: Michigan

May 4, 1963 · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

3 thunderstorm wind, 2 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
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

3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Saginaw

When: May 4, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Saginaw County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 43.500, -84.000

Hail, Genesee

When: May 4, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Genesee County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.000, -83.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun

When: May 4, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Calhoun County
Coordinates: 42.280, -85.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Oakland

When: May 4, 5:31 PM CST
Where: Oakland County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 42.700, -83.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: May 4, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Wayne County
Measured: 67 kt (77 mph)
Coordinates: 42.200, -83.280

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

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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: 10039501, 10039502, 10039503, 10039504, 10039505.