Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 14, 1974

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 14, 1974
Start: 1974-07-14T00:15
End: 1974-07-14T15:58
Location: Michigan

July 14, 1974 · 17 events in 12 counties and zones

9 thunderstorm wind, 8 tornado, 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
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Wind
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Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $555,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 17

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

9 thunderstorm wind, 8 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Delta

When: July 14, 12:15 AM CST
Where: Delta County
Rating: F1
Path length: 5.2 mi
Path width: 27 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 45.750, -87.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Delta

When: July 14, 12:15 AM CST
Where: Delta County
Measured: 85 kt (98 mph)
Coordinates: 45.750, -87.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Cheboygan

When: July 14, 2:15 AM CST
Where: Cheboygan County
Coordinates: 45.500, -84.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Emmet

When: July 14, 2:42 AM CST
Where: Emmet County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 45.550, -84.770

Tornado, Mecosta

When: July 14, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Mecosta County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1.5 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 43.500, -85.180

Tornado, Bay

When: July 14, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Bay County
Rating: F1
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 43.580, -84.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Montcalm

When: July 14, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Montcalm County
Coordinates: 43.430, -85.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Gratiot

When: July 14, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Gratiot County
Coordinates: 43.280, -84.620

Tornado, Macomb

When: July 14, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Macomb County
Rating: F1
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 42.720, -82.800

Tornado, Wayne

When: July 14, 3:08 PM CST
Where: Wayne County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1.5 mi
Path width: 27 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 42.350, -83.450

Tornado, Macomb

When: July 14, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Macomb County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 13 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 42.580, -82.950

Tornado, Genesee

When: July 14, 3:22 PM CST
Where: Genesee County
Rating: F3
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 43.050, -83.550

Tornado, Oakland

When: July 14, 3:23 PM CST
Where: Oakland County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 42.620, -83.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Macomb

When: July 14, 3:27 PM CST
Where: Macomb County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 42.420, -83.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Macomb

When: July 14, 3:39 PM CST
Where: Macomb County
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates: 42.600, -82.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Oakland

When: July 14, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Oakland County
Coordinates: 42.630, -83.280

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Clair

When: July 14, 3:58 PM CST
Where: St. Clair County
Coordinates: 42.800, -82.620

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.
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: 10039749, 10039750, 10039751, 10039752, 10039753, 10039754, 10039755, 10039756, 10040604, 10040605, 10040606, 10040819, 10040820, 10040821, 10040822, 10040823, 10040824.